This article informs you that why you should recycle TV, TV recycling is not only save your money but TV recycling helps the environment clean.
Many households look like enjoy with upgrading technologies in their houses especially when the old one are out-of-date. They don’t concern that how TVs can be harmful to the environment, animal, and human as well. According to EPA, “between 2004 and 2007, the number of TVs that entered the waste stream increased by 14 percent.” Moreover, EPA also explains that, in 2007, there were 99 million TVs in storage in the United States and in the same year many manufactures produced new televisions about 27 million, but only about 18 percent of the TVs discarded, were recycled. Old TVs contain many hazardous materials such as lead, copper, steel and aluminum but in recycling processing can transform all of materials to be useful. Resulting, recycling old TVs helps to save natural resources and energy—Materials which can be recovered from old TVs are valuable because most of all materials can be used to make new products. For example, glass and plastics are used for TV and computer monitors. TV recycling also reduces pollution which resulting from the extraction and processing of virgin materials from the earth. Materials; supports the community—Donate your old TVs to supports schools, low-income families, and non-profit agencies. However, check the purpose of each groups first to make sure your old TVs meets their needs.; creates jobs locally—As demand for electronics recycling grows, new businesses will be forming and existing companies will be looking to hire more employers to recover recyclable materials.; and protect public health and the environment— If discarded your old TVs in the trash, it can cause an environmental problem because TVs contain hazardous materials. On the other hand, recycling and reusing electronics with safely helps keep substances like lead and mercury from harming people or the environment. Now you know recycle TVs is benefit for you and other people, and environment, so why you don’t recycle your old TVs?