Refurbishing for a Better Tomorrow

Despite increasing awareness about the need to stem the growing tide of e-waste worldwide, few people in  Ontario know where to take electronics once they've reached their end of life, and still fewer know about refurbishing programs, which maintain, update, and restore electronics so that they can be repurposed or donated.

Electronics Recycling and the Environment
As technology evolves, the means by which end of life electronics are disposed of need also evolve. Environmental concerns have become more apparent as of late. The effects of pollution are devastating. Most electronics contain hazardous materials such as lead, phosphorous, cadmium, barium and mercury. When dumped into landfills these may be released into the environment. Proper disposal of e-waste helps prevent this from happening and also allows for the reuse of equipment and the recovery of materials such as steel, glass, aluminum and plastic.