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Christmas is one of the best festivities of the year, but it is also one of the most wasteful. Tons of wrapping paper (enough to wrap around the Earth a couple of times), discarded items, outdated electronics, li-ion batteries, packaging material, and much more. As global environmental challenges intensify and the need for action grows, it becomes even more important to teach the next generations how to keep the environment clean and protected from hazards.
If you need a new monitor, mobile phone, tablet, or laptop, the upcoming discount season is the best time of the year to upgrade your gear. While it may be too early to know exactly what kind of electronics we will see during this discount event, we can make predictions based on what we saw last year.
Due to their price, features, and performance, rechargeable batteries can be found in nearly every electronic device. The first lithium-ion battery came out in the early '80s, but it was not until the 90's when those li-ion batteries became a standard for household and professional electronics. As we previously mentioned, most of our electric vehicles, computers, smartphones, and tablets use lithium-ion batteries. Because of metals, plastics and chemicals, those batteries represent an exponential risk to the environment and human health.
While keeping your electronics for extended lengths of time is an excellent way to save money and minimize e-waste rates, Americans tend to replace their smartphones every two years.
Upgrading your computers, smartphones, or tablets every other year is probably the most expensive way to get new gear. The depreciation of well-known brands like Apple or Samsung is surprising, but we understand that it would be almost impossible to keep them eternally.
More than 50 million tons of electronics are discarded annually, and this massive amount of e-waste is now representing a real risk to the global population. As you may know, electronic equipment can lead toxic chemicals into the ground and atmosphere, causing severe damage to both the environment and human health. Whether you are liquidating, selling, donating, or recycling your unwanted electronic equipment, it is always important to manage it correctly.