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Digital Media and Environmental Sustainability
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Mind Map on Digital Media and Environmental Sustainability, created by Lewis Hainey on 29/10/2015.
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Digital Media and Environmental Sustainability
E-waste - left over components of electronic devices
Often dumped in developing countries such as Ghana and India
Traders take advantage of a lack of regulation
Traders forced to accept scrap along with computer shipments
Corporations continue to develop products containing toxic chemicals
Informal "recycling" process used to extract metals is a major cause of pollution
Raising Awareness with Social Media
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have proven to be effective campaigning tools
The USA's Environmental Protection Agency regularly uploads YouTube videos to raise awareness of issues it deems to be important
YouTube is an important part of Greenpeace's Save the Arctic campaign, targeting companies and brands over unethical activities
The group also used social media to convince Nestle to remove products resulting from rainforest destruction
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