| Recycling is one of the best ways in which to have a | | | | nerve and brain damage in animals. |
| positive impact upon the world in which we live in. | | | | Organisations such as Oxfam have set up schemes |
| Recycling is highly beneficial for the natural | | | | where other charities and schools in the third world |
| environment and human beings. The amount of the | | | | can benefit from old disposed computers. Oxfam |
| rubbish we create and dump into the environment is | | | | collect old computers in order to raise money to help |
| rapidly increasing everyday, which is having a | | | | those in need. By disposing of computers in this way, |
| horrendous effect on the environment, resulting in | | | | you can help the environment and decrease the |
| global warming and the increase in temperature rise. | | | | population levels. Also at the same time companies |
| The reasons why we are creating more waste are | | | | can feel good about the way they have disposed |
| due to; increase in wealth, therefore we have more | | | | computers, knowing that they are helping others. |
| money to buy products, resulting in more waste. | | | | It is very important to recycle computers, due to |
| Increase in population means, there are more people | | | | high number of computers being disposed of |
| creating waste. New packaging and technological | | | | incorrectly or just stored away, is increasing the risk |
| products are being developed, much of these | | | | of polluting the environment with unfriendly toxins |
| products contain materials that are not biodegradable. | | | | and excess waste. |
| Recycling is incredibly important as waste has an | | | | Basically any part / component of a computer can be |
| extremely negative blow upon the ecosystem. | | | | recycled, the keyboard, mouse, printer and monitor. |
| Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are | | | | The steel cases can be sold on for scrap metals, as |
| released from rubbish in landfill sites. Recycling helps | | | | can the chassis of the computer, floppy drive chassis, |
| to reduce the pollution caused by waste. Habitat | | | | hard drive cases and drive platters. Heat sinks have |
| destruction and global warming are some the affects | | | | to be separated out during the recycling process due |
| caused by deforestation. Recycling reduces the need | | | | to their high aluminium alloy content and these are |
| for raw materials so that the rainforests can be | | | | recycled separately and for less money per kilo |
| preserved. | | | | nonetheless still worth a cash value. |
| The production of computer parts involves numerous | | | | Just by correctly disposing products can help the |
| chemicals which are highly dangerous to our health | | | | environment greatly. By doing this you are also doing |
| and surroundings. The Information Technology | | | | your bit to help fight against global warming, habitat |
| production industry has enormous carbon imprints; | | | | destruction and deforestation. All things which are |
| however the carbon imprints can be reduced through | | | | harmful to us and the future generations that have |
| recycling of computer components. | | | | to live on this planet. Due to vast amount of |
| In order to produce computer parts the IT industry | | | | computer waste, computers could become more |
| uses raw dwindling resources and materials which are | | | | expensive, due to European laws may force makers |
| already relatively scarce. It is a well known fact that | | | | to recycle old machines and computer hardware in |
| major companies only keep IT equipment for around | | | | order to help the environment. |
| 3 years and then dispose of it. Most of the IT | | | | Computer experts have warmed when the new laws |
| equipment is in good condition and can be reused and | | | | are put into force overall computer prices may |
| deployed in the use of charities, homes, schools etc. | | | | levitate to anything between $50 to $100. This may |
| Recycling can help in the deployment of old | | | | force companies into leasing computers to reduce |
| computers, computer components and other | | | | their CPA, and bring down cost in general. |
| computer related equipment, recycling redundant and | | | | Overall disposing of computers correctly by recycling |
| damaged computers can be turned into component | | | | parts and components could result in a better cleaner |
| metals which can then go towards building new | | | | less toxic environment. Cleaner environment means |
| computer or fixing damaged machines. | | | | less global warming, habitat destruction and |
| Most of the environmental concerns which lie with | | | | deforestation. Also reducing the amount of raw |
| inappropriate disposal of computers are the monitor. | | | | materials needed in order to produce these machines. |
| Each colour monitor contains on an average of 4 to 5 | | | | It is therefore highly important to dispose of the |
| pounds of lead. Other chemicals found in computers | | | | computer in the right place. In many countries |
| are mercury, cadmium a known carcinogen and | | | | dumping of electronic equipment in many areas is |
| Hexavalent Chromium which is known to cause high | | | | banned due to highly toxic chemicals in some |
| blood pressure, iron-poor blood, liver disease, and | | | | components. |