Although it may seem like your community does not have any way to make proper disposal of electronic waste easier, there are options that do make it convenient to properly recycle electric products. Below are a few methods listed that can be found in ever community.
Currently there are many corporations and business that have take-back programs in place, which are among the simplest e-waste management method. It functions very similar to an average recycling operation; consumers with access to unused or obsolete technology take their devices to a local branch of a corporation sponsoring a take-back program and drop it off, usually in a marked bin. From there, the electronics will be responsibly disposed of, following correct protocol. Both retailers and manufacturers have take-back programs in place, including well-known ones such as: Apple, HP, Sony, Best Buy, Radio Shack, and Staples.
The local community can host a buy-back program where the local community can buy people’s old electronics. The Local community can then sell the old electronics to large corporations that are willing to buy them. The company TechForward allows people to sign-up when they first purchase an electronic, so that after a certain period of time they will buy it back at a set price. Local communities can set up ecoATM where people can trade in their old phones for cash, thus reducing the e-waste produced by old cell phones.
There are many ways that a community can rally to properly and efficiently take care of electronic waste (e-waste), with minimal impact on the environment as well as maximum reusability for unused electronics. Communities can establish something related to Green Citizen. Where they offer electronics recycling service free of charge, they have trucks that visit neighbourhoods and also have local drop-off buildings.
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