GGR111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Electronic Waste
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Can be beneficial as it can produce energy from. People who object to placement of unpleasant or potentially dangerous something in their backyard such as landfill or hazardous waste facility. Where do our cell phones go? (where are they thrown) Half the population has their old phones in storage (in their house somewhere) Boys ranging from 13-35 work (cheap labor) Study of relationship between political, economic and social factors with environmental issues and changes. Differs from apolitical ecological studies by politicising environmental issues. Fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to environmental laws, regulations and policies. The injustice is that the exploitation of raw materials starts in africa and it ends in. Africa with exploitation of throwing our waste in africa. Could be related to the injustice caused by imperialism, colonialism, slavery. China has stopped taking the recycled products from toronto.
