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How does my smartphone impact the environment?

The

IMPACT

of your

Smartphone

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Raw materials consumed during production

4400 grams

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Smartphone

80 grams

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Toxins in your smartphone

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Lead

Mercury

Cadmium

Hexavalent chromium

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83%

sent to global south

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Learn more about your smartphones' Climate Impacts

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Natural Resource Consumption from your Smartphone

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12,760 L

Water

used in metal and manufacturing process and mining

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18 m^2

Land

used in mining elements such as lithium, tantalum, and cobalt

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What is your smartphone made of?

What is your smartphone made of?

Conflict minerals

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Minerals that fuel armed conflict

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Tantalum

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Tungsten

   Tin

Gold

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mines conflict minerals

in forced labor and child labor conditions

Revenue used to by weapons and fuel conflict

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Minerals required for smart phone production

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Toxins in your smartphone

Your smartphone contains many toxic chemicals which can have detrimental effects to human health and the environment. Proper disposal of smartphones is required in order to minimize contamination of these chemicals into the environment. 

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E-Waste Disposal

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