E-WASTE HAS TOXIC SUBSTANCES LIKE LEAD, MERCURY, CADMIUM. AND FLAME RETARDANTS. IF WE DON'T GET RID OF THESE DEVICES CORRECTLY, THESE ELEMENTS CAN SEEP INTO THE GROUND AND WATER, WHICH RUINS THE HOMES OF ANIMALS BY MAKING THEM UNHEALTHY TO LIVE IN. THIS E-WASTE CAN AFFECT ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY CAN GET TRAPPED IN THEM. EAT IT. AND INHALE BAD SUBSTANCES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO INJURY, SICKNESS, OR DEATH.

WHEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES CONTAINING THOSE HARMFUL SUBSTANCES ARE THROWN AWAY IN LANDFILLS OR ARE INCINERATED, THEY CAUSE POLLUTION. THIS CREATES AN IMBALANCE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. WHEN BIRDS OR MARINE ANIMALS INGEST THOSE CHEMICALS, IT CAN LEAD TO INTERNAL PROBLEMS, DIGESTIVE ISSUES, OR EVEN KILL THEM.