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THE TRUE IMPACT OF NOT RECYCLING OLD ELECTRONICS
Electronic devices can be a highly useful and truly beneficial part of our everyday
lives. We use them to connect with each other, locate information, provide
us with directions and give ourselves countless hours of entertainment.
Their components can be potentially harmful to our environment as well as to us, if we just throw them away and
leave them to leach into the land.
In an ideal situation, all of us would reuse, repair and repurpose all of our
electronic devices until it was no longer possible.
The Downside
of Electronics
In the year 2014, smartphone sales worldwide increased by 23%. However,
only 27% of the world’s e-waste is actually recycled every year, according
to the EPA.
This means that our consumption of mobile gadgets and other devices
continues to grow while we continue to throw our older ones out with the
trash.
The Downside
of Electronics
In 2010, out of 2.44 million total tons of e-waste, only about 649,000 of those
tons were actually recycled.
If the one million laptops that are thrown away each year were actually recycled, the equivalent amount of
energy to power 3,657 homes would be saved.
If the one million laptops that are thrown away each year were actually recycled, the equivalent amount of
energy to power 3,657 homes would be saved.
The Downside
of Electronics
Benefits of Recycling Electronics
By recycling electronics rather than manufacturing new ones, we’d save
more than just energy
Metals used to mine for new supplies could instead be reused.
This could prevent more pollution of our water and air from the processes
that are used in harvesting those metals.
So, what can you do to help?
All of the Best Buy stores in the U.S. accept used electronic products
specifically for recycling, and it doesn’t matter where you initially purchased
the devices.
If you’d like to make a bit of extra money for your recycling efforts, there are companies like Amazon and Gazelle
who offer money and/or store credit for your old smartphone devices.
There are a lot of organizations out there that accept donations of your old
used cellular phones, and they’ll use the earnings for the funding of great
causes all across the globe.
One of the best things you can do is slow things down and keep your
electronic devices longer.
The newer models may look glamorous and impressive, but it’s better to hold on to your old one for a while longer and please, when you do decide to
upgrade, remember to recycle.
All Green Recyclinghttp://www.allgreenrecycling.com
ADDRESS15561 Del Amo Ave.
Tustin, CA 92780
PHONE(714) 782-1485
CONTACT US
