Electronics Recycling
Top 10 Electronic Recycling Facts You Need To Know... Electronics Recycling is the best option for proper management of "retired" electronics. Including computer equipment, cell phones, printers, print cartridges, stereos, fax machines, TV’s and computer monitors, etc.. Whether your equipment still functions or not, you can recycle all of your household electronics at your local Recycling Association of Maricopa facility FREE. Electronics Recycling Facts you can use: The use of electronics has become such an important part of our lives. We cannot live without them. v Recycling Fact #1:
As personal computers, cell phones, TV’s, and other electronics become obsolete, they become a significant contributor to the growing waste stream. v Recycling Fact #2:
According to the EPA, nearly two million tons of used electronics, computers, cell phones, TVs, computer monitors, etc. are disposed of each year, 85% of which end up in landfills. v Recycling Fact #3:
If the 100 million cell phones in 2006 that could have been recycled had been recycled, we would have saved enough energy to power approximately 194,0002US households with electricity for one year. v Recycling Fact #4:
100 million cell phones contain 3.4 metric tons of gold, 1600 metric tons of copper, 35 metric tons of silver, and 1.5 metric tons of palladium. v Recycling Fact #5:
Electronics recycling ultimately results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are caused from the manufacturing of new products. v Recycling Fact #6:
There are many useful materials contained in electronics, such as precious metals, glass, and plastics that can be recovered and recycled. v Recycling Fact #7:
Electronic Recycling of these materials from our discarded electronics can reduce the need to mine the earth of our precious resources and avoid contaminating our air & water. v Recycling Fact #8:
According to the EPA, manufacturing one desktop computer requires fossil fuels and chemicals that amount to at least nine times the weight of the computer. v Recycling Fact #9:
Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and PCBs are found in electronics and can be harmful and dangerous to our environment if not properly disposed of. v Recycling Fact #10:
Recycling Association of Maricopa will receive all donated Electronic Recycling items on Saturdays.
So, search your attics, garages, closets for old computers, cell phones and other electronics and donate them to your local Recycling Association of Maricopa. How do you delete your hard drive of sensitive information? There are software packages that can be purchased to delete your hard drive of personally sensitive information. The hard drive deletion software is readily available from on-line sources, as well as, computer and electronic stores. #1 Reason Why You Should Recycle Your Old Refrigerators
Or Freezers:
Energy Savings: Older model refrigerators or freezers consume two to four times more energy as compared to newer, more energy efficient models... | Scrap Metal And Appliance
Recycling Facts: It is illegal to place the following in the garbage: washers, dryers, hot water heaters, garbage disposals, trash compactors, ranges, stoves, air conditioners, heat pumps, refrigerators or freezers, furnaces, microwave ovens, dehumidifiers, dishwashers... |
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