In 2019, the UK produced approximately 1.6 million tonnes of E-waste, equivalent to approximately 23.9 kg of waste per person, with the worldwide figure sitting at around 53.6 million tonnes.
According to research from Spring, the UK will become the biggest contributor to e-waste in Europe over the next three years.
Electronic devices contain a variety of chemicals that are harmful to the environment. Of course, there are a lot of other reasons to handle e-waste.
For example, you can get more out of your computer, laptop and tablet devices than most people do. In addition, you can reduce your consumption.
So what exactly should (we all) be doing to lower our e-waste production? To learn about the most important aspects of managing your e-waste, read on!
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Trade In Your Old Computers and Other Devices
Maybe you’re not sure what to do with your old electronics. Many companies recycle them. This is why they offer you the option to trade in your old devices for credit.
You can sometimes get company credit by returning your old devices to some of the largest companies, such as Apple and Amazon. With that credit, you can purchase anything else you want.
Additionally, these companies will utilize the latest technology to get the most out of your old devices. You won’t waste your old devices. On top of that, you will receive credit!
Fix Your Computer or Device
Repairing devices can reduce many types of e-waste. It is easy to find quality companies that can repair your computer, tablet, mobile phone laptop PC or devices, even if you do not know how. Great companies can often restore your device to a condition that is better than what it was before it broke.
You can also learn how to fix your own devices by following our blog posts or YouTube videos.
Please consider donating your devices to charity.
Your devices may not be of much use to you right now. Despite this, other people will see things they can do with them.
You can also help people who do not have the same privileges by donating devices to charity. It might surprise you how much value many people can gain from devices that have lost a lot of their functionality.
Even something as simple as a word processor can change a person’s life. People can also benefit greatly from a broken smartphone that only serves as a phone or a communication device.
Don’t give up hope if your device is completely broken. Your charity may be able to provide quality repair services for your devices if you donate them to a charity that works with quality companies like we do.
As a result of their ability to receive many old computers, laptop PC, tablet or mobile phone devices, they may be able to work out deals to get their devices repaired in bulk.
To sum it up, just because you don’t see any use for something, doesn’t mean that someone else won’t find a way to utilize it. Then why not give it to them to use in some useful way if you aren’t going to keep it yourself?
Recycling Electronic Waste
At the very least, just recycle your device. You can recycle electronic devices in several ways. In the traditional sense, you send devices away to a facility that breaks them down and reuses the parts.
This is another great way to prevent toxic waste from ending up in landfills. Taking advantage of such opportunities is also another way of ensuring that the earth’s limited resources end up in hands where they can be put to good use.
Another option is to reuse devices in new ways. You can simply use your broken phone for the functions that it does, for example, if it performs only a few functions then use and be happy to use just those functions.
The device doesn’t need to be anything more than a calculator to be useful. Calculators are useful for many reasons.
Selling your device is easy.
Many people don’t want to deal with anything too complicated or expensive. When recycling is not obvious, people may prefer to throw something away instead. However, if they realized that they could make money off of their electronics, they might not feel this way.
At the very least, you can sell your own electronics online. You will, of course, only get an excellent price for devices such as computers that still function in some way.
It might be worth trying to see if anyone out there is willing to purchase your old device if you’re getting rid of it only because you have a new one.
Do not underestimate your chances of success if you have never done this before. If your devices can still perform any of their functions, there is a good chance that somebody will value them. Never assume that no one would want it because it’s too old or no longer works.
Summary
This brief article should have given you some ideas about how to reduce your e-waste. We are becoming increasingly aware of how we consume the resources of our planet. There are limited resources, so making the most of them makes sense.
Knowing how to reduce your e-waste will help you reduce your carbon footprint and overall consumption. You’re investing in our future.
Feel free to reach out and get in touch with us here at any time if you’d like to learn more about how to manage repair or recycle your old devices.
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