Why recycling electronics is important?

Recycling electronics helps reduce pollution that would be generated while manufacturing a new product and the need to extract valuable and limited virgin resources. Electronic recycling also reduces the energy used in new product manufacturing.

What is e-waste articles?

Waste from end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment, known as e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem. E-waste contains valuable materials that have an economic value when recycled.

How are electronic devices recycled?

The e-waste recycling process The first stage in the recycling process for e-waste is the collection of electronic products through recycling bins, collection locations, take-back programs, or on-demand collection services. The mixed e-waste is then taken to specialized electronics recyclers.

What percentage of electronics are recycled?

A large number of what is labeled as “e-waste” is actually not waste at all, but rather whole electronic equipment or parts that are readily marketable for reuse or can be recycled for materials recovery. Only 12.5% of e-waste is currently recycled.

What is important recycling?

The more we recycle, the less garbage winds up in our landfills and incineration plants. By reusing aluminum, paper, glass, plastics, and other materials, we can save production and energy costs, and reduce the negative impacts that the extraction and processing of virgin materials has on the environment.

What are the advantages of recycling materials?

Benefits of Recycling

  • Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators.
  • Conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals.
  • Increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials.
  • Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials.
  • Saves energy.

What happens recycle technology?

From the recycling centre, specialist waste disposal companies take the discarded electrical products to a reprocessing plant where it is subsequently shredded into small pieces. Once shredded, strong magnets remove ferrous metals, such as steel, and non-metallic metals are collected using electronic currents.

Why is electronic waste a problem?

When broken or unwanted electronics are dumped in landfill, toxic substances like lead and mercury can leach into soil and water. Electronics also contain valuable non-renewable resources including gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminium and cobalt.