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| eWaste Recycling Made Easy This week’s column has been adapted from Shawna’s new blog, “Gardening Nude,” which is roughly based on the concepts behind her soon-to-be published book with the same name – www. gardeningnude.com - - - - - - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – it’s the mantra we live by at the Coronado home, even more so because of my husband’s business. Luis owns his own computer services company and we are blessed regularly with an abundance of old computer parts and paraphernalia stacked to mountainous proportions in our garage. At first I was irritated by the volcanic pile of electronics. Where’s a Princess to park her car after all? However, I soon learned that recycling the heap of electronics is a great way to help save our landfills. The new term that defines most electronic equipment is “eWaste.” Unfortunately, electronics contain substantial amount of hazardous materials like lead and mercury. Our landfills are filled with toxins related to these products and it is now affecting the groundwater and the air we breathe in many locations across the nation. Do you want your family to suffer because of other people’s stupidity and ignorance in relationship to eWaste removal? I don’t – and my family is doing something about it. You can too. EWaste products often get shipped to third world countries where workers sort through the electronics and take them apart for reuse. Unfortunately, many of these workers are children or laborers without the proper safety equipment and are exposed to tragic amounts of contaminants and horrible working conditions. Therefore, working with the proper certified recycling company which recycles safely and sends the eWaste to the proper facilities where workers are not taken advantage of is absolutely critical. Recycling electronic equipment is common sense as the landfills in the United States are currently filled to the brim. Everyone should be working towards recycling these highly toxic products. A certified recycling company comes out and picks up a truckload every month or two at our home. Why not come together with others in your community and have an “eWaste Recycling Day” in your neighborhood? Currently, one of my favorite certified recycling groups in the nation is SIMS (www.simsrecyclingsolutions.com). If you go to their website you will see they are making a difference on a global level. Contact your county and local city government for further details on eWaste disposal. Taking care of your family’s safety starts right in your own neighborhood – call a certified eWaste recycling company in your local area today! Write Shawna at www.thecasualgardener.com and atThe Blog – www.gardeningnude.com |
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