What Should I Know about Computer Recycling?

Commonly known as "e-waste" refers to electrical appliances or electronic equipment that are discarded and no longer used, mainly including electronic appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, and communications electronics such as computers. E-waste needs to be handled with care. In some developing countries, the phenomenon of e-waste is very serious, and environmental pollution caused by it threatens the health of local residents. Guiyu Town in Guangdong is the most concentrated area for recycling and decomposing private electronic waste in China. As a result, the local people have received huge profits and at the same time are facing extremely serious pollution threats.

E-waste

"E-waste" is also known as "e-waste", (English

Metals in e-waste, especially

The housing of electronic appliances is generally made of iron, plastic, steel or aluminum.

As a complex of resources, e-waste contains many precious resources. The reuse and recycling of e-waste is an important way to solve the problems of resource shortage and environmental pollution. By increasing resource utilization, turning waste into treasure, and giving full play to the role of various waste resources, including electronic waste, it has become one of the ways to support the rapid development of China's economic society.

In foreign countries, the treatment of electronic waste is a highly professional and highly technical job; in China's dismantling workshops, strong acids are often used to dissolve and extract precious metals, and waste liquids are often directly discharged without any treatment. Along with the rapid accumulation of wealth, a large number of harmful substances are also continuously released into the environment.

After 2010, China has entered the peak period of elimination of electrical appliances. As early as 2003, China has at least 6 million units per year

The composition of e-waste is complex,

As early as 1989, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes was born; the 1995 Basel Amendment was also adopted. The agreement stipulates: since 1998, prohibition

Where did the eliminated computers and phones finally go? A report by the United Nations states that about 70% of the electronic products produced in the world eventually become garbage and flow to China, and China has become the world's largest electronic "junkyard". Electronic waste refers to used TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, computers, mobile phones and other electronic products and their components. Most of these products were produced in China, and after "performing duties" in countries around the world, they eventually returned to China. According to relevant UN regulations, developed countries such as the United States are prohibited from transferring electronic waste to developing countries such as China and Vietnam. Therefore, most e-waste can only enter China through illegal channels. After being classified and treated by informal small workshops, they are eventually sold to large companies such as Foxconn ^[7]

On December 7, the California Environmental Protection Agency said that Apple agreed to pay $ 450,000 to reach a settlement on a previous charge. In the charge, Apple was found to have mishandled dangerous e-waste in a Silicon Valley waste disposal facility. ^[9]