The program will be expanding to Canada later this year. In Europe, laws were passed earlier this month requiring electronics companies to recycle. All brands of computer equipment will be accepted. Modern electronic computer equipment includes more than 1,000 different materials, including lead and cadmium in computer circuit boards, lead oxide and barium in computer monitors' cathode ray tubes, mercury in switches and flat screens, and brominated flame retardants on printed circuit boards, cables and plastic casing. These substances can contamite soil, groundwater and air.
Pricing is based on the quantity and type of product to be returned.
A list of practical waste reduction solutions for homeowners appears below. June 9th Click here for a complete description of these waste management solutions. Remember, a wide variety of items and materials can be recycled locally. Everything from clothing, to construction material, to electronic equipment, to eyeglasses can be recycled. In many cases, recycling is actually easier than landfill disposal.