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Sunday, January 18, 2015

How Electronics Recycling Michigan Helps Protect The Environment

By Enid Hinton


Tons of electronic waste is produced as individuals, businesses, government departments, and non-governmental organizations dispose of their electrical devices including computers, printers, copiers, scanners, communication handsets, phones, and televisions. Businesses and other end users of these devices should consider electronics recycling Michigan in order to help in managing the waste. New devices are being bought for use in homes and offices as the old ones become obsolete.

With the changes in technology and need for more efficient devices, new products are being released and the old ones are left unused. Some of these devices can still function properly and their parts could be reused in developing other electronic products. In homes, devices like television, phones, computers, and appliances are rendered useless as the users switch to new versions and models.

Similarly, in offices, lots of devices are also left unused as the businesses or government departments acquire modern equipments and machines. If the products are disposed in landfills, they begin harming the environment. Computer and television monitors or screens are designed using harmful materials like mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium.

In landfills, the products will release harmful elements to the environment. Eventually, the elements will end up in water masses like the rivers, lakes, and the swamps. These water masses are used for purposes like irrigation and provision of cleaning drinking water.

People end up consuming these harmful elements thus causing a lot of devastation. In order to save the environment and protect the health of people, there is need for proper management of such wastes. This is why specialized companies have come up to help in managing the handling and processing of the wastes to ensure they do not end up in the landfill.

Recyclers will sort out all the products, remove the useful components, and the harmful elements before they dispose the other materials. The glass and plastics that are found in the products can also be recycled so that they are reused. Very little waste ends up in the landfills and a bigger part is made into use again. Recycling is one way of reducing the production of new devices thus saving the use of raw materials and energy.

Some populations may not be able to afford the new devices and they would still do with the old-fashioned ones. Computers can be refurbished and made into use thus availing the technology to populations that could otherwise not be able to access it. The tasks of recycling the materials needs to be done by a certified company that has the expertise, equipment, and the desire to get rid of such materials from landfills.

When they are picked from your premises, such products are taken for sorting before the useful ones can be refurbished and resold. The components or parts in those useful machines are removed and used for other applications such as repairs. Other materials like the plastic or the glass are melted down and then used as raw material to manufacture other products. In the end, there is environment protection while at the same time reducing the rate at which raw materials are being depleted.




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