Recycling and waste Year 13 retrieval practice by Lisa Steciuk https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4 en-us 2022-09-08 09:35:35 UTC 2025-10-02 20:46:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Honeymay https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293759931 E waste refers to the electric products that are nearing the end of their ‘useful life’. For example, computers, TVs, mobile phones etc]]> 2022-09-13 06:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293759931 Alexis https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293766210 E-waste is the discarded electrical and electronic devices after nearing the end of their usability]]> 2022-09-13 07:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293766210 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293766719 Most waste: Europe and North America (especially USA)
Least waste: Africa and Asia]]> 2022-09-13 07:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293766719 Gao https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293767462 Generally, HICs produce the most waste, in regions such as the USA, Canada, and Australia. Other regions produce less waste, generally in Asia and Africa ]]> 2022-09-13 07:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293767462 Alexis https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293768476 the waste hierarchy ranks all the different waste management options into an order that is best for the environment ]]> 2022-09-13 07:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293768476 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293769411 The waste hierarchy is a model that shows the different ways to reduce waste. At the top of the hierarchy, the methods are the most sustainable and at the bottom the methods are the least sustainable.]]> 2022-09-13 07:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293769411 Alexis https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293770469 HICs --> produce the most waste due to being able to afford more (Europe, North America)
LICs --> produce less waste (South East Asia, Africa)]]> 2022-09-13 07:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293770469 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293772262 Waste management is looking for different methods to extend products by finding different purposes for the waste before it is thrown away and considered useless.]]> 2022-09-13 07:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293772262 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293773353 HIC's prod the most waste, America, countries is western Europe. Waste ends up in MIC's in Asia eg. India and China where informal waste economies have been created to recycle and deal with trash]]> 2022-09-13 07:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293773353 Alexis https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293774753 A circular economy incorporates aspects of waste management such as recycling and refurbishing as both ideas focus on minimizing waste ]]> 2022-09-13 07:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293774753 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293774760 E-waste are electronic products (cables, telephone, TVS etc.) that are thrown away.]]> 2022-09-13 07:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293774760 Marine https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293775239 Countries in North America, Europe and Oceania produce the most waste. In specific, Scandinavian countries, the USA and New Zealand. 

Countries producing the least amount of waste are those found in Central Africa, and Southeast Asia, Western Asia and the Middle East. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293775239 Sharlene https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293775506 Most e-waste comes for high-income, developed countries, however, they end up in low-income, developing countries that lack regulation. For example, waste from the USA being processed in Venezuela.]]> 2022-09-13 07:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293775506 Gao https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293776257 ranks how waste is managed and based on how sustainable it is]]> 2022-09-13 07:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293776257 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293776916 A lot of the e-waste originate from high income countries and are transported to low-income countries for disposal or recycling. ​
The main flows of e-waste are:
- Europe to Ghana (Agbobgloshie)​
- The United States to India and China​
- The United States to Nigeria​
]]> 2022-09-13 07:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293776916 Sharlene https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293777019 - Extended producer responsibility (e.g., sending a new piece when one part of an electronic is broken, instead of having to buy a whole new product).
- Donating used electronics.
- Recycling electronic products: factories can take apart gadgeys and reuse the materials to make new products.]]> 2022-09-13 07:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293777019 Marine https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293777226 The waste hierarchy ranks waste management options according to what is best for the enviornment. Top priority goes to preventing waste in the first place. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293777226 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293777960 Ranks the different ways to deal with and reduce waste. The top of the diagram has "removed" which is the best way to reduce waste as not using the materials that produce waste means that there is no waste. Return is at the bottom. This is when waste is returned to the environment in a benign way]]> 2022-09-13 07:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293777960 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778101 Since the electronics are composed of toxic materials (e.g. PVC), when the devices are in landfills or “recycling” units in China or Nigeria, toxins are poisoning the workers as well as the environment. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778101 Gao https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778154 most e waste comes from HICs such as america and gets transported to countries such as China, Mexico, India for waste management]]> 2022-09-13 07:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778154 Matt https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778314 Most waste comes from hics including but not limited to the USA, Canada and multiple countries in Western Europe while lower waste is recorded in LICs in regions such as Asia, generally south east Asia and Africa. The waste from HICs and around the worl commonly end up in MICs such as India ]]> 2022-09-13 07:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778314 Alexis https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778881 - practices can expose workers to high levels of contaminants (mercury, lead) which can lead to harmful health effects e.g. cancer, neurological damages etc. --> seen in China

