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Our life is organized around electronic devices, of which we make unrestrained consumption. Because this is the harsh law of electronics: as soon as you buy it, a product is already out of date. So what do we do with our old stereo, our outdated computer, or that cell phone that still works, but doesn't have the new practical options? We put them in the garbage or on the sidewalk. Thus creating a serious environmental problem. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that between 20 and 50 million tonnes of electronic waste is produced worldwide each year. In Canada, two Environment Canada studies published in 2003 already pointed out that 140,000 tonnes of electronic equipment were sent to Canadian landfills each year, where they gradually contaminated the soil and groundwater, but lack of better waste management protocols. These same studies estimated that this electronic waste contained approximately 4,750 tonnes of lead. Knowing that lead has harmful effects on our..