CHAPTER 3: LIFE ON THE LINE


E-waste disposal should be carried out under strict government regulations and operators should make serious efforts to protect local communities from exposure to it. Electrical and electronics engineering companies should also work towards seriously lengthening their products’ life cycles (Figure 27).


Food Waste –make haste to lessen food waste


According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), about one-third of the all food produced for human consumption is wasted (FAO 2018). Do you get more food than you can eat during


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parties or buffet lunches? Do you keep food in the refrigerator and only remember about it when you are ready to throw it out? How much food do you waste? Hunger and food security are serious global issues. At present, there are around 7.6 billion people, and by 2050 it is projected that there will be 9.8 billion (UNDESA 2017). The challenge now is how we feed the world’s unfed and increasing population? And couldn’t a reduction in food waste contribute to addressing this issue?


REPAIR BATTERIES USED


MOBILE PHONES


RECYCLE PACKAGING COMPONENTS CASING


SOLD


• Batteries • Stainless steel


• Jewellery • Electronics


• Traffic • Plastic fencing • Car bumpers


• Newspapers • Boxes • Egg cartons


Figure 27: Phones could last longer! Source: tunza.eco-generation.org.


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