The e-waste crisis, how technology can solve its own problem

<p>Dale Scott Marion</p>

The e-waste crisis, how technology can solve its own problem

Dale Scott Marion

The Pfane Environmental Association, Canada

: Expert Opin Environ Biol

Abstract

The E-waste recycling industry is in serious trouble, there is a wave of raw materials entering the waste stream that could cripple even the largest e-waste facility. As computer circuitry becomes ubiquitous to our lives and begins to invade our toasters, irons, dishwashers, toilets, clothing and backpacks, the typical e-waste stream that we know now, will become more complex and much less profitable. With so much cheaply made circuitry becoming the norm for all of our appliances it is inevitable that these electronics will soon become waste. Recyclers are already dealing with the growing complexity of the e-waste stream, How ironic it is, that technology which will eventually be recycled, is today’s answer to dealing with this highly complex waste dilema.