E-WASTE COLLECTION , RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL in Acton, Australia Capital Territory
E-WASTE
E waste disposal in Sydney is on the peak as last year the Australians residents discarded 1.6 million old computer systems and replace them with 2.4 million latest and fastest systems.
In Australia alone around 5.3 million computer systems are in storage that may never see the sun again.
After very long durations, the hardware that was put in landfills with start breaking down chemically into toxins that contaminate the water and soil. These toxins find way into our lives again as we use this soil and water.
Lead is the most harmful material that contaminates water and soil. It can prove to be fatal.
From a CRT alone, 2 Kgs of lead is released and this lead finds way into our water impacting our children the most.. .