Question

Search the internet or library to find out what hazardous materials have to be dealt with while disposing of electronic items. How would these materials affect the environment?
Find out how plastics are recycled. Does the recycling process have any impact on the environment?

Answer 1

Answer:

Electronic items contain some hazardous materials such as cadmium, lead, mercury, chromium, some compressed gases, PVCs etc. which can contaminate the environment once released by dumping, melting and burning of electronic wastes. Mercury can cause damage to the nervous system, kidneys and brain.

Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products. ... The most common form of recycling, in which plastic re-melted and reformed into new items, usually results in polymer degradation at a chemical level, so that quality cannot be maintained.