Why Recycle E-Waste ?

A wise man once said, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, rather, we borrow it from our future children.” And thus, it is our responsibility to re-use, reduce and recycle E-Waste to ensure that we hand it over to the coming generation in a condition better than how we had received it. Furthermore, allowing the E-Waste to simply lie around or be mismanaged is hazarduous for life. Many electronic devices contain toxic chemical substances. When they are not handled properly, this E-Waste is tossed into landfills, and the chemicals present in it leach into the soil, polluting the ground water as well as the air. Recycling electronic and electrical scrap is also an efficient cost-saving, energy-preserving technique. Electronics are made of components that contain valuable raw materials, such as copper and aluminium, or even platinum and gold. Thus, recycling old devices not only saves energy, but also lowers the cost, for fewer raw materials are required to manufacture new equipment.