Social Action Project Introduction Part 1 (individual)

There is a topic that has been an issue for quite some time. This social is issue is electronic waste. Electronic waste means, when countries ship their wasted technology that is discarded to other countries. They usually ship it to the poor countries, like in Africa. There are workers that have to burn the technology in order to get rid of it. This is very dangerous because there are toxic fumes that can be floating in the air, which could cause health hazards. People that live in parts of Africa waste live in horrible conditions, and electronic waste is not helping the cause. People have to constantly work to get rid of it. They have no protection when they work, and they should be wearing special equipment. 

The interesting part is that some of the technology still actually works. Some of the hard drives in computers still have information on them. Some of the documents can show people’s personal information, as in credit card numbers. This could increase identity theft, and the victim could never know how they accessed their information. There have been actually some cases where government documents have been found, and this is a sign of careless with our nation. They need take this more seriously and delete the information. This is a huge disappointment to our country because we are shipping this waste and causing harm to the other poor countries. This is a very serious social issue that needs to be fixed quickly.