E-Recycling Videos
LCCC SIFE has made a commitment to recycle computers for onecommunity.org. Please stop in at our SIFE store at 5296 Detroit Rd in Sheffield Village plaza to donate your used computers. They will be refurbished and given to Northeastern Ohio schools. To learn more about onecommunity click here. onecommunity.org
Update: In our first month we have collected 35 computers!
Buying recycled items can save you cash.
In todays tough economic times check out the Goodwill Thrift Shops. Being green not only helps the environment, but is also can save you cash.
The Goodwill Thrift Shops specialize in the selling of apparel, housewares, domestic, toys, shoes, furniture and miscellaneous items. The shops provide a good value and enables citizens to recycle useful, unwanted household items rather then throwing them into landfills. To find a Goodwill Thrift Shop near you go to Goodwill Thrift Shops
Local Recycling Events:
* Celebrate Earth Day April 22nd at LCCC.
* Lorain County Solid Waste E-Scrap Recycling Days for 2009: June 13th, July 25th, October 10th. For more information go to Lorain County Solid Waste
Data From the EPA's Fact Sheet: THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES
Electronic equipment has become a mainstay of our American way of life. In one way or another, it is an integral part of everything we do and own: TVs in our homes, GPS’s in our cars, cell phones and MP3 players in our ears, blackberries and video games in our hands, and computers in our laps and on our desks. The electronic industry generates nearly $2 billion a year, and it’s no small wonder. Americans own nearly 3 billion electronic products.
For each new product that comes along, one or more becomes outdated or obsolete. Consequently, we’re storing or discarding older electronic products faster than ever. In 1998, studies estimate about 20 million computers became obsolete in one year. In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) estimates that between 26-37 million computers became obsolete. Along with computers, TVs, VCRs, cell phones, and monitors—an estimated 304 million electronics—were removed from US households in 2005, with about two-thirds of those still in working order, according to Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) estimates.
Although used electronics represent less than two percent of the municipal solid waste stream, if we continue to replace old or outdated electronic equipment at our current rate that percentage will likely grow. In 2005, used or unwanted electronics amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons. Of that, about 1.5 to 1.8 million tons were primarily disposed in landfills, and only 345,000 to 379,000 tons were recycled.