Recycling is one of the most useful environmental practices around.
Since some items need special handing to be recycled and can’t be placed in your recycling box on trash pick-up day; here are some places that specialize in recycling computers, other electronics.
RECYCLING FACTS
The U.S. currently recycles 32.5 percent of its waste, compared with about five percent in 1970.
According to the EPA, recycling cuts global warming pollution by the equivalent of removing 39.6 million passenger cars from the road.
Before 1973, no curbside recycling programs existed in the United States. By 2006, about 8,660 curbside programs had sprouted up across the nation.
31 percent of plastic soft drink bottles, 45 percent of aluminum cans and 67 percent of all major appliances are now recycled.
Only 13 percent of water bottles are recycled. In 2005, Americans purchased 30 billion water bottles, and 26 billion of them wound up in landfills.
For more information about recycling visit www.benefits-of-recycling.com
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Maven Technologies
Whether you’re a commercial organization or a consumer looking for an easy way to recycle your old TV, you can trust Maven Technologies to securely dispose of your unwanted electronics.
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Ecopark
The ecopark is a residential drop-off facility – not-for-profits, home offices, etc. and, except for household hazardous waste materials, residents are responsible for unloading their own vehicle.
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