To resolve this global issue, the US has taken its part of the job and has started writing and implementing laws that will require companies to recycle cell phones, computers, and other gadgets.

1. Recycling: An Earth Worker Through and Through!
E-Waste Recyclers Like No Other!
We live in a world where technology is preponderant and booms without reprieve. Yet,
the consequences are far from being beneficial- both to humanity and to the Earth in its
entirety. In the advent of higher-end electronic contraptions, more and more of our
old appliance and devices get sent to the local dumpsite or are discarded in the coldest
of trash bins. This often leads to toxic pollution brought about by the breaking down of
electronic parts and harmful chemicals. They can penetrate our soil and water reservoirs
and contaminate them. Such a big problem to solve!
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To resolve this global issue, the US has taken its part of the job and has started writing
and implementing laws that will require companies to recycle cell phones, computers,
and other gadgets. This is a straightforward action to lessen the amount of e-wastes
threatening to destabilize the earth’s ecological balance.
According to National Geographic.com:
“In the United States, it’s estimated that 4 million tons of e-waste gets dumped in
landfills every year, based on reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
U.S. dismantlers are much more closely regulated, although American companies and
cities have long been accused of shipping material–and thus their toxic burden–
overseas.”

2. The implication of this is that we should be an advocate of Earth’s healthy state and
continue to be e-waste recyclers through and through. Here are several simple benefits
of e-recycling:
1. Conservation of our resources. Contrary to popular notion, there are still highly
valuable resources like plastic, gold, copper, aluminum and iron which can still be
recovered from used, old, or broken devices. To preserve our natural resources, they
need to be recycled and reused. For Pete’s sake! A healthy planet is such a glorious
reward for such small actions.
2. Creation of new jobs. E-recycling not only benefits the environment, it can also
pave the way for people to have better lives by having a highly sustainable jobs. We
can’t wait for the professional electronics refurbishing industry to boom and become the
industry to beat in the millennium. Imagine how it can create a profitable market for the
people who want cheaper yet fully functional devices.
3. Buy-back for customers. Not only do consumers get busloads of cash for their
gadgets, the manufacturing companies will also have a continuous supply of raw
materials. This means, that the firms will no longer have to exploit our natural resources.
4. Energy efficiency. Another amazing benefit of the e-waste recycling is the
significant reduction of energy requirements. We are pretty sure that recycling e-wastes
and turning them into useful stuff costs less than mining and processing new materials
from soil and other resources. It also reduces air pollution, the greenhouse gas emission,
and too much dependence on fossil fuels and oil.
This all boils down to our care for the environment and our care for our children and
grandchildren: May we all be good stewards of God’s creation.
Source: http://indiscerniblegeek.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/recyle-cell-phones-earth-worker-through-and-through/