Why (And How) You Should Recycle Your Electronics
May 26

Unfortunately, 10 to 16 percent of all recycled electronics are exported to developing or industrializing countries such as China, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan, where they are burned or dumped in rivers. This percentage of recycled electronics--which only constitute 12.5 percent of all discarded electronic products--are not properly disposed; instead, they are soaked in acid and release barium, beryllium, cadmium, mercury, and other hazardous toxins into the environment.
There are two steps to recycling electronics responsibly and properly:
1. Find an Electronics Recycling Center.
For an easy reference of recycling centers, visit the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Where To Donate” list: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/donate.htm
By ensuring that your closest electronic recycling center participates in the E-Stewards Program, you will not send electronics to developing countries and contribute to e-waste.
http://www.e-stewards.org/
Sources:
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/donate.htm
http://www.electronicstakeback.com/toxics-in-electronics/
http://www.electronicstakeback.com/toxics-in-electronics/wheres-the-harm-disposal/
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-e-waste
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