Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Types Of Electronic Waste Recycling

By Cheri Knowles


Electronics are made with a number of different components that are potentially dangerous to the earth should they leech out. For this reason and others, electronic waste recycling options need to be made available. These used to be much harder to find, but they are now reasonably easy to locate.

The growing number of electronics that the average person owns has spurred companies to come up with something to do with the unwanted ones. Computers are easy to get rid of these days without paying a cent-- many different online and in-person companies will take non-working computers, and you can see working ones.

Several large retailers of electronics also offer similar options. They may have bins or counters where unwanted electronics can be dropped off to be recycled for free. They can sometimes reuse the parts or remove and retain the elements used in the products, which allows them to provide this service for free.

Municipal agencies are starting to deal with these types of items, as well. In some cities, you can now put your unwanted electronics in the recycle bin along with your newspapers, glass and plastic. You can usually look up information on what types of items you can put in your recycle bin online at your city's website.

Although these are less popular now that there are so many other options, only a decade ago the place where you went was a green company. These would offer cheaper options for getting rid of unwanted electronics than the dump, and would guarantee that all recyclable parts were being recycled. Some still exist, but they are less common.

The internet is a great place to start your search if you are looking to find electronic waste recycling. However, if you do not have access to the internet, you can call your city or an electronics store and ask about their programs. Even if they do not have a program, they probably know which local agency or company does.




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