Recycling is one of the most effective ways you can help protect the environment. You may think of cans and newspapers when you hear about recycling, but you can also reuse and recycle other items like electronics. Too few people send electronics for recycling, so all that waste ends up in landfills, where it leaks toxins like lead and mercury. Thankfully, a qualified recycling center can prevent this in the following ways.

What is Made From Recycled Electronic Materials

1. New Electronics

Many companies are investing in a process called closed-loop recycling. This process involves acquiring recycled materials made from products similar to theirs, to use in making those same products. For example, old computers are recycled and used to build new computers by the same company that made the original.

2. Home Appliances

The materials can also go to less complex or costly items. The same plastic and components salvaged from old computers and phones make up home appliances and refrigerators as well. Meanwhile, rare elements like gold can either be used in new electronics or for other, non-electronic products like jewelry.

3. Energy

Not all of the processed waste from computers and phones can be recycled. This portion, however, makes up a small percentage of the total material. Since manufacturers cannot reuse it, the matter is instead burned at a waste-to-energy power plant to produce electricity. The energy can then end up powering the same electronics made from the rest of the recycled materials.

If you need to dispose of your old electronics and appliances, choose Evage Electronic Recycling in Harrison, AR. This affordable and convenient waste management facility is Boone County's most eco-friendly option for getting rid of computers, smartphones, home appliances, and more. For questions, call (870) 416-2294. You can also visit their Facebook page to see a detailed list of the items they accept.