| These days, given the tremendous amount of | | | | seep the toxic ingredients of batteries and this |
| waste that is generated every single day, more | | | | may lead to soil and water contamination. |
| and more emphasis is given towards recycling. | | | | Meanwhile, cellular phones have become |
| Organizations and even governments all around | | | | indispensable gadgets. In fact, the number of cell |
| the world are calling for the efficient | | | | phone subscribers is anticipated to grow by the |
| implementation of recycling measures especially | | | | billions every year. However, while some |
| since research has shown that the earth's natural | | | | consumers store old phones and look for outlets |
| resources are fast depleting because of the | | | | where they can have cell phone recycled, many |
| continuous presence of toxic and unreusable | | | | include these old ones in their household garbage, |
| items. Some of these items include computers, | | | | prompting highly poisonous elements such as |
| batteries and cellular phones, which have become | | | | mercury and lead found in each cell phone unit to |
| staples in almost every home and office. One can | | | | be released. It is important to keep these |
| just imagine the millions of tons of waste should | | | | elements away from landfills so as to maintain the |
| these pieces of equipment be allowed to rot. | | | | health of the soil and of the animals that depend |
| Minerals found on earth are unrenewable | | | | on the earth for food. |
| resources and should these be used up and | | | | There are many resources available to help |
| depleted due to the presence of tiny yet deadly | | | | recycle computers, batteries and cell phones. For |
| particles, all of us will suffer. | | | | one, there are organizations that take in these old |
| Hence, everyone is encouraged to learn the | | | | items via drop off centers or home pick-up |
| importance of recycling computers and batteries | | | | scheme. These organizations either refurbish the |
| and cellular phones. | | | | items and donate them to financially hard up |
| Computers, for one, have tiny, bioaccumulative | | | | communities or forward them to a recycling |
| compound particles that could pose harm not only | | | | facility for proper disposal. |
| to animals and to bodies of water, but to humans | | | | You can also contact the manufacturers of these |
| as well. Batteries, on the other hand, contain | | | | items and ask if they have a recycling program. |
| cadmium, lead and mercury. If batteries are | | | | Companies that have recycling programs even |
| carelessly thrown out, they can end up in | | | | offer free pick up of your old computers, |
| incinerators and landfills. The earth's surface may | | | | batteries and cell phones. |