For every recycled monitor you're keeping 4 pounds of lead out of the environment. And according to Consumer Reports, other electronics components can contain chemicals like cadmium, mercury and flame retardants. These chemicals can leach into the groundwater from a landfill or be released to the air from incinerators. Recycling your electronics equipment is an environmental responsibility that Advanced Recovery takes seriously. Plus, we salvage some parts and pieces of computers for resale in our eBay store, which extends the useful life of the product.
Complying with government regulations for recycling electronics equipment isn't just smart, it's the law. The cost of fines your company could pay is significant if you improperly dispose of computer electronics equipment in a landfill. On October 10, 2000, the The Newark Star-Ledger reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined AT&T of Morristown, NJ, $195,000 for failing to hand over documents detailing the corporations computer disposal procedures. Check out the latest electronics recycling regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Did you know that it costs more money over the long term for your company to store end-of-life electronics equipment than to recycle them? Here's why. Typical storage costs for a 10x20 area is $345.00 per month. The typical cost for office storage space in the average city would be between $12 and $30 per square foot. Start recycling today.