Revive Your Phone 2021

A survey about e-waste.

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* 1. How old are you?

17-25

26-40

41 or older

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* 2. To which gender identity do you most identify?

Female

Male

Transgender Female

Transgender Male

Gender Variant/Non-Conforming

Prefer not to answer

Not listed:

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* 3. What program are you currently studying and at which campus? (only for students)

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* 4. Which e-waste fact(s) is/are true? (you may indicate more than one answer)

a. A large number of what is labeled as “e-waste” is actually not waste at all, but rather whole electronic equipment or parts that are readily marketable for reuse or can be recycled for materials recovery (= urban mining).

b. E-waste is an 'urban mine', as it contains several precious metals (copper, gold, silver, palladium, ...) that, if recycled, can be used as secondary materials.

c. More than 45 million tons of e-waste are dumped worldwide every year, this is equivalent to 4500 Eiffel Towers.

d. Estimates tell us that worldwide e-waste is worth 5 billion € of raw
materials.

e. In the U.S. e-waste represents 2% of the total trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of overall toxic waste.

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* 5. What adverse health effects are found to be associated with the informal dismantling and recycling of e-waste caused by the lack of workplace health and safety regulations in African and Asian developing countries that import our e-waste?

adverse birth outcomes

altered neurodevelopment

adverse learning outcomes

DNA damage

adverse cardiovascular effects

adverse respiratory effects

adverse effects on the immune system

skin diseases

hearing loss

cancer

all of the above and more

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* 6. Can e-waste be hacked after it is dropped off at a reliable recycling company collection point?

Yes :o

No, all of the devices get their data wiped by a certified company!

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* 7. Has this campaign convinced you to pay more attention to the reuse and recycling of unused/broken electronic devices?

Yes!

No, I'm not convinced e-waste is a serious problem.

Check out the quiz answers on Facebook on the Revive Your Phone 2021 event posted by the Green Office for the Sustainability Week!

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* 8. Of all the (smart)phones you have ever owned, what amount have you approximately dropped off at a recycling point (e.g. Recupel) prior to this Revive Your Phone 2021 campaign?

0 (I always dumped them somewhere in my drawers)