For regular homeowners, information on proper waste management and disposal may readily be available. It’s effortless to look for ways to handle different types of waste such as solid waste, hazardous waste, liquid waste, and even electronic waste.
Unfortunately, this may not be the same case when it comes to commercial wastes. While it’s easy for business owners to just hire professional junk removal companies to take care of the usual office rubbish, wastes just like old commercial electronics in Vancouver could call for special handling since not all junk removal companies accept e-waste.
For an instance, a typical household could have up to three computers while a regular workplace may have a bigger number of computers as sometimes, each employee would even have their own pc. What’s more is that this is not limited to just computers – many commercial spaces might have more electronics than common households – air conditioners, refrigerators, and so on.
If you are a homeowner who needs to let go of an electronic appliance, says, an old computer that’s still usable, you could donate it to some people in need, or even put it up for sale. If your old computer is broken, you could have it repaired, you could sell the usable parts instead, or you could drop it off at designated sites for e-waste.
However, if you own a business and need to get rid of numerous computer units, it may not be as easy to dispose of these electronic items, to separate usable units from ones beyond repair, to sell usable parts, etc.
Luckily, Electronic Products Recycling Association or E.P.R.A., has established a program called Return-It Electronics program. Return-It Electronics program wherein the manufacturers of electronic devices would be responsible for the recycling of their own products. Therefore, if you have purchased your computer devices from a single manufacturer, you could return these electronics to the manufacturer once they have reached the end of their usability. The manufacturer would ensure that the electronics you have returned would be recycled properly.
Of course, returning the electronics to the manufacturer isn’t your only option when you want to dispose of some e-waste. Alternatively, if you have fully-functional electronic appliances, you may donate them to various organizations.
Practicing proper disposal of electronic waste will go a long way in saving much-needed space in our landfills.