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2014 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

The Current State of E-Waste: Cell Phones in Seattle

Student(s):

Anna Vance

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment

Site supervisor(s):

Terri Butler

Partner(s):

  • Sustainable Seattle

Faculty advisor(s):

Francesca Lo, Husky Leadership Initiative, University of Washington

My project consisted of synthesizing formal and informal literature about cell phone life processes and waste into one comprehensive text. I also conducted a small survey polling Seattle residents about their habits, attitudes, and knowledge regarding cell phone disposal to see what is happening in our local communities and to see what needs to be improved. The final part of my project consisted of doing a meta-analysis of the cell phone disposal industry.