Electronics Recycling - Five Reasons For Recycling Your Old Electronics

Novembre 19, 2009 | Eco Friendly, Eco News, Eco Opportunity, Electronics Recycling, Environment, Go Green, Green Lifestyle, Pollution, Recycling, Reduce Waste

By F. Tadesse

1. The most important reason for recycling electronics is to save our environment. Our electronics equipment contains some of the most toxic chemicals such as lead and mercury in large amounts. Though it is getting better now, for a long time most of our e-waste ended up in our landfills.

2. Making good money recycling our old electronics is another reason and there are various ways:

There are companies such as Gazelle.com that will pay you money if you send them your used electronic equipment, The amount you get depends on how old your electronics are, Whether or not it is in good working condition, if it has all its accessories such as chargers for cell phones, and head sets for iPods, and whether or not it has scratches, dents or other marks on its surface.
You can sell it on Craigs list. This is a good way to make very good money for your unwanted electronics.There are people who have made over $200 for a used lap top or a desk top.
You can put it on e-bay and you will be surprised how much you can get even for a broken piece of equipment.

3. You can donate your PC or cell phone to your favorite charitable organization such as Goodwill or a women’s shelter etc… Schools, libraries, and other nonprofit institutions will be very happy to have a functioning computer. Doing this is always rewarding and you could get tax deduction for donating depending on the value of your donation.

4. You can be creative and create something else out of your unused electronics. If you are somewhat computer savvy, you can convert an old lap top or desk top into a weather, news, and sports station using a widget, or an entertainment center. It can even be used as a backup storage for your data. With some imagination and ingenuity the possibilities of making other useful things out of gadget lying around the house is endless.

5. Finally when you recycle your electronics especially the bigger ones such as television and desk top PCs you get rid of clutter and that always feels good.

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