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Control Room

Control Room. Technology & Electronic Waste. J201 Mass Media & Society December 4, 2013. What Electronics are Purchased? (2011 numbers, worldwide). 352 million computers 74 million tablets/e-readers 248 million TVs 1.59 billion cell phones.

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Control Room

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  1. Control Room

  2. Technology & Electronic Waste J201 Mass Media & Society December 4, 2013

  3. What Electronics are Purchased?(2011 numbers, worldwide) • 352 million computers • 74 million tablets/e-readers • 248 million TVs • 1.59 billion cell phones

  4. Average monthly spending on consumer electronics, by household type

  5. Apple • Apple sold 5 million iPhone 5s in 3 days (Sept.’12) • In last 3 months of 2011: • Apple sold 37 million iPhones and 15 million iPads • Revenue: $46 billion ($1 billion in profits) • http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-04-21/tech/29988935_1_iphone-revenue-apple

  6. “The Story of Stuff” Distribution Production Consumption Disposal Extraction storyofstuff.org

  7. Issues to think about: • Extraction: Where do the raw materials come from? • Production: Where are the electronics produced and in what conditions? Source: Environment Canada

  8. Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct “Full commitment to the principles and standards of the Apple Supplier Code of Conduct is a condition of doing business with us. And while our code is based on strict international standards, it’s how we enforce it that truly makes a difference to the people who are involved in making our products in facilities around the world.” http://www.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/code-of-conduct/

  9. “We’ve known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and they’re still going on…Why? Because the system works for us. Suppliers would change everything tomorrow if Apple told them they didn’t have another choice.” Anonymous former Apple executive NY Times article, Jan. 25, 2012

  10. Video: NightlineiFactory: Inside Apple • Questions: • Objectivity? Real story? Willingness to talk? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqL2nS6GljY

  11. Chain of Manufacturing • Distribution  store workers (where do you buy stuff?) •  Marketing/advertising • Consumption  consumer purchases (why?)

  12. Disposal: How much e-waste? In 2010, Americans threw away 2.4 million tons of e-waste That’s 142,000 computers and over 416,000 mobile devices EVERY DAY in U.S. Approx. 20-50 million tons of electrical and electronic goods are thrown away every year worldwide

  13. Where does it go? • EPA estimates only about 20% of electronic waste is recycled in the US. • 50-80% of e-waste collected for recycling in the US ends up in developing countries like China, Pakistan and India

  14. http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/toxics/hi-tech-highly-toxic/e-waste-goeshttp://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/toxics/hi-tech-highly-toxic/e-waste-goes

  15. Frontline video:“Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground” http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/video/video_index.html

  16. Issues • Health • Economy • Security • Dominance over less developed countries

  17. What is a media corporation’s responsibility? • What is a media user’s responsibility? • What are we gaining with new media technologies? What are we losing?

  18. “Planned Obsolescence”

  19. Questions?

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