Compact Discs, Hidden Risks
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A monk rotating a disk: Are CDs just playful gadgets or
dangerous for the environment?
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We, the students of Kumararani Meena Muthiah Matriculation Higher Secondary School, are proud to be
participating in Greening with Goethe, an international project on
environmental protection and sustainable development. We have chosen
to focus on e-waste as our contribution (Compact Discs, Hidden Risks) to the project. In particular,
we will be discussing the dangers that compact discs (CDs) can potentially pose
to the environment.
In this post and the posts
that follow, we will be providing information on the manufacturing process of
CDs, as well as offering helpful tips on to prolong the life of a CD and
dispose of it properly. In conjunction with this blog, we will ask
our neighborhood to give us their unused and broken CDs and CD cases, which we
will then take to a recycling plant. There, we will interview
employees regarding the process through which the CDs are broken down into
their individual components for safe disposal. Through this project,
we hope not only to make an immediate impact on our neighborhood, but also
raise awareness in the greater community regarding the importance of
sustainability. By educating the public regarding proper care and
disposal of CDs, we will be making a small but important step towards the
ultimate goal of complete sustainability
