Will Technology Advances Hurt The Planet
Everywhere you look we see people talking on phones, tapping away on tablet pc’s, emailing off pictures . Information flying through space in milliseconds! Today ,we should look at the life of our devices. How long do they last? What are they made of? And where do they go when they die? Some to recycling plants, where they are stripped of componets and made into bigger and better things. Others are carelessly tossed into dumpsters, trash cans, where in turn they end up in landfills. Techno products aren’t biodegradable, made out of hard plastic with rechargable Lithium Ion batteries. Others have Electrolytic Capacitors that leak oils and materials. Plastic never goes back into the earth, it never breaks down! We in turn are posioning our land, our water tables. Yes we may be able to send that text or picture lickety split , maybe even save a big important deal today. But ask yourself, how will this affect the future of my children, or the wildlife, or the land tommorow? Think about it the next time your smartphone dies, will you carelessly toss the old one out? Or will you be responsible and recycle. Our future is in your hands.
