It is common knowledge that we live in C polluted world. Because of people's activities, especially in industry and commerce, there is a lot of waste dumped into rivers, seas, oceans, and on the ground, Waste is unwanted and unusable material that is of no use. Waste that we see in our surroundings is also known as 'rubbish'. But do you know what e-waste is and where it comes from? More than 63 % of the world is now connected to the internet, and many worker require an electronic device to do their job. Even for activities that do not need an Internet connection, such as drying your hair, heating up your dinner or illuminating a room, there is always an electronic item waiting to be used, Around 40 million tonnes of electronic waste, known as e-waste, is produced every year. This includes electrical or electronic equipment that has been disposed of. Millions of electronic devices are thrown into landfills annually. Even for standard waste this is problematic, because any materials buried in the ground cannot be easily retrieved and recycled. Recycling electronics can save energy and Earth's natural resources. There are around 70 commonly used chemical elements that make up electronic devices, and many of these can be extracted from old electronics. Failing to recycle e-waste is extremely harmful to the environment due to the nature of the materials used in modern devices. Heavy metals and chemicals give electronics their fluorescence, conductivity and fire resistance. But while this improves a device's safety and user experience, these components become toxic if they are not disposed of properly. Your old mobile phones, games consoles, kettles, microwaves, fridges, washing machines and more can end up in landfills leaking their harmful contents into the soil, water and air. Not only does this kill wildlife and destroy ecosystems, but the accumulation of toxins can affect human health people drinking some scrapyards These landfills too. also JO electronics water are the AS toxins but rely is heavy on. world's exposed to becomes spread In burned other to metals some largest in through polluted and contaminated countries giant, dumps countries, the lands to chemicals open soil, in and deal and Africa e-waste affecting junkyards. with, disperse dangerous and is chemical not and crops Asia into Some this hidden fumes. and lakes Workers often out countries and animals in of ends rivers. these sight ship that 127 up h The best solution is to recycle electronic equipment. Rare metals, some plastics and chemicals can be recovered frome-waste andused in new devices. O E-waste recycling is much more complicated than common waste recycling. The first step of the recycling process is manual sorting. After e-waste is collected and transported to the recycling facilities, workers sort the e-waste into categories according to their types and models. Then, all electronic devices will be examined, and the parts that are still functional will be extracted to be reused; they can either be sold as individual parts or be combined to form a new phone or computer. The e-waste that is not functional will be sent to recycling processing. The steps to proper recycling of e-waste are difficult and need a lot of money, but as the technology improves, more and more countries around the world are turning to e-waste recycling 13 E-waste became widespread in the middle of the previous century. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 14 E-waste is any electronic equipment that has been thrown away. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 15 One of the advantages of recycling e-waste is that it can save our planet's resources. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 16 E-waste is usually harmless to the environment. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 17 Electronic devices contain heavy metals that are operating necessary for their operating 1) True 2) False 3)Not stated 18 Parts of e-waste cannot be used in new gadgets. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated 19 E-waste recycling requires millions of dollars 2) False 1) True 3) Not stated