Environmental issues
- Created by: Tomiwaq
- Created on: 10-04-19 13:18
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- Environmental issues
- Using up natural resources
- Electronic devices contain lots of raw materials
- Plastics come from crude oil
- Devices contain precious metals and some are available in small amounts
- Extracting these materials use a lot of energy, creating pollution
- Using energy
- Most electricity is made using non-renewable resources
- Extracting the needed stuff creates pollution
- Devices waste a lot of energy especially when left in idle mode
- Ways to reduce it
- Virtual servers are software based and so one physical server can run at max
- Don't leave electronic devices on standby
- E-waste
- E-waste is the waste of technology
- Device manufacturers give short warranties and so people add to the waste
- Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) was created to reduce e-waste
- They have rules for disposing e-waste and promote recycling
- To cut costs, e-waste is shipped off to Africa where regulations are less strict
- Using up natural resources
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