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February 12, 2007
Global Warming day 12
HAVE YOU RECYCLED AN OLD CELL PHONE?
This magic box appeared in DUANE REED! (It's like walgreens in the city) What does it do? Well it is to recycle your cellphone!
In Duane Reed! You cant swing a dead cat without hitting one. This is great and it comes from RBRC.org a website from called Call2recycle I found it by accident, I was actually in line to use their ATM, in a rush, and the woman ahead of me was taking for-ever. I looked down and found the Call2Recycle box! So I took the photos below and I grabbed a bag, and tomorrow I'll recycle some of the old phones I have around here.
Have YOU EVER recycled a cell phone? More facts on why you should recycle on the link below my pictures!
Results of Improper Trash Disposal
Cell phones contain many hazardous materials including mercury and lead, that if improperly disposed can harm the environment, and potentially become detrimental to humans and wildlife.
Electronic devices thrown into the trash end up buried in landfills or burned at waste-to-energy facilities. There are better options such as reusing and recycling.
The following materials are typically found in cell phones:
* Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Polycarbonate (PC) - 20%
* Copper (CU) - 19%
* Silica, Soda, Lime (Glass) - 11%
* Aluminum (Al) - 9%
* Iron (Fe) - 8%
* Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) - 6%
* Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - 5%
* Epoxy - 5%
* Polycarbonate (PC) - 4%
* Silicon (Si) - 4%
* Polyoxymethelyne (POM) - 2%
* Polystyrene (PS) - 2%
* Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBA) - 2%
* Nickel (Ni) - 1%
* Tin (Sn) - 1%
* Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) - 1%
* Gold, palladium, and silver are represented in other metals as less than one percent.
Wireless phones generally contain 40% metals, 40% plastics, and 20% ceramics.
Posted by jeff galusha at February 12, 2007 10:39 PM