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The WEEE Man

The machines we use don’t last forever. What happens when we can’t use them any longer ? Currently, most of our waste electrical and electronic equipment ( WEEE ) goes straight into landfills. All this e-waste isn’t good for the environment
Paul Bonomini used waste equipment to make the WEEE man, a 23 ft high sculpture in England, to remind us that we must make less waste.
Five fridges, 35 mobile phones, five sandwich toasters and four lawnmowers are part of the 3.3 ton sculpture. Computer mice are its teeth, vacuum cleaner tubes are its neck and an old washing machine is part of it spine. How can this sculpture change our behaviour ?
Every one of us should to make the world a better place. There are a number of things to do. We should try to maintain appliances for as long as possible. We shouldn’t throw away old appliances if they are still in working condition. We can repair them, sell them or donate them. We should recycle parts which we can’t repair. There are companies that recycle old mobile phones. Some companies will buy your old model to use for spare parts.
There so many things we can do. So next time you want o upgrade or replace an old piece of equipment think of the WEEE man and its message “ We mustn’t pollute our environment. Our planet is our responsibility.”