Why should you care?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, about 70% of the
toxic heavy metals in landfills comes form electronic waste.
At some point electronics break or become obsolete; but the lead and
mercury contained inside them cause lasting damage to our environment
by leaching into the ground water and polluting our streams and
wildlife.
What should you do?
Laws for electronic waste are changing all the time. For the latest
reuse or disposal options, call the Recycling Center Hotline or visit
their website for a searchable list. Currently here at Palo Verde, to
get you and family started on life-long recycling habits we will
continue to collect mouse, cell phones and accessories, CDs or DVDs,
inkjet printer cartridges, small electronic batteries- up to “D” size,
laptop batteries, cell phone batteries and fluorescent light bulbs.
The electronics recycling box is located next to the office entrance.
What else can you do?
Electronics are perfect candidates for reuse. Rather than recycling,
give them to someone who can use them.
Filed under: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
