E-Waste Recycling Facts and Figures
Electronic waste, or e-waste , refers to any discarded products with a battery or plug. The biggest e-waste categories are small and large appliances and heating/cooling equipment. 1 If not properly disposed of, e-waste is devastating to the environment, making recycling and recovery programs critical. Items that can be recovered from e-waste to prevent environmental damage include constituents such as plastics, metals, and glass. When compared to multinational giants, small businesses create a fraction of the e-waste that the planet must collectively manage. Nevertheless, as the burden of ecological destruction grows with each passing year, small businesses can and must be a part of the solution for processing global waste. Below are useful facts and figures pertaining to e-waste recycling, intended to inspire business owners large and small to make changes in how they process waste: The Cost of Electronics Producing a computer along with its monitor takes at lea...