Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The unknown dangers of household appliances and electronic devices (with video)

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When Tania's father, a young student of the 9th year of the Neighborhood Padre Cruz, in Lisbon, tried to put the old TV in the trash can, close to home, her daughter wouldn't let him. "I had to explain: this goes to the point Electron," explained the young man to the green economy.

The case of Tania repeats every day, all over the Country, and that's education on the part of parents ' children that Amb3E intends to continue to invest with the Pow project, an initiative to raise awareness of young people to the importance of channelling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) through Electron Points, allowing its treatment and recycling.

"We live surrounded by appliances and devices such as computers, microwaves ... I can't live without this equipment," said the green economy Director of communication Amb3E, Sónia Freire.

Second in charge, there are many unknown dangers of abandoning this equipment on the street. "There are many dangers to public health and the environment. Are equipment that has hazardous components inside, so you should enter the circuit run by Amb3E to be properly dismantled according to the strictest standards of environmental safety, "explained the responsible.

The Pow project takes place in three phases, has the duration of a school year and encourages young people and national schools to participate in a challenge of videos that can function as elements of behavioural change at the national level.

The Amb3E has increased the level of collection of WEEE since 2006. Last year alone forwarded form 29 thousand tons of waste through the point electron and reception centres.

See the episode 147 of the green economy.



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