Upgrade Your E-Waste Knowledge 25

June 01, 2017

What you do with your old cell phone and TV monitor could help conserve valuable resources, or it could contribute to contaminating groundwater.

Updated On 06/01/2017 | Originally Published On 04/16/2015

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Dangerous levels of toxic metals have been found in groundwater near e-waste dump sites
Up to 50 million tons of e-waste are expected to be dumped in 2017
If you piled U.S. consumers’ e-waste for one year, it would be higher than Mt. Everest
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The stats speak for themselves — as the tech industry takes bigger leaps, we leave more e-waste in our wake.

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Amazing! Now that you know the facts — which of your old electronics are you going to recycle (and how will you do it)? Share your thoughts below!

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What happens to our devices as we move on to the next big thing (and the next one after that)? Take this quick quiz and get the lowdown on what e-waste is made of — and how to properly dispose of it.

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Rhonda O. 2 months ago

I did not realize how much e-waste we produce.

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May P. 3 months ago

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irina r. 7 months ago

Good idea!!!!

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Linda S. 8 months ago

Cool

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Ken M. 8 months ago

We have become such a throw away society that e-waste has become a huge issue that still requires a lot of manual labour to process. More distributors have to become take back stations to allow proper recycling of such items.

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