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    "E-waste can be addressed in four different ways. We can throw our e-waste out, causing the problems that were just discussed. We can choose to recycle our electronic devices. You should always recycle specific light bulbs, and used batteries, for example. The third way to deal with the e-waste problem is to reuse the products we no longer need. People can donate their old gadgets, or send them back to the manufacturer so that they can repurpose the product. The final solution to the e-waste problem is to sell your used devices before they get too old, any of these three solutions are effective and responsible. This is from an article that appeared on All Green Website: http://www.allgreenrecycling.com/blog/e-waste-problems/"

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    "E-waste can be addressed in four different ways. We can throw our e-waste out, causing the problems that were just discussed. We can choose to recycle our electronic devices. You should always recycle specific light bulbs, and used batteries, for example. The third way to deal with the e-waste problem is to reuse the products we no longer need. People can donate their old gadgets, or send them back to the manufacturer so that they can repurpose the product. The final solution to the e-waste problem is to sell your used devices before they get too old, any of these three solutions are effective and responsible. This is from an article that appeared on All Green Website: http://www.allgreenrecycling.com/blog/e-waste-problems/"

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    WASTE PROBLEMS

    -waste, and what are the e-waste proble

    Electronic waste (e-waste) is defined in general as any used electronic


    devices or components that need to be disposed of properly.
    When we toss our
    laptops, batteries, light
    bulbs or other gadgets
    into the garbage
    We are shipping our
    e-waste to landfills
    Where it
    accumulates and
    poses a risk to
    human beings and to
    the earth.

    he e-waste problems associated with the environ

    E-waste builds up in our


    landfills and gets heated
    by the sun, where it
    emits harmful gases and
    seeps in to the soil.

    Essentially every person


    and every organism that
    is exposed to e-Waste
    are put at risk.

    E-waste doesnt just


    affect humans, it hurts
    sea mammals, birds,
    aquamarine life and
    animals.

    The soil and air that is


    now polluted
    contaminates our crops,
    vegetables, flowers,
    shrubs, trees, grasses,
    saplings and herbs.

    the e-waste problems associated with p

    Causes of
    E- waste
    To our
    health

    Contains toxic
    material, like
    lead, mercury,
    cadmium,
    beryllium and
    arsenic.

    Barium in ewaste causes


    your brain to
    swell after only
    a short
    exposure!

    Brominated
    flame retardants.

    Brominated flame
    retardants is
    associated with
    thyroid problems
    and fetal
    damage.

    They create
    even more
    toxins that we
    get exposed to,
    like furans, and
    halogenated
    dioxins.
    Endocrine
    disruption,
    reproductive
    disorders, and
    cancer because of
    these toxic
    substances we
    allow to leak out.

    Even our children


    are affected, as
    lead causes an
    impairment in
    mental
    development.
    Toxic to your
    kidneys, and will
    eventually
    negatively impact
    the reproductive
    system and the
    nervous system.

    It also causes
    heart, spleen and
    liver damage.
    Mercury has
    been proven to
    harm
    developing
    fetuses, and
    babies are in
    jeopardy
    because
    mercury is
    passed through
    mothers milk.

    ste Problems: What do we do?

    E-WASTE CAN BE ADDRESSED


    IN FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS
    We can
    Reuse the
    We can
    choose to
    products
    throw our
    recycle our
    we no
    e-waste
    electronic
    longer
    out
    devices
    need

    Sell your
    used
    devices
    before
    they get
    too old

    CONTACT US
    All Green Electronics
    Recycling
    ADDRESS
    15561 Del Amo Ave.
    Tustin, CA 92780

    PHONE
    (714) 782-1485

    EMAIL
    info@allgreenrecycling.com

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