HOW TO RECYCLE ELECTRONICS – A BEGINNERS GUIDE Linda Martin Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales Date Adventure Works: The ultimate source for outdoor equipment
• It is important not to simply throw away your electronics. Not only is recycling electronics good for the environment, but when you toss electronics in the trash, landfills become exposed to toxics inside the products.
How to Recycle Electronics that Can be Reused • If your product is in good enough condition to be reused, donate it to a respectable reuse organization. Reputable companies won’t export goods for reuse unless they are fully functional, ensuring that they are being handled properly.
• Another way to reuse electronics is by using the manufacturer’s takeback program. - Many companies that produce electronics will recycle your old gadgets for free, and some may offer money back or trade-in value for your efforts.
How to Recycle Electronics at the store Staples office supply takes back many electronics products free of charge because of their partnership with HP.
Best Buy takes back electronics at every store they have, including televisions.
How to Recycle Electronics that Can be Reused • If you are looking into how to recycle electronic hand held devices, cell phone recycling is an easy thing to look into as well, because you can mail them back for free to many recyclers.
Before you can recycle your computer, you must erase your data from its hard drive.
Make sure that you don’t just erase the files, you need to clean the hard drive so that it can’t be recovered by anyone else.
Some recyclers do this for an extra charge, or you can use free software that overwrite your data, like Active@KillDisk and Softpedia DP Wiper.
Recycling electronics is good for the environment, can save you money, and is good for the health of the human beings around us. Taking the time to be more thoughtful with your old devices is surely worth it.
CONTACT US All Green Recycling http://www.allgreenrecycling.com
ADDRESS 15561 Del Amo Ave. Tustin, CA 92780
PHONE (714) 782-1485
EMAIL info@allgreenrecycling.com