"By recycling one million laptops, the public can annually save the electrical energy of 3,500 US homes. By recycling one million cell phones, the industry recovers 915 thousand pounds of copper, silver, gold and palladium. This is from an article that appeared on All Green Website: http://www.allgreenrecycling.com/blog/bloghow-does-recycling-electronics-help-the-environment/"

2. Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, comprised 1.87 million short tons of
consumer matter in 2013. This amount accounts for 40% of total recycled
consumer electronics. A short ton, also known as the US ton, is equal to 2000
pounds of material. If an average male African elephant weighs seven tons, 1.87
million tons is the equivalent of approximately 267,000 elephants. And that figure
represents one year of consumption!
E-waste includes television sets, microwaves computers, printers, scanners, fax
machines, mice, keyboards, cell phones, office, industrial and medical equipment,
label makers, satellite dishes, toasters, VCRS, DVD players, heaters, washing
machines and satellite dishes. Basically, e-waste includes consumer or business
items that are no longer functioning or nearly dead.
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3. Some of the aforementioned products can be reused by donation or
reselling through local or online sources. Other equipment needs to be
refurbished. If the product is defunct, the materials can be recycled to help
protect and sustain the environment.
Before donating or recycling, delete all personal information from the
memory of the device using drive cleaning software; deleting files via the
desktop is not enough to permanently delete sensitive information from
memory. In addition, batteries need to be removed and recycled
separately. When donating a cell phone, delete all memory, remove the
SIM card and cut it in half.
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4. Multiple components of electronic products contain toxic and
hazardous material that are detrimental to the health and natural
environment of plants, animals and humans. Heavy metals such as
mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead and nickel are extremely
damaging to organisms and the environment. The absorption of the
aforementioned heavy metals, even in minute quantities, blocks
crucial enzymatic pathways in the body, leading to neurologic and
immune changes. Over time, heavy metal toxicity leads to chronic
illness and health complications. Detoxifying these heavy metals
from a living organism requires special potent detoxifiers such as
chlorella, cilantro, calcium EDTA, DMSO and FIR saunas.
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5. Cell phones have heavy metals which, when recovered, are
used in jewelry, plating and the automotive and art industries,
among others. Plastic cell phone arts are recycled to create
new electronic and plastic equipment. Plasticizers act as
xenoestrogens in living creatures. Microscopic amounts of
these compounds mimic the role of estrogen in the body and
imbalance hormonal pathways in the body, leading to chronic
illness.
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6. By recycling one million laptops, the public
can annually save the electrical energy of
3,500 US homes. By recycling one million
cell phones, the industry recovers 915
thousand pounds of copper, silver, gold
and palladium.
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7. Manufacturers and retailers provide different ways to recycle electronics.
Ask the retailer or search online for available resources and local programs.
Together, small proactive behavioral changes can yield large environmental
changes. Although educating the public and changing habits requires
awareness, understanding, commitment and time, the long lasting choices
consumers make on a daily basis drive the future health and wealth of
nations. The public has the power to exponentially decrease the 167 million
tons of annual landfill waste. To create change, act now.
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Source:
• http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/f
aq.htm
• http://www2.epa.gov/recycle/electronics-donation-and-
recycling
• http://www.recycleforce.org/recycling-services/e-waste
• http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Electronics/WhatisEwaste/
• http://www.fresnostate.edu/adminserv/ehsrms/enviromgt/el
ectwaste/example.htm
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