It is unavoidable to deny that we currently live in a world where technology plays an important role in our lives and that this technology is ever changing rapidly. Like all marketable consumer products, electronic products are continually improved, modified, and designed to appeal to targeted consumers. Many of us are familiar with the challenge of keeping up with current trends in consumer electronics. The useful life of these products is relatively short, and in a year or two, it is almost expected that a new product with greater capabilities and advanced features will be on the market capable of replacing the old one. This ineffective process can be attributed to the all-too-Western mentality that newer and better things will essentially make us happier. As a society, we cause a stir every time a new iPhone hits the market. It does not matter whether the rapid cycle of consumption and disposal is driven by consumer demand or planned manufacturer obsolescence; It's safe to assume that this mentality will be difficult to change. What should change – rapidly – ​​is the management of these e-waste disposals, the lack of awareness and concern among ill-informed consumers about how to safely dispose of their electronic products to question how significant amounts of waste electronic products will have a direct impact on the environment. and human health. Disposing of electronic devices obviously differs greatly from disposing of, for example, old mattresses or soda cans. Since e-waste contains numerous toxic substances, it must be disposed of properly to ensure the safety of human and environmental health. As addressed in Hai-Yong Kang's article "E-Waste in Recycling" (2005), the disposal method is a problem because the amount of old electrical waste...... half the paper... ms very often ends up unregulated. There are significant challenges facing this generation with e-waste, and as our society continues to make progress in producing new electronic devices, we should also focus on minimizing the impact in disposing of these items. Works Cited Kang, Hai-Yong. “E-Waste Recycling: A Review of U.S. Technology and Infrastructure Options.” June 2, 2005. Edited by Julie M. SchoenungWong, M.H. “Export of Toxic Chemicals,” December 20, 2006. Edited by SC Wu and XZ Yu United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2001 Facts and Figures, EPA-530-R-03-011; March 2003. Herat, S. “Major Threats From E-Waste: Current Generation and Impacts,” Chemviews, April 5, 2011. Knudson, 2011. “Recycling E-Waste Yields Unexpected Byproduct: Fraud,” August 1, 2010, The Portland Press