What are the environmental concerns?
Computers and electronics are an integral part of our daily lives. We use them for communication, data storage, keeping up with the daily news, and many other activities in our lives. We have reached the point where we can’t live without them. But electronics have become a waste disposal problem as well. Large quantities of televisions, computers, VCR’s, printers, cellphones and other electronic equipment are finding their way to closets, attics, garages, storage areas, illegal dumps and landfills as the products become obsolete. The computer and electronic waste stream is growing rapidly in the United States. While the electronic waste stream is only two percent of the municipal waste stream, it is growing three times faster than any other waste material we generate. It has been estimated that Americans dispose of 12 million to 14 million computers each year and this number is expected to increase. Many computers and electronics contain components that can be hazardous to the environm
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