E-waste: your ethical responsibility within your Ecosystem 

Questions

 

Read the case study and then discuss these questions.

 

Is E-waste a global issue? Expain why or why not.

Why is E-waste becoming such a major issue? List some of the issues it is creating.

What are the challenges facing industry to eliminate E-waste?

What programs are already in place to help reduce E-waste and our ecological footprint?

What are some sustainable solutions that you have for this issue.

What are the long-term repercussions of not dealing with E-waste in our school, community, homes, province, and country?

Summarize the global issue of E-waste

Describe how you see school as an ecosystem.

Give some reasons why some places do not recycle their E-waste?  Argue whether you believe this to be ethical or not.

Give example of how some places are dealing with their E-waste.  Are these sustainable solutions?

 

Vocabulary

 

Research the definition for each of the following vocabulary words.
 

 

Ecology

Ecosystem

E-waste

Environmental Sustainability

Product Stewardship

Toxicological

Grassroots Recycling

Living systems

Non-Living systems

 

 

 

Design a Presentation

 

Consider the question: 

How can you solve the E-waste issue in our school ecosystem?

 

- Working in a group of 2-4, come up with a solution to the global issue of E-waste.

- Be creative!  Use a multi media presentation to promote your solution for the school

  (youtube video, website, PowerPoint, Prezi, Poster Campaign, Twitter, Facebook, etc)

- Show what you know!  Be sure to provide information about the issue in your presentation.

- Each team will have 30 minutes to present their solution to the class.  

- Review the presentation rubric provided here (pdf).