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Section 7 of 7

Solutions

Lithium-ion batteries power our lives, but they present us with both benefits and drawbacks. We have the power to evaluate the trade-offs and contribute to solutions that reduce those drawbacks.

If we continue our current trends of extracting raw materials, manufacturing, transporting, using, and disposing of lithium-ion batteries, what do you think the world would look like?

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Find e-waste recycling facilities near you. How easy or difficult would it be for you to recycle your device? What would make it easier for you?

Public awareness campaigns help take action from the individual scale to the community scale.

This is the Be Nice To Your Device campaign.

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How do you think people with different perspectives would respond to this video?

Paola. I noticed there were a lot of devices shown in the video. I wonder how to know which ones I should recycle, and when to do it?

Victor. I noticed that they mentioned use and disposal. I wonder how battery recycling impacts each step of the supply chain?

Emerson. I noticed they showed wind and solar power. I wonder how recycling lithium-ion batteries could protect the environment?

Tony. I noticed they showed videos of many different places. I wonder what my options are for supporting this cause locally?

Nadia. I noticed that the devices they showed are very valuable. I wonder how recycling lithium-ion batteries can benefit businesses?

Alex. I noticed that the people in the video were teenagers like me. I wonder how my friends and I could make it easier to recycle batteries at school?

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Imagine you’ve been hired by a digital firm to create an updated version of this video that would appeal to a stakeholder above who lives in your community

Constraints:

  • You can create a new video.
  • You can’t alter or use any of the footage from the existing video.
  • You can’t use the exact script from the above video.
  • You can edit or create a new script.
  • Your video should be 1 minute or shorter, so your script should be 150 words or shorter.

Criteria:

  • Make the video persuasive and inclusive for your selected stakeholder.
  • Suggested approaches:
    • Establish why they can trust you
    • Use images, sounds, and words that will make them feel a certain way
    • Tell a story that they might find relevant or powerful
    • Support your story by making connections to facts
    • Share instructions that are easy to understand
    • Add features to the video that increase visual or audible access

Current script:

Lithium-ion batteries: We can’t live without them. They’re in everything from cell phones to laptops and electric bikes and cars. With their significant solar and wind power storage potential, lithium-ion batteries are making a fossil fuel-free society a real possibility. While lithium-ion batteries are powerful, portable, and versatile, they also pose risks for people like you and me. That risk comes primarily in how we use and dispose of our electronic devices. The UN predicts that electronic waste will be the next great challenge we face. Believe it or not, there are simple, free solutions in our homes and communities to reduce e-waste and help others do the same. Recycle rechargeable batteries for a more sustainable world. Visit benicetoyourdevice.org for simple and safe recycling solutions.

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Be Nice To Your Device is one way to improve the lithium-ion-battery supply chain.

Leaders around the world are planning and taking action to participate in many different types of solutions.

Elaborate

What can you do about the problem of e-waste?

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