B. How could recycling electronics prevent some of the negative effects of mining metals? (2 points)

It will reduce the quantity of metals extracted for use in the manufacturing of electronics

Explanation:

The manufacturing of electronics is a huge market for the metal extraction industry. Many electronics have metal casing, metal circuit boards etc. This implies that a large quantity of metal is required for the production of electronics. This leads to consistent mining activities in order to supply enough quantity of metal to produce more electronics.

However, if electronics are recycled, less metals are extracted for the electronics industry. This saves energy required for mining operations and minimizes the deleterious environmental impact associated with metal mining from the earth. These deleterious consequences include; erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mining processes.

Hence, recycling of electronics saves the environment from the degradation caused by consistent mining activities. Reduction of mining activities by recycling ought to be an important goal of the electronics manufacturing industry.