]]> 2022-09-13 07:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293778881 Honeymay https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293779011 When waste is managed well, it gets recycled back into the circular economy to be upcycled and used for other products. This not only reduces waste entirely, but also extends the life cycle of a product  and product value. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293779011 Marine https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293780265 -The toxins from e-waste get released into the environment in landfills or in unsupervised factories which pauses health problems for individuals who sift through the waste to find any valuable parts. 
-When handing tech , there has proven to be 40% more miscarriages ]]> 2022-09-13 07:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293780265 AJ https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293780396 HIC tends to produce the most amount of waste, these includes countries such as the US. This is because HIC are able to afford and purchase more items thus producing more waste when the use for the product is complete.

LIC countries such as countries in Africa tend to produce less waste. The same reasoning to this is applied since countries with low income tend to be unable to purchase a lot of items.]]> 2022-09-13 07:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293780396 Tatiana https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293780443 Take back laws (Europe and Asia):
Where countries hold manufacturers responsible for the collection and proper disposal of their products that are discarded by the customers. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293780443 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293781214 A circular economy encourages the recycling of materials to create regenerative flows and an economy where there is minimal waste. Waste management is essential for a circular economy. The recycling of goods to use them in new products is needed for a circular economy. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293781214 Matt https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293781475 Describes the model to which waste can be resolved via ways of recycling. Many of the ways at the top of the hierarchy are much more sustainable as it goes down to the lower ways to resolve waste]]> 2022-09-13 07:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293781475 Alexis https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293783829 Extended Producer Responsibility
-  policy approach under which producers are given responsibility for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products

Product Takeback
- bringing products and the materials contained from composed electronics back into use rather than bringing them to landfills]]> 2022-09-13 07:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293783829 Honeymay https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293784739 - Extended producer responsibility e.g producer is responsible for recycling own waste or creating innovations that help sustain life cycle of products ‘
- Implementation of laws and regulations
- Reverse green laws and cut back on chemicals 
- New innovation to increase sustainability ]]> 2022-09-13 07:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293784739 Sharlene https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293785503 - Workers may be exposed to high levels of contaminants such as lead and ercury, which can lead to irreversible implications, for example, cancer.
- When e-waste is exposed to the heat, toxic chemicals are released into the air damaging the atmosphere, these chemicals can then seep into the groundwater, affecting water supplies, which can damage marine ecosystems and contaminate clean water. Furthermore, electronic waste can also contribute to air pollution, which may lead to health impacts, such as lung cancer.]]> 2022-09-13 07:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293785503 Marine https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293785722 -Companies should be held responsible for their e-waste(called take back laws) They should extend producer responsibility
-People should join together and demand stricter laws on waste management + ask for the design of items which are made to last]]> 2022-09-13 07:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293785722 Matt https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293785861 E-waste describes the waste and trash which comes from electronics such as smartphones, tvs and other products which allows for electronic use. Electronic waste is many times very hard to recycle or upcycle to use again however new plans are in place to reduce waste and extract the raw materials.]]> 2022-09-13 07:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293785861 Sharlene https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293787650 Electronic equipment that's been discared (e.g., mobile phones, computers).]]> 2022-09-13 07:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293787650 Sharlene https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293790488 A set of priorities for the efficient use of resources; a ranking system used for the different ease management options according to which is the best for the environment. ]]> 2022-09-13 07:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293790488 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293791094 Any form of electronic waste. (phones, laptops etc.)]]> 2022-09-13 07:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293791094 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293792436 Most E waste comes from HIC'S eg, America and end up in MIC's like India and China for waste management]]> 2022-09-13 07:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293792436 Sharlene https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293793093 High-income countries (e.g., USA) produce the most waste, while low-income countries (e.g., countries in Central Africa) produce the least waste.]]> 2022-09-13 07:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293793093 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293795117 -Dangerous processing methods
- health risks dealing with harmful chemicals
- Informal economies are created for the management of E-waste. (informal=untaxable)]]> 2022-09-13 07:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293795117 Amaan https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293798609 extended producer responsibility
-  policy approach where producers are responsible for the disposal of their materials

Product Takeback
- bringing materials contained in products in electronics back into use rather than wasting them and throwing them in landfills]]> 2022-09-13 07:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/list4/zzklvmrymw3g94r4/wish/2293798609