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Electronics recycling should be practiced in this day and age when new gadgets are in the market as soon as you bought the latest technology. Do not throw away your gadgets even if they are no longer functioning. There are still some uses to some of the gadget parts.
The National Center for Electronics Recycling
This is a non-profit organization that educates people on electronics recycling. Notice that some of the mobile networks have set up a box where you can “throw” all your unused and non-working gadgets.
These are not really going to the trash but it is going to different organizations like the National Center for Electronics Recycling. Aside from the penchant to recycle, the organization and other agencies also have the technology and the knowledge to dispose of parts that cannot be used anymore. Ask around or search the Internet for the nearest e-cyclers or electronic recyclers in your area.
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Beware of throwing away gadgets
First of all, the parts in your gadget may be used in several “evil” plans. Remember that technology can be used to detonate bombs.
It is very risky if technological parts reach the hands of wily individuals or worse, terrorists. Another important reminder in throwing away gadgets, particularly cellphones, laptops or personal computers is that personal files are still in the database.
If again, these gadgets reach the hands of a “low life” then your personal information is in danger of reaching a wider audience. Even if you are going to have your gadgets e-cycled, make sure that personal files are already deleted.
The process
There are mainly two ways where gadgets are e-cycled. One of the process is called dismantling.
As the name suggests, it entails manual disintegration of the gadget so that the parts are disassembled one by one. This process will yield hundreds of individual parts.
Some of these parts can still be reused. An e-cycling company can still market some of the parts. Those that cannot be used anymore will be shredded in a machine. This is the second process, shredding. The shredded parts will then be disposed. This way, the parts will no longer be used by enterprising people.
Increasing awareness
According to the data of the National Center for Electronics Recycling, there is an increasing awareness on e-cycling. On the average, there is an eight percent increase in the e-cycling advocacy.
This means that if 10 people practiced proper gadget disposal through e-cycling, the participants grew by eight percent the next year, which means 18 people have become advocates. There was no actual number mentioned though, just percentage.
The State of Maine saw a 50 percent increase on its third year of operation. The average percentage was pulled down because of California, which did not report a significant increase in the e-cycling program.
The greatest success of the e-cycling program is being able to advocate to at least 24 states, and counting, to pass laws for people and electronics company to practice electronics recycling.
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