How and what to recycle?

Answer 1

Different cities have specific guidelines. On the bottom of each plastic container there should be a teeny recycling symbol with a number in it. If the number is a 1 and your city says you can recycle that, then you can, but if it's a 7, and your city says that you can't recycle it, then you can't. Cardboard if allowed should be collasped and put into a paper bag or box and tied with twine. Plastics and foil should be crushed and put into a clear plastic bag. Do not recycle wax-coated freezer boxes or OJ containers. For things that can't be recycled, you can be creative and make things out of them, such as a CD mobile or something else, as simple as a newspaper flower. Reduce, Reuse and REcycle!

Electronic waste, e-waste, e-scrap, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices. The processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems because electronic equipment contains some very serious contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling and disposal of e-waste involves significant risk for examples to workers and communities and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaching of materials such as heavy metals from landfills and incinerator ashes.

If you are in the United States a good company to recycle your electronics with is All Green Electronics Recycling. All Green Electronics Recycling offers free pick-up and drop-off in the United States for your old computers, televisions, printers, monitors, cell phones and all other outdated electronics. THEY DO NOT EXPORT! Check out www.AllGreenRecycling.com or call(800)780-0347