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E-waste pollution

From The Dr. Binocs Show · 2019

E-waste pollution
7 min4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Dr. Binocs explains 'e-waste' — old electronics — and why it should be recycled safely. A relevant modern environment lesson.

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Discussion

Dr.

  1. What is e-waste?
  2. Why shouldn't old electronics go in the regular trash?
  3. What can people do with old electronics instead?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: e-waste, electronics, recycle, pollution.

Try it: List two electronic items that become e-waste and how to recycle them.