Place old appliance is not in the trash
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By Felipe Serrano
Sao Paulo (AE) - In time to retire an electronic, it costs warning. Older devices such as computers, cell phones, TVs, DVDs, monitors, etc.. should never be thrown in the trash.
Though they are taken to landfills, the components of such equipment contains metals that can contaminate the soil and reach groundwater and rivers. In addition, people who handle the garbage can suffer serious accidents if they are exposed to chemicals in aircraft.
The largest electronics manufacturers have programs to receive used equipment and assigning them to companies specializing in recycling this type of product. If you have to discard a computer without a mark, another way is to assign it to non-governmental organizations that make a reform and reuse these products. The Committee for Democratization of Information Technology (CDI) is the main type of NGO, which has offices throughout the country
Resell the broken equipment to computer shops, recyclers unknown or even junkyards are not environmentally sound options. There is a risk that the company just recycle usable parts and play the parts that do not profit in the trash.
Junk - Junk e-mail - material obsolete technology equipment - is a growing problem in the world. It is estimated that only in the European Union, are disposed around 8 million tons of electronic waste per year. In the U.S., the Agency for Environmental Protection (EPA) estimates there are 4 tons per year.
In the case of phones, a study by Ipsos in 2008, says that most Brazilians give the old phone to someone (34%) or resell the phone (26%). Seven out of every 100 people, however, play the device in the trash and recycle only 2%. F.S.
Source: State Agency
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