One of the most challenging problems today in the waste stream is electronic waste products, particularly because of their quantity and the fact that they are of high toxicity. In America every year as a minimum 2.5 million tons of e-waste is generated and its 50 million tons when calculated worldwide every two years. Below are some facts explaining more about eWaste.
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81% of a desktop
computer’s energy use is in making the computer, not using it.
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54% US Adults
throw recyclables in trash when recycle bins are not present.
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US disposed of
more than 2.4 million tons of waste generated from electronic devices in 2010.
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Americans
disposed of nearly 20,000 tons of mobile devices in 2010.
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Americans dump
over $60 million in gold/silver in the name of cell phones per year.
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In America only
2% of the trash in landfills is covered by Electronics Waste, but it equals 70%
of overall toxic waste.
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The largest eWaste
site on Earth is in Gulyu, China. Approximately 88% of children there have
dangerous levels of lead in their blood.
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In 2010, there
were 51 million computers disposed. 60% of those were thrown into the landfill.
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To manufacture
one computer and monitor, it takes 530 pounds of fossil fuels, 48 pounds of
chemicals, and 1.5 tons of water.
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20 to 50 million
metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every year.
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Only 12.5% of
e-waste is currently recycled.
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For every 1
million cell phones that are recycled, 35,274 lbs of copper, 772 lbs of silver,
75 lbs of gold, and 33 lbs of palladium can be recovered.
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Recycling 1
million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657
U.S. homes in a year.
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According to the
EPA, E-waste is still the fastest growing municipal waste stream in America.
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According to Wirefly.org,
the average cell phone user gets a new cell phone every 18 months.
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In the U.S., we
toss more than 100 million cell phones in the trash every year.
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The EPA reports
that over 112,000 computers are discarded every single day, in the U.S. alone.
That’s 41.1 million desktops and laptop computers per year.
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20 million TVs
are trashed in the U.S. every year.
So
if next time you find something obsolete stuff in your place or you are going
dump something, even a battery, please consider it recycling.
All Goods Electronics (AGE) Recycling
440 Kings Village #2, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Email: support@agerecycling.com Contact: (831) 440-9051
Website: http://www.agerecycling.com
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