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AREA: Computer Science DATE: March 18th to June 13th

TOPIC: Sustainability and technological development GRADE: Seventh A B C D
TEACHER: Mr. Francisco Javier Ruiz R.
STUDENT NAME:

Grade Motto: “I’m very interested in rediscovering my body, my emotions, and my surroundings in
order to be recognized by others”

Performance standard # 3
Proposes alternatives in production processes in order to produce positive impacts in social, economic and
environmental aspects.
Evaluation criteria
-Researches about local companies that develop programs in relation to well sustainable
development.
-Proposes actions that can be developed in the school in order to commit the community to assume a
responsible consumption.
-Completes proposed practice activities that require the publication in his/her website according to pre-
established criteria.

ACTIVITIES

Question 3 Are there local industries implementing actions that

guaranty sustainable development and management of e-waste?

Introduction:

In this last stage of the third period, you are going to reinforce some terms that were
discussed previously; the purpose is that you can connect them with some elements
that have been considered through this third period. It is important you can make deep
analysis about this important theme.

E-waste: refers to the disposal of broken or obsolete electronic components and materials.
E-waste materials may be valuable and recyclable
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a. In this first point, you are going to recognize the existing relationship between e-waste and
sustainability. Remember the terms “E-waste” and “sustainable development”, then answer the
following point: Propose in the squares 4 effective and significant actions to be implemented in order
to promote an environmental balance.

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Education and environmental
Creation of Industry that
awareness in the community
produces clean energy with
2 waste

Effective waste collection 4

and recovery systems
use energy to produce a
healthier environment

b. Research on the internet about “the sustainable development goals”, you can use this link
(https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/envision2030.html), some of these goals “promote
responsible management and effective control of e-waste”. Explain briefly how do they expect to
achieve this? Focus just on the following goals:
 Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and noncommunicable diseases that primarily affect developing
countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public
Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

 Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more
sustainable patterns of consumption and production

 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts,
including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and
productive oceans

c. Choose one of the following local companies that promote the recycling of e-waste:
http://www.clickongreen.com/ https://ecocomputo.com/ http://www.litoltda.com
https://gecoraee.com

Explore its website and explain what actions does the company do in order to benefit sustainable
process related to the disposal and management of e-waste (environmental aspect)?

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1. the treatment of electrical and electronic waste in the European Union and in America
2. ecocomputo participated in the first international day of electrical waste and electronics
3. Post-consumption waste training was carried out at the different City Halls of the provinces of
Alto Magdalena and Sumapaz, department of Cundinamarca.
4. Ecocomputo tries to promove the maintenance of the environment
5. 58 tons of post-consumption waste were collected in Santa Marta
6. Falabella Colombia and the EcoComputo Corporation come together to increase the collection
and proper disposal of electrical and electronic waste.
7. More than 180 containers to dispose your electronic waste.

Even though these ideas are not presented in these sites, suppose: What could be some actions that
they apply in terms of social and economic aspects?

Social actions Economical actions

Bring to the community the program that you do Buy electronic waste to motivate the population to
in your companies to carry out massive actions recycle

Make agreements with public or private entities Promote through awards for the entire community
that share these ideas that recycle, reuse or eliminate electronic waste

Before launching products based on the
exclusively economic analysis, observe if they
are aligned with the environmental care
objectives they claim to promote and if the result
of this analysis shows a negative impact,
discard it.
Participate in the financing of technological changes
in the city, for example, public lighting for those
communities that demonstrate greater environmental
awareness
The taxes that are created like the one of the stock
exchange, must have a destiny for the care of the
environment, education programs or creation of
industries of clean energy.

To conclude:
Analyze and support your ideas: What must be the role of some technologies in relation to improve the
development of sustainable development (considering the three aspects) in different fields?
(Include complete and meaningful ideas)

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Economic aspect
Considering the benefit of clean technologies such as the electric car, its use should be promoted
through subsidies or discounts so that it reaches more people.

Social aspect
Allow environmentally friendly products to be long lasting and not have programmed obsolescence,
so people have a better use for them.

Environmental
Promote the use of bags of various uses and discard single-use plastic bags, Manufacture of bags
from corn, cassava or natural fibers.