By James Pero For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:04 BST, 12 April 2019 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 12 April 2019
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Thanks to a feature associated with the Find My iPhone security app, a new report says tens of thousands of fully-functioning iPhones donated every year end up being scrapped for parts.
According to a report by Colorado Public Interest Research Group, CoPIRG, a feature called 'activation lock' which is meant to lock users' iPhone's in the event that they're stolen or lost, also prevented 66,000 phones from being reused over a three year period.
The Wireless Alliance, a nationwide electronics recycling facility who was cited in the group's study, said that one in four phones they received in 2018 had an activation lock still present.
Thanks to a feature associated with the Find My iPhone security app, a new report says tens of thousands of fully-functioning iPhones donated every year end up being scrapped for parts.
E-waste-connected health risks can result from direct contact with harmful materials such as lead, cadmium, chromium, or brominated flame retardants.
They are also triggered by inhalation of toxic fumes, as well as from accumulation of chemicals in soil, water and food.
In addition to its hazardous components, being processed, e-waste can give rise to a number of toxic
