Over half the States in the US have passed legislation mandating statewide e-waste recycling. All states use the Producer Responsibility approach except for California where they charge an upfront fee to the consumer for recycling and Utah where just education of recycling is required.
For most of us it will be illegal to put electronics in the normal trash. The trash hauler will red flag you if you try to put it in your trash and being caught will probably get you fined. A list of electronics to be recycled should include the following:
Televisions
Monitors
Printers
Computers ( laptop, notebook, netbook, tablet)
Electronic Keyboards
Facsimile Machines
Videocassette Recorders
Portable Digital Music Players
Digital Video Disc Players
Video Game Consoles
Small Scale Servers
Scanners
Electronic Mice
Digital Converter Boxes
Cable Receivers
Satellite Receivers
Digital Video Disc Recorders
Cell Phones
USEPA estimates that 85% of electronics are currently not recycled; these items contain mined materials that can be reclaimed, reused and recycled. Recycling rather than dumping these items saves resources and creates jobs, many of them right here in the US.
CoreCentric Solutions, Inc. in Glendale Heights, IL remanufactures appliance parts such as control boards, ice makers and mechanical timers. Benefits of using remanufactured parts include not only doing the right thing by helping the environment, but also helps to fulfill customer demand while keeping parts in the marketplace longer. Using remanufactured parts is also good for the ecomony. It keeps many of us in the USA employed.
To learn more about CoreCentric Solutions visit http://www.corecentricsolutions.com/
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