By Roberto Garabell

 For years much of the recycling of e-waste has been done by China. Sending e-waste to China for recycling has been illegal since 2000. Thats because a lot of dirty recycling and dumping into landfills was going on. Its still happening because of smuggling and corruption.


You can use the manufacturers recycling program, which is easy to do. Major manufacturers normally charge a fee and youll need to package it for shipping to them or you can call 1-800 ClEANUP for resources in your state that provide information about recycling. Some manufacturers give you credit for old computers parts that you can apply to buying new computers. There are electronics companies that will actually pickup your computer for you that have global recycling capabilities.

Heres the information you need ready before calling a recycler: the type of computer whether PC or Mac, model number and other desktop items youre recycling like keyboard, mouse or printer.

The best recycling facilities will provide a legal certification document. It shows that they legally comply with environmental laws in all 50 states. You may check for

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