| With new technologies emerging everyday,
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| | Everyday things that people throw out
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| and more and more electronics becoming
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| | once they are no longer of use are
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| obsolete, our planet has a new challenge:
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| | causing serious environmental issues.
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| what to do with electronic waste.
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| | The good news is that people are becoming
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| Pollution from obsolete, broken or
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| | more aware of the problem of e-waste and
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| otherwise discarded electronics is known
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| | companies are emerging to do something
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| as "e-waste," and is becoming a great
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| | about it. It takes special facilities and
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| concern for industrialized nations.
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| | technologies to take discarded
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| | electronics and recycle them in a safe
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| What many people may not realize is that
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| | and environmentally friendly way.
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| obsolete electronics devises are thrown
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| | Electronics recycling companies are doing
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| out everyday and end up in landfills.
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| | just that in response to the need to
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| What is concerning about this is that
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| | effectively manage e-waste.
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| most electronics are made of metals and
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| | Now that the effects of this pollution
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| chemicals that are hazardous to the
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| | are apparent, people need to not only
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| environment. Anything from a calculator
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| | become aware of the problem, but take
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| to a laptop can be an environmental
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| | advantage of solutions to fix it. E-waste
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| danger. Toxins like mercury, lead,
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| | is and will continue to be detrimental to
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| selenium and arsenic are just a few of
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| | the environment unless we take advantage
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| the chemicals and materials that leak
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| | of electronic recycling. Effective, safe
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| from discarded electronics into the
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| | and simple: electronic recycling centers
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| ground, contaminating soil, water, and
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| | can safely recycle all the devises listed
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| eventually, people and wildlife.
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| | above as well as speakers, plasma
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| Although more people are becoming aware,
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| | screens, copiers, stereos, keyboards and
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| most people still don't understand the
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| | other electronics that you may never have
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| impact that electronic devises have on
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| | thought about recycling.
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| the environment. Most people don't think
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| | Because of the severity of e-waste
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| to recycle their calculator, phone
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| | pollution, and the action taken by
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| system, printer, fax machine or
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| | individuals and legislation, electronic
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| television. They end up on the curb to be
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| | recycling has become a multi-billion
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| picked up and taken to the landfill. Who
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| | dollar a year industry. As a matter of
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| would have known that your old television
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| | fact, e-waste is the fastest growing
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| screen and computer monitor contained
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| | segment of municipal solid waste. Find
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| lead and arsenic? Or that your cell
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| | out if there is an electronic recycling
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| phone's LCD screen is toxic to the
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| | center in your area to get your family,
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| environment if not disposed of properly
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| | friends and business involved with the
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| through an electronics recycling center?
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| | solution to e-waste.
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