E-waste: Issues and Effects
Requirements:
1. Watch the e-waste video from the Google Drive link above.
2. Using a computer and a word processing (ie: Google Docs, Word) application (if available - otherwise hand write on paper) to answer the following questions:
- Where is Ghana?
- Briefly explain what e-waste is?
- Where does the e-waste in Ghana come from?
- Briefly explain the main issues? Be specific.
- Briefly explains why these issues are important?
- Why do the children light fires? What are they looking for?
- Why are the fires unsafe?
- Briefly explain solutions to resolve these issues?
- Using Google, research 2-3 companies/organizations in Ontario that are making a difference to handle
e-waste. Identify what the company is specifically doing to reduce/eliminate or process e-waste.
3. Submit typed document to the correct inbox in the Google Classroom.
1. Watch the e-waste video from the Google Drive link above.
2. Using a computer and a word processing (ie: Google Docs, Word) application (if available - otherwise hand write on paper) to answer the following questions:
- Where is Ghana?
- Briefly explain what e-waste is?
- Where does the e-waste in Ghana come from?
- Briefly explain the main issues? Be specific.
- Briefly explains why these issues are important?
- Why do the children light fires? What are they looking for?
- Why are the fires unsafe?
- Briefly explain solutions to resolve these issues?
- Using Google, research 2-3 companies/organizations in Ontario that are making a difference to handle
e-waste. Identify what the company is specifically doing to reduce/eliminate or process e-waste.
3. Submit typed document to the correct inbox in the Google Classroom.