Electronic Recycling

Electronic waste (E-Waste) accounts for 70 percent of the overall toxic waste that you currently find in landfills. In addition to valuable metals like aluminum, electronics often contain hazardous materials like lead and mercury. When placed in a landfill, these materials (even in small doses) can contaminate soil as well as drinking water. Electronic waste or “e-waste” is the term used to describe old, end-of-life electronic appliances such as computers, laptops, television sets, DVD players, mobile phones, mp3 players, etc., which have been disposed of by their original users. While there is no generally accepted definition of e-waste, in most cases, e-waste comprises of relatively expensive and essentially durable products used for data processing, telecommunications or entertainment in private households and businesses.