Stop Toxic Landfill With Free Sim Cards

Stop toxic landfill with free SIM cards

by

Sunil Kalsi

It sounds unlikely but the reality has to be faced. Technology has revolutionised that way we live our lives, it s great because today we have access to information that it would have taken a lifetime to accumulate in the past. We re able to communicate complicated ideas that can be shred and built upon increasing the sum total of human knowledge to the benefit of all… eventually.

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and mobile phones is only a drop compared to the infinity of space occupied by all Human wastefulness but big things happen from small changes.

We; in the west, have to realise that there is no desperate need to replace our tech every year, two years or even 5 years. When we stop being blackmailed by advertising into buying things we don t need, when the need for status symbols leaves us we ll realise that we don t need to use as much. Okay, rant over.

Back to topic, Europe, USA and China are responsible for using the vast majority of the world s resources and mobile phones are an aspect of this. Free SIM cards allow mobile phone owners to find cost effective means of communication that does not require a new handset when contract expires.

The impact of mobile phone manufacture on the environment through mining the materials they are made from is immense. Materials such as, crude oil, silicon, palladium, copper and gold all feature in the essential components of a mobile phone and they all require extensive mining and processing.

Around 100 million new mobile phones are replaced each year many end up in landfill, phones that could easily be used with free SIM cards. The release of harmful toxins into the environment through improper disposal can be avoided but it costs money. Greeniacs.com report that:

Toxic materials like lead, cadmium, mercury, and poly vinyl chlorides (PVCs) are common in cell phones. And although the European Union began enforcing stricter toxic metal and chemical standards in 2006, these materials are still prevalent in black market cell phones, and often make their way to open air dumps in South America.

Mobile phones containing Mercury, used in screens and circuit boards; pose a threat to the water supply of wherever they are dumped. When Mercury comes into contact with water it turns into methylated Mercury that can easily end up in the food chain. It is known to cause brain damage.

Not to point the finger but, America uses the same amount of energy per year on air conditioning as the whole continent of Africa uses for everything. And no amount of free SIM cards is going to do anything about that. But considering options that offer workarounds, compromises and alternative to wastefulness is the least we can do.

The more people start to think about it the higher the chances are that a creative option will present itself; in the meantime let s be proactive in our daily habits.

For details about what goes into the manufacture of mobile phones see Greeniacs.com.The BBC website contains plenty of information regarding impact upon indigenous people through excessive mining.By

Sunil Kalsi

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