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As technicians, we, the people behind this site know first hand the amount of electronics that are thrown away on a daily basis. With most of our manufacturing going to China, and substandard equipment and electronics being used for the sake of a low price to consumer, the garbage has been piling up, and it's only going to get worse. As concerned citizens of this planet, we are tired of the MASSIVE destruction of our planet. Our planet will survive, but it will surely destroy us before it will allow us to destroy it. Our greed and selfishness has reached an ALL TIME high, and we can no longer be slaves to products, destruction, and not care about our environment. We are destroying the future for our loved ones, leaving behind a legacy we must all be ashamed of. We need to take responsibility for our actions. We need to stop being a 'throw-away' consumer, and do whatever it is we can to properly dispose of our useless electronics. In addition, we will also educate you on the 'insider' secrets of the electronic manufacturing industry. It's a lot worse than you think! However, it all starts with YOU. We'll offer tips, resources, and what you can do to help. |
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Since our company is based in Brooklyn, NY, we thought we would post information on electronics recycling programs for our area. If your not located in the New York metro area, and want to do your part in properly recycling your electronic waste, just google the following "Electronics Recycling, Your City, Your state" - at the very least you'll find a private company which will offer a drop off locations. In the larger metro areas, some private companies will pick up your electronics waste at no cost.
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. 
In the early 1960's a book published by Vance Packard known as THE WASTE MAKERS - shed light on a dirty little secret with the Automobile and other consumer product manufacturer's... 
As consumers across the United States become increasingly dependent on technology, the mountain of electronic waste in our landfills continues to pile up. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), e-waste is now the fastest-growing area of the municipal waste stream. The EPA estimates that 2.6 millions tons of electronics were discarded in 2005 alone. Of this huge amount of waste, only 12.6% was recycled—a shockingly low number, especially considering that most electronic goods contain toxic chemicals that can pose health and environmental hazards as they leak into the soil and groundwater in landfills (
Can your item be repaired? If parts are required, are they available to a servicer? In some states, the answer may be "no."