make IT green. What do you do when your mobile phone stops working? Or your computer breaks down? Every year, we throw away up to 50 million tonnes of unwanted electronic waste – e-waste. That’s enough to fill one million trucks that would stretch half way around the entire globe if they were parked end to end. This and more in the new leaflet/consumer guide by makeITfair.
Make IT green. What do you do when your mobile phone stops working? Or your computer breaks down? Every year, we throw away up to 50 million tonnes of unwanted electronic waste – e-waste. That’s enough to fill one million trucks that would stretch half way around the entire globe if they were parked end to end. A new leaflet/consumer guide by makeITfair.
What you can do:
- Join the makeITfair e-mail action, addressing mobile phone companies - to ensure workers' rights are respected and working conditions are up to standard.
- Take your e-Waste to the local council or return it to the store!
- Use your gadgets for longer or upgrade them – especially your computer or laptop!
- Do Not Throw your e-waste in the normal waste bin.
