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E waste is taking over the world: What Can We Do to minimize it?

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  Technology has advanced so rapidly in the last few decades that it's difficult to imagine life without smartphones, GPS maps, laptop computers, electronic devices, and many more. Discarded electrical or electronic devices are referred to as electronic waste (also known as e-waste). Improper disposal and processing of this waste can result in negative human and environmental consequences. Device life cycles are shortening—many products will be discarded once their batteries die, to be replaced with new ones. Companies purposefully plan their products' obsolescence by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that it is now usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one. Meanwhile, the businesses continue to profit from consistent sales. Here are some ways how we can minimize E-waste : Sell your old electronics: Selling or donating your electronic devices to those in need is one of the simplest and most effective w...

Scrap metal Recycling Risks & Exposures

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  The recycling industry includes a variety of facilities, each with its own set of risks.  Metal from home appliances, cars, rail tracks, automobiles, etc is the common source of recycled metal. Metals are recycled into two types: ferrous which contains iron and is magnetic, nonferrous metals are tin, copper, zinc, brass, lead. Vehicles provide the majority of ferrous metals for recyclers, whereas nonferrous metals are more valuable and command higher prices. Metal scrap recycling operations pose a wide range of hazards, including health risks from chemical exposure and safety risks from material processing operations and the equipment used in these tasks. Toxic metal exposure is far more common than you might think. While you may be under the impression that toxins are not easily absorbed, this is not the case. Even non-toxic precious metals can combine with toxic metals to form alloys that can harm you. You can be exposed to toxins if you are exposed to metal shavings, inha...

Why Businesses Should Consider Electronic Recycling Services?

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  Many businesses today rely on electronics for fast functioning their work, so there is an increasing demand by businesses for electronic needs. As companies are always on the lookout for the fastest, smartest and latest technologies to help them manage their hectic day–to–day operations. People just think of plastic when it comes to recycling but there are other things like electrical gadgets such as phones, laptops, etc can also be recycled. We must be careful of how we dispose of our gadgets when they reach the end of their useful lives, given our society’s ever-accelerating rate of technological progress. Recycling electronic debris does more than clear your house or office. It helps the world and its people in a variety of ways. As electronic garbage is made up of a mixture of plastic and hazardous elements. Its destructive qualities have the potential to harm both the environment and humans. Harmful material in these gadgets includes lead, mercury, arsenic, beryllium, etc. T...