Play Your Part In The Fight Against E-Waste

All electronics eventually die—even that brand new Galaxy S8 in your hands will meet its end sooner or later. While your focus might be on the next Android to replace this Galaxy, don’t lose sight of how you’ll dispose of your old cellphone. Most people won’t think twice about throwing out a smartphone, but they really should. It, along with other consumer electronics like prints, computers, and TVs, has components that are harmful to the environment if disposed of incorrectly. That’s why it’s so important to find a shredding service capable of e-recycling.

The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that improperly disposed e-waste can lead to health issues due to the direct contact with harmful chemicals, the inhalation of toxic fumes, or as a result of toxins leaking into water and soil sources. These chemicals, such as lead, cadmium, and beryllium are proven harmful to people, wildlife, and the environment.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) predicts only 15–20% of the world’s e-waste is recycled. The remaining 80–85% goes to landfills and incinerators. According to CIO business magazine’s article UN Summit on E-waste published in 2006, the United Nations predicted over 50 million metric tones of e-waste are produced worldwide. Over 10 years later, those numbers have only compounded.

These are troublesome statistics, but each individual and business can do their part to avoid adding to the problem. Disposal of e-waste needs to be done carefully by a professional data destruction company equipped with the ability to destroy and recycle old electronics without harming others or the environment.

You can easily do your part by finding a service that specializes in proper recycling of electronics. The team at Absolute Destruction is just such a service, as they’ve developed an elite on-site document destruction service that includes the disposal and recycling of electronics. From smartphones and computers to CD-ROMS and hard drives, they are equipped to destroy any kind of gadget.

The process results in complete destruction, which means personal information can’t be retrieved from its digital storage. As a result, any confidential data like financial accounts can’t be hacked and used to open fraudulent accounts in your name.

When the benefits to using such a service include helping the environment and protecting your info from identity theft, there’s no reason to dispose of your obsolete electronics on your own. Save the environment and your information; get a data destruction professional to help.