3. INFORMATION
Each Year..
• The USA discards 30 million computers.
• 100 million mobile phones are disposed in Europe.
4. RECYCLING
Recycling is the process of basically turning used materials (e-waste) into new products which
is very environmental friendly. Recyclable materials include many kinds of
glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics.
It, in a way, also saves energy and money.
5. RECYCLING-ACCEPTABLE
ITEMS
Not all the electronics can be recycled, some could give out health hazards and reactions
unknown.
Here’s a short list of acceptable items:
Batteries (Rechargeable, Single use)
-Cellphones ,PDAs ,Pagers
-Computers and related (Monitor, software disks, CPU)
-Printers/ Scanners/ Fax Machines
-Televisions
-VCRs, DVDs
6. PROBLEMS
-Approximately 50 million tons of E-Waste produced every year, and only 15-20% of the
50 million tons could be recycled before more E-Waste are produced.
8. CHARTS
This is a graph of a survey with only one simple question, the question was “Reason for
recycling”.
Reason for recycling
Because it will be recycled.
I need the space.
I know it's not right to dump in the landfill.
It is free.
I don't know where else to take it.
11% 33%
11%
19%
26%
9. CHARTS
This survey has recycling preferences. The question was “How do you prefer to recycle your
e-waste?”
How do you prefer to recycle your E-Waste?
Collection Events. Take it to a recycling centre.
Take to local charity for reuse. Take to a computer retailer.
Ship back to manufacturer.
4% 3%
9%
26% 58%
