1 + 1 = one 2006
recycle + renew + restore
July 29 & 30 + August 5 & 6 + August 12 & 13
open from 12 noon until 8 pm CDT
LaMaPa LaPrairie Museum & Park
2215 East 350 North
LaPorte, IN 46350
Site 6
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Suzanne Cohan-Lange + Richard Lange + Lynn Waters
Similarities between addictions are alarming. For example, one does not actually need a new computer (cell phone, I-Pod, etc.) every year. Although we do not expect this addiction to end any time soon, we would like people to realize that everyone who makes or buys a computer has to bear the responsibility of the life cycle of that machine. Contrary to popular belief, this doesn't fall on the government but on the producer and the consumer.
The cost of these items on all of us is far greater than the initial purchase price.
It is up to us to RECYCLE, RENEW AND RESTORE!
ELECTRONIC'S STATISTICS
The useful life-span of a personal computer has shrunk from four of five years to two.
Electronic waste already constitutes from 2% to 5% of the US municipal solid waste stream and is growing rapidly.
In 1997, more than 3.2 million tons of E-waste ended up in US landfills.
Analysts estimate that more than 6,000 computers become obsolete in California every day.
In Indiana, more than 1.2 million devices are thrown away annually.
Approximately 40 million computers and televisions are being discarded in the US every year.
Studies estimate that the number of obsolete computers in the US will soon be as high as 315 to 680 million units.
Each computer of television display contains an average of 4 to 8 pounds of lead.
E-Scrap contains a broad range of hazardous and toxic materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and brominated flame-retardants. These toxins negatively affect fetuses and children, can damage the central nervous system, the kidneys, the liver, the thyroid, the reproductive system, the respiratory system, and can cause cancer.
130 million cell phones are estimated to go out of service in 2005 in the US.
18 months is the average life of a cell phone.
The cost of these items on all of us is far greater than the initial purchase price.
It is up to us to RECYCLE, RENEW AND RESTORE!
ELECTRONIC'S STATISTICS
The useful life-span of a personal computer has shrunk from four of five years to two.
Electronic waste already constitutes from 2% to 5% of the US municipal solid waste stream and is growing rapidly.
In 1997, more than 3.2 million tons of E-waste ended up in US landfills.
Analysts estimate that more than 6,000 computers become obsolete in California every day.
In Indiana, more than 1.2 million devices are thrown away annually.
Approximately 40 million computers and televisions are being discarded in the US every year.
Studies estimate that the number of obsolete computers in the US will soon be as high as 315 to 680 million units.
Each computer of television display contains an average of 4 to 8 pounds of lead.
E-Scrap contains a broad range of hazardous and toxic materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and brominated flame-retardants. These toxins negatively affect fetuses and children, can damage the central nervous system, the kidneys, the liver, the thyroid, the reproductive system, the respiratory system, and can cause cancer.
130 million cell phones are estimated to go out of service in 2005 in the US.
18 months is the average life of a cell phone.