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The Friends of the Meyersdale Public Library's electronic recycling event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9, in the Meyersdale Area Elementary School parking lot. Appliances, computers, monitors ...
In 2023, Pennsylvania had only nine e-waste recycling sites that would accept any electronic device for recycling at no cost, according to Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center President and CEO ...
Jun. 12—People can toss their old computers, cellphones and gaming consoles during an e-waste collection at Freeport Area Middle School. The event will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 19. Hosted by ...
UNICOR, a large government contractor, produced over $765 million in sales in 2005 [31] and has accepted contracts for recycling e-waste since 1997. UNICOR has developed e-waste recycling operations in 10 federal prisons. [32] In addition, in 2009, UNICOR had 1,000 incarcerated individuals processing about 40 million pounds of e-waste. [33]
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a global problem; especially since many developed countries, including the U.S., ship their discarded electronic devices to less developed parts of the world. Oftentimes, the e-waste is improperly dismantled and burned, producing toxic emissions harmful to waste site workers, children, and nearby communities.
Computer monitors are typically packed into low stacks on wooden pallets for recycling and then shrink-wrapped. [1]Electronic waste recycling, electronics recycling, or e-waste recycling is the disassembly and separation of components and raw materials of waste electronics; when referring to specific types of e-waste, the terms like computer recycling or mobile phone recycling may be used.