Describe statistics
Look at the chart about e-waste. What is e-waste? What happens to old mobile phones?
Use Your Notes to write down your ideas. These will be useful for the final writing task.
What is e-waste?
E-waste is the term used to describe electronic products the people have thrown away.
Electronic waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. There is a lack of consensus as to whether the term should apply to resale, reuse, and refurbishing industries, or only to a product that cannot be used for its intended purpose. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries may cause serious health and pollution problems, though these countries are also most likely to reuse and repair electronics.