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Recycling
A numbers of wastes in America are growing from 247 million tons of non-hazardous waste in 1990, to 409 million tons in 2001. The increasing number of wastes in each year causes the crisis of pollution. Recycling is the process of transforming used/wasted materials into useful materials which can be used again. In other word, recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Using recycled materials can lower energy costs for manufacturers because recycling is a key to reduce the consumption of raw materials such as land, plants, minerals, and water, etc. so using materials more than once which means we conserve natural resources as well. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. In each year, Americans haul 82 million tons of trash to recycling center but that’s still just 32.5 percent of trash that US people throw out. To emphasize that why we should recycle the used materials, the following will show the benefit of recycling:
* Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced; by avoiding methane emissions and reducing energy required can contribute to climate change.
* Decreases the amount of CO2 produced.
* Prevents the pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from raw materials.
* Helps maintain the environment for future generations.
* Reduce a number of wastes and saves considerable landfill space.
* Reduces the need for landfill and incineration.
* Reduces the consumption of energy and water.
* Decreases the need for disposal.
* Protects and expands US manufacturing jobs
* Increases US competitiveness.
* Prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from virgin materials.
* Saves energy.
* Saves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.
How to Recycle Electronics Waste?
· Collect all of your electronic equipments and sort them into two groups: first group is still working items, and salable or donated, and another group is non-working items.
· If your electronic equipments still working, consider donating your electronic equipments to the charity organizations in your local or giving them to other people who need the ones you have.
· Find the local recycling centers in your area in our website by Identify the material that you would like to recycle or your zip code, that help you locate nearby drop-offs ready to take your electronic equipments. Then Contact your local recycling centers which accept the electronic recyclable items as you have.
· Before sending your electronic wastes to recycle, make sure that you clean or wipe the memory off because any devices contain personal information such as credit card info, social security numbers and other data
· If you buy a new electronic item from the major retailer or manufacturer, most of them and has some type of recycling program and also they may provide discounts for trade-in electronic devices. However, not all retailers offer free recycling, ask them about how much you have to purchase for recycle your old electronic items.
***However, if you are the electronics recycling service providers and would like to add the address of your electronics recycling centers/store in our site, you can send your information in the following:
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