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War on Waste: Recycling e-waste to raise money for food charities

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War on Waste: Recycling e-waste to raise money for food charities

SUBJECTS:  Geography, Science

YEARS:  3–4, 5–6, 7–8, 9–10


We all know recycling is a great way to reduce waste going into landfills, but there can be other benefits too.

Some social entrepreneurs are recycling e-waste, not only to keep them from going into landfills, but also to generate revenue to help fund food charities.

Craig Reucassel mentions how using technology for longer than three years could also be a solution.


Things to think about

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    What do you think? Do an audit of the technology around you and see if you can figure out a way to keep it around longer!



Production date: 2019


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