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E-Waste

Electronic waste, or E-Waste, includes computers, monitors, and televisions.  These products contain toxic chemicals that, if not disposed of correctly, cause environmental contamination and serious health impacts.

Responsible Purchasing:
The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool will help you find desktops and laptops that are manufactured environmentally responsibly and have a long user life.

Safe Disposal
The resources below will help you dispose of E-Waste safely.

• Residents of the state of Washington can call 1-800 RECYCLE or visit the E-Cycle Washington website for E-Waste Disposal Information.

• The Take It Back Network provides information on how to dispose of hazardous waste materials, including E-Waste.

Cell Phones
Over 125 million cell phones are discarded each year, resulting in over 65,000 tons of waste!

• Collective Good takes donated cell phones, refurbishes them, and provides affordable wireless service throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

• The Charitable Recycling program donates used cell phones to charitable organizations.

• Interested in buying a used and refurbished cell phone? ReCellular recycles and resells used cell phones and accessories.