1. Electronic waste or E-Waste contains large amounts
of mercury and other toxic chemicals and is a rapidly
Growing environmental concern.
The amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can
potentially be avoided by recycling 1 million desktop
Computers is equal to nearly the yearly emissions of
16,000 cars!!
Even though Electronic waste accounts for a small percentage of all
municipal waste, it still accounts for almost 70% of heavy metals
that lay in landfills across the United States.
2. Life Is Green (2012) Keep Your Electronics Out The Trash
http://www.lifeisgreen.com/keep-your-electronics-out-of-the-
trash/2012/01/30/
World Watch Institute (2013) 10 Ways to Go Green and Save
Green
http://www.worldwatch.org/resources/go_green_save_green
Advanced Recycling Solutions (2013) Why Recycle
http://www.amitrecycling.com/?page_id=27
