Electronic recyclying
Most people feel a strong dislike for waste, and yet the waste from consumer-driven electronics may not be strongly linked to climate change in people's minds. This image tells a human story about the consequences of the consumer electronics industry, at the end of a long production chain that begins with environmentally-damaging rare mineral extraction.
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WHAT IT SHOWS: Taicang Port Imported Recyclable Resources Processing Zone, near Shanghai, China. This is a development project of the government to encourage business in recycling of metals and plastics, some of which comes from electronics.
Photo by
Peter Essick/Aurora Photos
Principles:
Show climate causes at scale