E-waste

The recycling of electronic waste-cell phones, computers, etc.-is a necessary action because many of these products require extend periods of time to decompose. The company Telenor is providing improving recycling action for their phones and promoting green policy. The company from Norweiga estmiated that 4 million unused phones are simply lying around and collecting dust. Joining with the red cross, the company is offereing incentives to help with people recycling their phones. The company will be planting trees in regions througout Asia and Europe. Their goal is 70,000 phones and 1.25 million tress planted (25 trees per phone). In recycling phones, the company can reuse parts and plastic and contribute less waste. This begs the question of how much e-waste exits in the world? Due to the nature of these products, what is their impact in landfills and how long do they take to decompse? Most estmiates say 10,000 years for some products. Recycling these types of products can be benefical.