Recycling Electronics Made Easier

Everyone that lives in the 20Th century is surrounded by computers and electronics. You, or a loved one probably have one or two electronic devices in your pocket right now. These innovations have sprung up around every Conner. They make our lives faster and are made with the thought of making our lives easier. But what do you do when one breaks or becomes obsolete. Unlike the electronics of yesterday, which people took in to be repaired, (like vacuums, radios, and toasters) the electronics of today usually just get replaced. Most of these new gadgets are made of bad plastics and hazardous materials, including lead, cadmium, and mercury. LTD Screens have a chemical that loves to seep into ground water. How do we get "out with the old and in with the new" without throwing harmful trash out onto the streets and landfills? Recycling electronics has just of late become easier for most of us here in the USA. You can use your computer to find recycling solutions near you. Even some of the people that are selling new electronics are helping out. Best Buy has different ways of recycling your old items when you go in to pick out your new ones. They even have a pick up service for large TVs and appliances. Bust Buy have a $10 dollar fee for somethings but give you a gift card for $10 dollars to off set the cost. Most small stuff like monitors, phones, Small TVs and CD/DVD players can just be dropped off. Every U.S. Store will have a kiosks set up right inside the door where they take even the small stuff like inkjet cartridges and batteries. Best Buy is not the only store getting into the green spirit, many stores have recycling programs just give them a call before you go in to shop. If they don't have anything in place maybe mention it to a manager or who ever picks up the phone that they should start helping their costumers recycle properly or they might see a drop in business. Verizon Wireless goes a step further letting you drop off your old phone to be reconfigured and then donated to a family in need. This is available at Verizon stores nationwide. So please don't throw your old appliances of electronics out on the curb, find a place to recycle them. This is the least we can do for the environment and ourselves.

Sights to help Recycle electronics:
http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/hopeLineRecycling.html
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/computer-recycling-electronics-recycling-461219
http://earth911.com/electronics/
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat149900050025
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/ecycling/index.htm