{"id":12340,"date":"2011-05-27T13:42:15","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=12340"},"modified":"2011-05-27T13:42:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T19:42:15","slug":"e-waste-management-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/e-waste-management-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Waste Management: The Big Picture (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"margin: 1em; display: block;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ewaste-pile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pile of e-Waste \/ Electronic waste: A few olde...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/Ewaste-pile.jpg\/300px-Ewaste-pile.jpg\" alt=\"Pile of e-Waste \/ Electronic waste: A few olde...\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/e-wasted-where-will-your-computer-and-ipod-go-to-die\/\">Electronic waste<\/a> (or e-waste) presents a number of challenges: its growth, its toxicity, unethical approaches to recycling&#8230; the list goes on. And while it&#8217;s a big issue in the United States, it&#8217;s not limited to us: <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/stepping-up-efforts-to-control-e-waste-china-passes-electronic-disposal-law\/\">the rest of the world<\/a> is also trying to figure out what to do with all of those discarded cell phones, laptops, and televisions.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is so big that it&#8217;s a bit difficult to wrap your head around. So we&#8217;re grateful to the folks at WellHome, who created this infographic illustrating where our discarded electronics often end up, and the impact that irresponsible e-waste disposal has on the environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2011\/05\/e-waste2-e1306517599843.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12341 aligncenter\" title=\"e-waste2\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2011\/05\/e-waste2-e1306517599843.png\" alt=\"ewaste infographic\" width=\"500\" height=\"7328\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are also many innovative approaches to tackling the e-waste problem&#8230; tell us about the ones you&#8217;ve discovered in the comments<\/p>\n<p><strong>Infographic credit: <\/strong>WellHome <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellhome.com\/\">Energy Audits<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=97f576ca-e424-4e3a-992f-85cb3ad39330\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic waste (or e-waste) presents a number of challenges: its growth, its toxicity, unethical approaches to recycling&#8230; the list goes on. 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