It seems as if in the past decade alone, recycling has become the norm for most households, offices, parks, restaurants and any other establishment that you can rattle off. There is a plant for Styrofoam, plastic and even electronics recycling. People of all kinds attempt to recycle anything that can be and should be.
Electronics contain valuable materials and properties that need energy to build and make. Donating any consumer electronic item helps to reserve the resources that we desperately require and prevents polluting our air and water. It also helps to eliminate any greenhouse gases when producing new products. Donating and using the electronics or appliances continuously over and over again can also provide lower-income families, community centers, other non-profits, and government-funded resource centers with cell phones, computers, tablets and laptops that they otherwise may not be able to afford if they tried to buy them
new.
If you are the owner of an electronic device that is not even a year old yet or still somewhat newer and can sell for a reasonable price, you always have the option to resell it used. Many people look specifically for used electronics since they can be well suited for children, teenagers, special needs people and elderly folk who are not tech savvy and not consumed with the newest model or line. There are many brick and mortar stores along with online options to resell your items instead of just sending it in the garbage to a landfill.
If donating and reselling is just not an option than the next best thing is to recycle all electronics. There are countless stores, retailers, recycling centers and manufacturing plants that will accept multiple types of electronic devices. You can search online to find a location in your area that will take what you need to get rid of. Always make sure that all the batteries are taken out of the device if any were needed. Also, wipe clean the piece as not to leave any valuable and sensitive information since people can still go through them.
Recycling electronics involves two methods: demanufacturing and shredding. Demanufacturing involves the disassembling of the device so that the raw product can be reused to another market. Trained electric technicians are usually doing this work. Shredding does not involve many people and uses machinery to do most of the work. It combines many kinds of electronics and retrieves whatever can be from the recycled content to used materials.
As more and more parts of the world are becoming aware of the dangers that landfills, water pollution, air pollutants and all other factors of climate change are doing to the world, there has been an increase in transition for the greater good. As the population continues to grow, there will be fewer resources for the masse; and climate change can only have a negative impact on everyone if we do not do something now to change it. Look through your house and donate or recycle today.