eWast Action Blog

I chose not to take a side because I believe that we are at a certain point where we can no longer fix our pollution problem. There are ways in which one can try to slow down pollution and waste of computers but, in order to keep the electronics we love these chemicals and metals need to be used. Also our pollution locally is so drastic that companies and our government will do anything to put it somewhere else. Even if we force laws for companies to “take em’ back” the damage has already been done, and if we continue to use our computers and cell phones people will always find it easier to just throw them away. We can also prevent from disposing our waste in developing countries but our damage is so catastrophic that it will take thousands if not more years for those countries to recover. I am not saying we should sit back and let it happen. What I am saying is that we can’t reverse what has already been done. The best we can do is try to slow it down and change our ways in the future prevent more damage to our earth and to ourselves.