Waste is classified into five different types: liquid, solid, organic, recyclable, and hazardous. What about e-waste? Every other year, thousands of unwanted equipment is disposed of because users want new equipment. This fact means that we have tons of electronic waste and more used equipment waiting to shift into e-waste every year.
We had previously talked about green technology and some of its benefits. Today we will give you some extra information about green technology. It promotes and supports the recycling of waste materials to reduce pollution and its effects.
Our IT equipment contains valuable pieces made of copper, gold, aluminum, etc. Since our devices hold worthy materials, we could be sitting in a gold mine, and we had not even noticed.
New robots and technologies allow big companies to separate e-waste from valuable components, and this lets the recovered parts assist new manufacturing processes.
How can we contribute to proper waste management?
An excellent way to take your e-waste responsibility seriously is to implement the 3R "reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Using your equipment for more time means you are prolonging its lifecycle. This fact will let you save some money while you minimize the tons of e-waste reached every year.
- You can also hire an environmentally safe e-waste recycling service to protect your company's reputation, confidential data, and the environment.
- Selling your used equipment means you are letting it have more owners until it reaches the end of its life; it is the best way to preserve the environment and will let you make some money from it.
