Learning Objective: Understand the impact of e-waste on other countries and investigate how to reduce this problem Keyword(s): E-waste, Communication

Mobile phones may be one of our smaller electronic possessions, but the environmental issues surrounding them are proving to be a sizeable challenge Mobiles have become essential for 21st Century lifestyles The first mobile phone weighed almost a kilogramme, like a brick, and you could talk for about 15 minutes By : S. Rathore

Mobiles get everywhere!

Weight (g) Standby (h) Talk time (min) Product Improvement Weight excellent Standby very good Talk time good By : S. Rathore

& &  Cover and key pad - chromium, PVC, brominated flame retardants  LCD screen - liquid crystals  Circuit board - lead, brominated flame retardants (PBB, PBDE), mercury  Battery - cadmium, nickel, lithium Mobiles, especially older models, can contain potentially harmful substances. By : S. Rathore

Is any other consumer electronic device that is generally replaced every 12 months? I don't think there is! By : S. Rathore

E-waste Dumped electrical goods: A giant problem More than 100 million TVs, computers, stereos and mobile phones will be discard as we're seduced by ever newer models. They could all be recycled - so why aren't they? M. Hickman investigates Published: 27 February 2006 (( What do you do with your old telly - the black set that now looks so dull when compared to its silver digital and widescreen betters? And what about your old computer, a hulking grey box superseded by the sleek, exciting new Apple? Or your old drill, mobile phone or any other electrical product broken or deemed surplus to requirements in our increasingly throwaway society?  Produce a poster linking your findings about E-waste. To make people aware the importance and giving ideas to deal with it. TASK1

Task2 : Collect Information about E-waste Copy and paste some information about e- waste from the internet and save in MSword. Collect some images and save them. You need the information for your poster. Lastly find out about Ghana; population, technology, telecommunication etc