Dos and Don’ts in Electronic Waste Disposal

The problem our world is facing today because of waste disposal is no laughing matter. For Canada, the amount of electronic waste alone has increased drastically over the past few years, according to the news.

The government and other environmentally focused organizations could not stress enough how important it is for each person to be responsible when it comes to throwing away any kind of waste: may it be the household waste, industrial waste, liquid waste, medical waste, hazardous waste, electronic waste, and so on.

In Vancouver, electronic recycling is one of the most popular ways a person could get rid of their old electronic device or appliance responsibly.  And while it is responsible to recycle your old electronic waste rather than directly throwing them, there are some important points you have to keep in mind while disposing of your old, unused devices.

If you are living in Vancouver, electronic recycling might not be much of a challenge since you have a lot of options to choose from. You can return your devices or appliances that have reached the end of their life cycle to the very store you have bought them from, you can drop them off specific electronic depots, you could hire professional junk removal companies to take care of your old electronic devices, and much more.

Do not worry that your recyclable electronics may just end up in the trash once you try sending them to the said organizations. These dedicated bodies would make sure that the parts of your computer like metals and plastics would be recycled.

Dos:

•         Donate whatever usable device you can to organizations in need.
•         Make sure that any electronic device you would donate is still operational.

Don’ts:

•         Don’t forget to delete any confidential information you may have stored on your computer or mobile device.
•         Don’t forget to remove your sim card from any old cellular phone you are planning to get rid of.
•         Don’t donate your hard drive together with your computer as it may have private information that may end up in the hands of other people.
•         Don’t just throw away old batteries as there are organizations not allowed to take these items.