29 May 08 Is Technology Bad for You?

What kind of a stupid question is that? Technology is here meant to help us right? Make our life easier! But is it really?

Here at MobileWhack we’re delivering mobile news daily. We show you what the near future will look like, as every newer and better devices get released.

What we don’t see are the downsides of all this technological improvement. Whenever we are buying new toys we end up throwing away the old ones which have to pile up somewhere. And we end up throwing away lots of lead, mercury and lithium, which are common components one would find inside TVs, laptops, desktops and of course cell-phones. And all that lead, mercury and lithium is good for you while it’s situated inside those devices. Once they get released outside they will have only have negative side effects. And once inside your body they will have an irreparable effect on your nervous system and other organs.

Of course big manufacturers are aware of what all this e-waste can do to you so they are trying to avoid it by setting up special recycling places for us to drop off all that old technological junk we don’t use anymore. Like that outdated iPhone from June 2007 for example

If you are interested recycling your old devices, Earth 911 might point in the right direction.

via Ecotechdaily

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Tags: cellphone recycling environment green-marketing, E-waste, lead, lithium, mercury