Only 10 percent of the 140.3 million cell
phones retired in 2007 were recycled.[35]
Of the 2.25 million tons of electronics (TVs,
cell phones, computers, etc) retired in 2007,
82 percent were discarded, mostly to
landfills.[36]
About 304 million electronics were disposed of
from US households in 2005. Two-thirds of them
still worked.[36]
If we recycled all of the cell phones retired
each year, we would save enough energy to
power 18,500 homes for a year.[36]
In 2007, 82 percent of retired televisions and
computers were discarded, mostly to
landfills.[37]
Recycling one million laptops saves enough
energy to power 3,657 American homes in a
year.[38]
Recycling one million cell phones allows
35,274 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver,
75 pounds of gold, and 33 pounds of palladium
to be recovered.[38]
According to the National Recycling
Institute, 500 million computers became
obsolete in 2007.
In his book Natural Capitalism, Paul
Hawken writes when you discard a
five-pound laptop you are also throwing
away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it
took to make it. Besides benefiting from
not having to pay for recycling a
computer, donors who donate computer
equipment can receive tax deduction
receipt.
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and contact us today so we can arrange a
pickup?
Recycling For Charities will recycle and
restore used computer equipment donated by
area businesses and individuals. Our
mission is to have a significant
environmental impact by driving more
unwanted functional computers into the
refurbishing process, and hands of
low-income families and nonprofit
organizations, while minimizing their
effect on landfills, and their
contribution to harmful greenhouse gases.
Used computers in a downsizing or
uncertain economy can offer low cost
alternatives to low income families or
nonprofit organizations, such as schools,
and bridges the digital divide.
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