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How to Recycle Your E-Waste Properly

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How to Recycle Your E-Waste Properly

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  1. How to Recycle Your E-Waste Properly There are several ways that to recycle computer and electronic waste. Recycling or donating your old computer will help in several ways. However, when recycling computers and other electronics, care should be taken that the material is recycled according to environmental health and safety regulations. Several computer recycling businesses are there only for the money and do not care to ensure that the procedures they use are according to safety regulations. Here’s how you can recycle your e-waste safely. Certified E-Waste Recycler Every city should have a certified e-waste recycler, if there is none available in your city or town, you might want to look online for the nearest certified e-waste recycler. The Basel Action Network (BAN) is a good place to look for certified e-waste recyclers in your area. Bradley Michael Becker member with BAN are required to take the Pledge of Responsible Recycling and are licensed as e-Stewards to dispose and recycle e-waste. When you recycle your e-waste with a certified e-waste recycler, you can be sure that your old computer or other electronic items will not end up as another nation’s pollution. Check with Civic Institutions Before you dispose your old computer or laptop, take a trip to one of the civic institutions in your city or town. With the mounting problem of e-waste, many schools, and government offices have special days when residents can bring unwanted computers and other electronics to a designated drop-off location. Check your local newspaper for community recycling days where you can leave your old electronics to be disposed off or recycled in a proper manner. Retail Options Some retail outlets have certified e-Steward programs where you can go and exchange your old electronics for cash points that can be redeemed against the purchase of a new computer or any other electronic. Donate Your Old Computer If your old computer is still working, but you have bought a new one, you might want to donate your old computer to one of the organizations that works with old computers and electronics. There are several organizations that will refurbish and send computers and other electronics to worthy causes in need of electronic devices. The idea behind safe recycling of computers and other electronics is that the environment is not destroyed. When e-waste lands up in a landfill, rain can cause toxic chemicals to leak into the soil and cause damage, thereby polluting the environment. When you buy a new electronic device, it is important that you get the old device recycled safely. Bradley Michael Becker started a computer recycling business with his father in the 1990s and knows the importance of recycling e-waste safely.

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