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E-waste is the electronics that we throw away.  It can be recycled at many places.  Cell phones and other electronics contain low amounts of gold and silver.  E-waste also contains toxic materials and it can affect the landfills.  If we recycle e-waste then there will be not as many toxic materials in the landfills.  Now only 12.5 percent of e-waste is recycled.  Be a better person and recycle E-waste.

Fun facts

  • Most of E-waste is made in China.

  • E-waste is any electronic that has been thrown away.

  • An estimate of 50 million tons of e-waste  are produced a year.

  • United States throws away 30 million computers each year.

  • E-waste is recyclable

  • Cell phones and other electronic items contain high amounts of precious metals like gold or silver.

  • Only 12.5 percent of e-waste is currently recycled.

  • E-waste is still the fastest growing municipal waste stream in America, according to the EPA.

  • If you recycle E-waste you can get money for the gold and other items in E-waste.

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Citations

http://www.electronicstakeback.com
http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-e-waste
http://mwelectronicrecycling.com/
http://www.totalreclaim.com/e-waste_problem.html