AN OLD CRT TV

It is often thought that e-waste is a special type of waste that should NOT be treated as other types of waste. Others say so because it is valuable to them, others because they understand that it could harm the environment and others because they were advised so. We totally agree that e-waste or electronic waste if you like, is very toxic once you do not handle it properly or with caution. For example, follow the story below:

AN OLD CRT TV IN SINAH'S HOUSE

Sinah had an old CRT TV in her house, it was a wedding gift from her best friend in 1983 when she got married to the love of her life Mboi. She kept the TV as the most precious thing in her sitting room up until the flat screen TVs were introduced. This sadly meant that the old, black and white TV was overtaken by technology. Sinah being one who enjoys advancing with the times, she bought a new TV but kept the old one on the side of the room for her grand children to play with. What she did not realize was that he TV had a crack on the screen and there was light, grey powder that was slowly slinging out.

One day, about five years later, her son Monit noticed the crack and the powder when his last born son was found eating licking it off of his hands. He became curious and researched about what the powder could be. He found out that is was a powder that once it entered ones body, it caused a lot of damage including cancer and defects in small children. This was phosphor powder!

Immediately he discovered this, Monit was panicking. He booked an appointment with a doctor to have his children checked the next morning. That night, Monit did not sleep, he kept tossing and turning, counting hours on the clock until 7am when he woke his wife up to prepare the kids and headed to hospital. Pacing up and down the hospital corridors, he waited impatiently and curiously for the test results. His two children were playing in the play area with his wife. At noon, Dr. Ply, an old pediatrician called them to his office for the results. His last born son was found to have traces of phosphor in his blood, and what began was a marathon of treatments to eliminate the element from his body. A very costly process that weighed heavily on the family.

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