PC World: The Dangers of E-Waste

Recycling old electronics keeps toxic components from contaminating the environment. Recycled improperly, however, they could end up polluting not only your area but also other countries.

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[martinlotus]

no one likes to spend money in order to throw trash, they would rather throw to the dumping place to save 10-15 bucks. what i want to say is, recycling should be free because recycling companies utilize these waste and earn profit from it. then why should we pay for that?

[101101101777]

some of it gets burned and dumped in the oceans too

[mynookmynook]

You have to know about the recycler. Ask what certifications that have. . Did they earn the EPA's R2 Certification? Have they obtained e-Stewards Certification?

There are MANY approved e-waste recyclers that WILL accept your old & outdated material for FREE recycling. You have to WANT to know more about who they are.

Check out the EPA's website to see the list of e-waste recyclers and then do some follow up research on the recycler in your town.

[GregGreazy]

@martinlotus There are recycling places that give you cash for your electronics. These people in the video are crooks. They try to make it appear like they are the good guys but in reality they are the worst people in the recycling business. Basically they are charging you money for giving them money and business. Only an complete idiot would give these type of company's your electronics. Any place that dont give you cash for recycling your materials is a bad selfish greedy recycling company.

[strickmans]

it always about money

think about the people first

[Skyetchsolutions]

GOVERNMENTS should be the 1 who should start taking the 1st step to work out with all the manufacturers for solutions to have the waste properly recycled. No parties should just made MONEY and forget about the waste that they invented/created in the 1st place. Typical GOVERNMENTS always pushes all their waste to the poor at a very low cost, making them even poorer to do the jobs.

[tehGmoney]

@sardonicbynature what exactly is so funny about that? 

[waellerbe]

@OnePeopleOneChina - Thank you for bringing our attention to HR 6252. I am an American citizen, and I am NOT proud of the irresponsible way that Europe and the US uses to make e-waste a responsibility for developing countries.

[waellerbe]

@JezebelDecibel - I agree with you. Handling e-waste in a more responsible manner is the way to go.

[waellerbe]

@101101101777 - Dumping into the ocean is even worse. I can only imagine what may happen to some of our seafood that we consume.

[waellerbe]

@martinlotus - I understand your position. We can blame the Industrial Revolution for introducing us to a life that shows us how to be wasteful. While I don't work for Green Citizen, I understand that the fee of $10 to $15 is a CHOICE that we can make, to participate in a solution that is healthier for the environment. We live in a time when we can wait for the Government to come up with all the solutions. We have the ability to create change without a lot of politics involved.