According to the International Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Forum (%WEEE), up to 5.3 billion smartphones from major manufacturers such as Apple ($AAPL) are expected to be discarded this year. “Smartphones are one of the electronic products that we are most concerned about,” said Pascal Leroy, Director General of the WEEE Forum, a non-profit organizationcontinue reading

Electronics Recycling Visit the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA for more information on where to recycle electronics. For example greenlyelectronicsrecycling.com where you can recycle computers, laptops, cell phones, servers, monitors and any old and unwanted electronic equipment safely and conveniently with All Green Electronics Recycling. Donating or recycling consumer electronics conserves our natural resources andcontinue reading

Landfills are made for the disposal of true waste materials, like food products and non-recyclable items. It isn’t right to send electronic equipment to landfills because these products will not biodegrade and for a very long time. It is on record that while e-waste only makes up 2% of the mass in landfills, it accountscontinue reading