What Is E-Waste?
Name TWO common discarded devices that count as e-waste, according to the slides.
What is laptops, cell phones, TVs, DVD players, gaming consoles, printers, scanners, cameras, microwaves, clocks, fans
True or False :Most people properly recycle their old electronics.
What is FALSE
Name one country with a strong recycling system
What is Japan or Sweden
What design choices by Apple increased e-waste?
What is glued batteries and wrong-sized parts decreased product lifespan and increased e-waste
Where is the Basel Action Network based and what is its main goal?
What is based in Seattle, Washington and reduces export of e-waste from developed to developing countries
E-waste contains toxic materials AND valuable ones. Name one of each.
What is lead, mercury, or cadmium.
What is gold, copper, or rare earth elements
Name TWO toxic chemicals released by improper e-waste recycling.
What is lead, mercury, cadmium
How much e-waste does the USA produce per year?
What is almost 7 million tonnes a year
Which organization exposed Apple's poor sustainability practices?
What is Greenpeace
What does Greenpeace do to fight e-waste?
What is runs global campaigns and peaceful protests, publishes reports and rankings, and pressures corporations to improve recycling practices
electronic dumping?
What is when wealthy nations illegally ship old electronics to poorer countries, often disguised as donations, environmental harming onto communities with weaker regulations
What does improper e-waste recycling do to soil?
What is, It releases toxic chemicals that make farming nearly impossible (WHO)
Name the TWO countries described as facing large amounts of illegal dumping
What is Ghana and India
What did Apple do AFTER being exposed by Greenpeace?
What is introduced recycling programs and robotic machines, and made options for customers to return old devices
The BBC News video shown in class was set in which city and country?
What is Accra, Ghana
Name the FOUR eras on the e-waste timeline shown in the slides.
What is rise of Electronics (1800s–1980s), Emergence of E-Waste Problem (1989–2000s), Explosion of E-Waste (2010s), Global Response & Future Shift (2010s–2020s)
Which two groups face the most serious health risks from e-waste pollution?
What is Pregnant women and children
Name the three categories of companies involved in e-waste and give ONE example for each
What is Producers (Apple, Samsung, Manufacturers (Foxconn, Pegatron), Recyclers (Redwood Materials, Umicore, Sims Metal Management)
What caused the Samsung scandal and how many phones were recalled?
What is battery fire risks in the Galaxy Note 7
According to the BBC video, how young were some of the workers at the e-waste site?
What is as young as 13 years old
According to the timeline, what two things happened in the 1989–2000s era that made e-waste worse?
what is growing pollution from electronics led to global action to control hazardous waste exports, AND rapid tech growth increased waste
Why do companies ship e-waste to developing countries
What is because it is cheaper to dispose of there, linking waste management to international business decisions
What global imbalance exists between high-income and low-income countries in how they handle e-waste?
What is high-income countries operate systems focused on capital
low/middle-income countries rely on labour-focused processes.
Apple faced an e-waste lawsuit and had to pay a fine. How much was it and why?
What is $450,000 for illegally closing two processing plants
What is "toxic colonialism" and which famous e-waste site was demolished in 2021?
What is richer countries sending dangerous waste to poorer nations. The site demolished in 2021 was Agbogbloshie, Ghana .