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Guide to Electronic Waste Recycling [Visual]

May 13May 12Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged donate, drop-off, e-scraps, e-waste, ecogreenlove, electronic waste, electronics, gadgets, infographic, Recycling, reduce, repair, reuse, tips, Waste management

Electronics is becoming one of the fastest-growing solid waste streams in the world. As devices become more accessible and affordable, more and more of these items go into landfills. Technology aims to make lives easier. There’s nothing inherently wrong with wanting to live more efficiently, but the detrimental environmental effects of consuming electronics at a rapid rate can no longer be ignored.

What’s worse, electronic waste or e-waste has become more rampant in recent years. In a bid to find solutions for frequently replaced electronics, consumers are looking for measures to safely recycle their old gadgets.

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Make it last! – A Guide to Batteries 🔋 [Visual]

February 21March 24Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged batteries, e-waste, ecogreenlove, electronic waste, infographic, low waste, Recycling, reuse, tips, Waste, Waste management

A Guide to Batteries [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Chemicals from batteries which are incinerated or go to landfill may pollute lakes and streams, vaporise into the air, or leach into groundwater, exposing the environment to highly corrosive acids and bases. So it is best to make sure batteries are properly recycled and disposed of.

Don’t store dead batteries in a drawer at home. Dispose them keeping them in a separate container, otherwise they can contaminate the plastics, glass and cans. We don’t want contamination in the recyclables.

Below, we made a simple guide for you to know how to store your batteries so they last longer, how to test when are they truly empty and which devices might work with half-empty batteries before you can dispose of them.

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How to Recycle Electronics [Infographic]

June 30July 9Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged donate, e-waste, electronic waste, electronics, gadgets, how to recycle electronics, infographic, Recycling, refurbish4 Comments

Every year we throw away 11.7 million tons of e-waste, which is any electronic waste that is either obsolete or no longer wanted. With the amount of global e-waste expected to grow by 8 percent per year, we can’t afford to toss everything in the trash and contribute more and more to growing landfills. The good news? Our highly prized electronics are made of plastics, glass, and other materials that can be recycled and made into new items. Alternatively, you can give new life to slightly outdated laptops, monitors, printers, and more by donating them to schools, thrift stores, non-profit charities, or refurbishers. So before you toss those batteries in the trash or kick your old TV to the curb, read on for tips to responsibly donate or recycle your used electronics.

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How to get rid of almost Anything [Infographic]

October 31November 6Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged appliances, automotive chemicals, construction debris, electronic waste, household waste, how to dispose, infographic, junk removal, Recycling, tires, waste disposal, waste facility, Waste management, where to dispose2 Comments

How to get rid of almost Everything [Infographic] | ecogreenlove

Whether it’s a mattress, an old appliance or construction debris, when you’ve got something you need to trash, it’s not always as easy as throwing it in the weekly pickup. Large items need special care in order to be taken away — and, more than that, they need intentionality in their disposal if you want to minimise their resulting impact on the environment. That means, when you want to dispose of something but don’t know how to do it, you need a basic understanding of where and how to get rid of goods.

Is it possible to dispose of goods without contributing to the 220 annual tons of waste generated in the United States? What do you do with items that won’t fit into regular trash pickup? The answer to these questions lies within the field of waste management.

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E-Waste: What you need to know [Infographic]

May 23May 22Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged Apple, closing the loop, dell, e-waste, effects of e-waste, electronic waste, environment, facts and figures, human health, infographic, microsoft, pollution, Recycling9 Comments

“Since the start of 2017, we have thrown out more than 6.4m tonnes of electronic goods, according to The World Counts, a website keeping a live tally of global e-waste. If past patterns are any judge, not much of this will get properly recycled: less than a sixth of the e-waste discarded around the world in 2014 was dealt with in this way, says the UN.”

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