High-Tech Trash
People in Ghana especially kids burn down wires and things from old computers or TVs. They don’t see that all the copper and other elements being burned produce toxics that can affect their lungs or kidneys. In other parts of the world, they take the copper out to sell it and make money. The faster, the better. This means that their health doesn’t matter. According to Israel Mensah “The gas goes to your nose and you feel something in your head”. There are no safety procedures while doing this. It is easier for ripping out gold, silver and other things from “junk computers” than from the earth. Many people see their PCs being junk and they just throw it away illegally.
As I keep reading I feel that people don’t care enough for the environment. Just to stay the same with technology creates so much harm around the world. Children get very sick just for money and reusable things get thrown away because it is considered “junk”.
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I believe that it is very wrong to have just little kids burn those wires and inhaling all of those toxic chemicals, something should be done about e-waste.
ReplyDeletei was also moved by Mensah's description : "the gas goes to your nose and you feel something in the back of your head." we can use these big terms like toxic, carcinogen, and dioxin, but these are sterile technical terms that don't truly describe what goes on in a person's body - lie Mensah's description
ReplyDeleteI agree that all of these toxins should never be exposed to young growing children, they are unable to actually have fun and enjoy their childhoods because they become very sick from all of the toxic gas.
ReplyDeletethis toxics can be dangerous for children. the government should consider this children's health.
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