E-WASTE DEFINED

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Title: E-WASTE DEFINED


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DEFINED
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If you can plug it in, or if it contains chips or
circuit boards, chances are its E-Waste
  • Products that fall under this category include
  • Televisions
  • Computers and their monitors
  • Scanners
  • Printers
  • Keyboards
  • Lamps
  • Calculators
  • MP3 and CD players
  • Clocks
  • Phones
  • Flashlights
  • Digital and video cameras
  • Answering machines
  • Radios
  • VCRs
  • DVD players.

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Kitchen equipment also falls under the e-waste
definition
  •  Gadgets like
  • Toasters
  • Coffee makers
  • Microwave ovens 

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Lab equipment meets the criteria of e-waste
definition
  • Hot plates
  • Microscopes
  • Calorimeters

Printer cartridges also count as e-waste and
should be sent back to the manufacturer or
recycled at a retail store.
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With E-Waste Defined, How Do We Handle It?
  • E-waste is known to contain hazardous substances
    like
  • Cadmium, Lead, Chromium and Copper
  • It endangers humans everywhere and especially our
    health
  • Liver, Lungs, and Brain at risk.

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With E-Waste Defined, How Do We Handle It?
  •  It is known to interfere with the development of
    growing kids. 
  • Electronic waste that lingers in landfills seeps
    into the soil, polluting our plants, and causes
    air and water pollution. 
  •  The air pollution in turn causes the emission of
    harmful greenhouse gases. If we do not handle it
    correctly, it will continue to damage our health
    and home.

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E-waste can be handled in four different ways
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E-waste can be handled in four different ways
Donating your old electronic devices can be
rewarding. As can selling your old gadgets and
making a few bucks.
Keep your gadgets organized.
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The definition of E-Waste doesnt have to mean
something negative - Together we can turn e-waste
into tomorrows solutions.
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CONTACT US
  • All Green Electronics Recycling 
  • ADDRESS
  • 15561 Del Amo Ave. 
  • Tustin, CA 92780 
  • PHONE
  • (714) 782-1485 
  • EMAIL
  • info_at_allgreenrecycling.com
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