Title: E-WASTE DEFINED
1DEFINED
2If you can plug it in, or if it contains chips or
circuit boards, chances are its E-Waste
- Products that fall under this category include
- Televisions
- Computers and their monitors
- Scanners
- Printers
- Keyboards
- Lamps
- Calculators
- MP3 and CD players
- Clocks
- Phones
- Flashlights
- Digital and video cameras
- Answering machines
- Radios
- VCRs
- DVD players.
3Kitchen equipment also falls under the e-waste
definition
- Gadgets like
- Toasters
- Coffee makers
- Microwave ovens
4Lab equipment meets the criteria of e-waste
definition
- Hot plates
- Microscopes
- Calorimeters
Printer cartridges also count as e-waste and
should be sent back to the manufacturer or
recycled at a retail store.
5With E-Waste Defined, How Do We Handle It?
- E-waste is known to contain hazardous substances
like - Cadmium, Lead, Chromium and Copper
- It endangers humans everywhere and especially our
health - Liver, Lungs, and Brain at risk.
6With E-Waste Defined, How Do We Handle It?
- It is known to interfere with the development of
growing kids. - Electronic waste that lingers in landfills seeps
into the soil, polluting our plants, and causes
air and water pollution. - The air pollution in turn causes the emission of
harmful greenhouse gases. If we do not handle it
correctly, it will continue to damage our health
and home.
7E-waste can be handled in four different ways
8E-waste can be handled in four different ways
Donating your old electronic devices can be
rewarding. As can selling your old gadgets and
making a few bucks.
Keep your gadgets organized.
9The definition of E-Waste doesnt have to mean
something negative - Together we can turn e-waste
into tomorrows solutions.
10CONTACT US
- All Green Electronics Recycling
- ADDRESS
- 15561 Del Amo Ave.
- Tustin, CA 92780
- PHONE
- (714) 782-1485
- EMAIL
- info_at_allgreenrecycling.com