--- title: "5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E-Waste" description: "E-Waste, also called electronic waste, is the name for electronic products that have come towards the end of their “useful life"." author: "Abhishek Sen" published: 2022-11-22 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1638/5-shocking-environmental-effects-of-e-waste category: "environment" tags: ["E-waste", "environmental effects", "effects of e-waste", "polution"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # 5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E-Waste ![5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E Waste](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7d7f2efb-7548-4e5f-a95a-3437764fb4d7/images/c72cf792-4746-4744-99d3-9e264a62d8b9.jpeg) ![5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E Waste](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7d7f2efb-7548-4e5f-a95a-3437764fb4d7/images/b4461083-e164-4dd0-943d-c3e3d34db845.jpeg) Computers and most electronics contain toxic materials such as lead, zinc, nickel, flame retardants, barium, and chromium. ![5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E Waste](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7d7f2efb-7548-4e5f-a95a-3437764fb4d7/images/5d12fb7a-2866-4fa9-8127-1aeda2f44231.jpeg) When e-waste is warmed up, toxic chemicals are released into the air damaging the atmosphere. ![5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E Waste](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7d7f2efb-7548-4e5f-a95a-3437764fb4d7/images/8d559660-5427-41d6-b722-ea399fd0f7b1.jpeg) When electronic waste is thrown away in landfills their toxic materials seep into groundwater, affecting both land and sea animals. ![5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E Waste](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7d7f2efb-7548-4e5f-a95a-3437764fb4d7/images/9a7b9b99-dcab-4ab8-99d8-2276060a3834.jpeg) Only 10 percent of cell phones are recycled in the United States and most Americans get new cell phones every 12 to 18 months. ![5 Shocking Environmental Effects of E Waste](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7d7f2efb-7548-4e5f-a95a-3437764fb4d7/images/abf1a0c7-1490-4444-a327-a93f17161375.jpeg) In Guiyu, China, many of the residents exhibit substantial digestives, neurological, respiratory and bone problems. --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1638/5-shocking-environmental-effects-of-e-waste Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.