Could they be used to repair old? Someone could take the plastic off these items and melt them down to use for other items. (Instead of it piling up in the city dump.)
2007-05-20 12:35:02 · 20 answers · asked by JBWPLGCSE 5 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Donate or recycle your gadgets.
Old electronics clog landfills. About 130 million mobile phones are retired every year, resulting in more than 65,000 tons of waste, including potentially hazardous materials such as lead and mercury.
Don't toss out your old cell phone; donate it to a charity.
Find a drop off location where you can recycle your old cell phones and rechargeable batteries by visiting www.call2recycle.org
2007-05-20 12:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by um yea hi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only 30% of redundant mobile phones will be eventually recycled with the rest abandonned in drawers or sent to landfill. In the UK alone it is estimated there is in excess of 80m outdated phones gathering dust with an annual increase of 10m.
Waste from mobile phones has become a major environmental issue, in particular some of the many substances used to manufacture mobiles contain the deadliest toxins known to man, these include Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium, Palladium, Lead and Beryllium. It therefore is essential that mobile phones are recycles to ensure disposal of any harmful toxins in a controlled manner.
For details of companies and charities collecting mobile phones, including a link to a database of over 40 000 drop off loacations in the US
http://howtosaveenergy.blogspot.com/2007/05/mobile-phone-recycling.html
Televisions and monitors should also be recycled as they too can contain some of the harmful toxins listed above. Your local authority should accept these for recycling at their household recycling centre.
Energy Saver
http://howtosaveenergy.blogspot.com
2007-05-21 00:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by howtosaveenergy.co.uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look on the internet for recycling companies in yur area within a 100 mile radius.
I printed out 2 different companies that we take our recyclebles to once to twice a year, because our recycling company doesn't take certain items. I am bound & determined to recycle everything as possible.
You could also get on freecycle.org & list them. There are hobbiests out there that love to work on electronics. Freecycle is all about keeping items out of the landfill & giving the stuff away for free. Check it out.
2007-05-24 09:03:37 · answer #3 · answered by lilzoo411@yahoo.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I think mobile phone stores and/or post offices take old phones and recycle them somewhere. Some of the charity shops might take the tv and use for parts. I do know some of them have tradespeople who fix up old ones. Worth checking out at least. Anyway just a thought. Cheers. dragonlady845.
2007-05-20 14:03:08 · answer #4 · answered by misajaca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are Recycling programs and centers that are available for you if you live in the Los Angeles are SoCal Computer Recyclers (877) PC RECYCLE accepts all electronics working or not for free and they work with the community. There are many centers like theirs available around the country just search electronics recycler for your area and be part of the solution!
2007-05-20 12:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't put them in the city dump anyways, they'll leech some nasty chemicals, because the circuit boards are covered in chemicals. I don't remember the exact compounds but I do know you're not supposed to because it creates a type of toxic gas as it breaks down. You need to take it to your local electronics disposal.
But yes, some places have programs that repair old computers and monitors and so on, then put them in schools, so they go to help kids that need it.
2007-05-20 16:04:17 · answer #6 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes take and donate to charity, a homeless shelter, place for after school programs or if you know of someone who needs it just give it to them. Most people buy a new one but it really a wast . Add memory , get it cleaned out of all junk in it aand with the new wirelees high speed it works great for kids homework and research for your self. First put in paper free to high school student. that keeps those greedy peole who just want it to sell from getting it . Help the needy not the greedy
2007-05-26 03:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by cooljeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can donate all cellphones at your local electronics store. I dropped off a lot of cell phones at Circuit City. Your local zoo is also taking taking cellphone so that they can be recycled as well. TV and radios can be donated to orphanges, halfway homes. You can donate them to your local churches as well.
2007-05-21 02:34:00 · answer #8 · answered by luckygirl69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i understand on your previous cellular telephones and ink out of your laptop, you could take to the submit workplace and that they've envelopes which you will deliver to a place which will recycle them..Its postage paid additionally.there's a field that has the envelopes sitting on between the tables...i'm hoping this facilitates..
2016-11-25 19:57:13 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or, unusable phones and TVs could be donated to charity thrift shops--some people really need a working, affordable phone or TV--even if old
2007-05-20 13:11:37 · answer #10 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