WHERE DO OUR RECYCLED

ELECTRONICS GO?

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HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR RECYCLED E-WASTE ENDS UP?

What Happens To Recycled Electronics At E-Cycling Centers?

Electronic devices like televisions, MP3 players and printers can be dropped off at one of the numerous drop-off e-waste recycling centers located around the globe.

Whenever you drop off one of these electronic gadgets, an inspection is conducted in order to see if the item is salvageable.

NY is one of the 80 different drop-off e-cycling locations in the city of New York.

Each year, this site alone handles nearly 350 tons of e-waste materials and the technicians either refurbish or resell electronic devices that are still usable.

What Happens To E-Waste That Cannot Be Reused, Resold or Refurbished?

Any electronic gadgets that cannot be reused or refurbished in their present condition are then wrapped up along with all of the other recyclables and shipped off in tractor-trailer trucks to an actual designated e-cycling plant.

Once the technician has inspected the

electronics, the devices are shredded through a

shredder that breaks them down into much

smaller chunks. Each plant sorts the electronics materials a

little bit differently; however, a lot of them use a system called an optical sorting system.

It categorizes all of the pieces and parts into designated bins for

computer chips, plastic and metal. The bins with these commodities are then sold on the market all over the

world.

What Happens After The Recycling Process?

After the materials have been sold, the real recycling takes

place. Computer plastics actually

contain materials that are flame-

retardant. These are reused in order to

produce more technological

materials.

Plastic is usually sold to Chinese manufacturers

so it can be used in other electronic

devices. Rare earth metals are elements often used in a lot of electronic gadgets, and are also a lot easier to extract form recycled e-waste than from the

actual earth.Metals that are extracted from the recycled e-waste

often stays closer to its original home due to the fact that the U.S. usually still has a lot of domestic

uses for and manufacturing plants for metals.

So where do our recycled electronics go? Now you know! Feel free to spread the word and pass along the importance of

recycling our electronic waste.

CONTACT US

All Green Recyclinghttp://www.allgreenrecycling.com

 ADDRESS15561 Del Amo Ave. 

Tustin, CA 92780  

PHONE(714) 782-1485 

EMAILinfo@allgreenrecycling.com