Thanks to CEA, Recycling of Electronics Up 53 Percent in 2011
The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association – the people behind the CES show) launched a Billion Pound Challenge in 2010 to promote recycling of consumer electronics rather than throwing them away. So far, they’ve recycled over 460 million pounds, so the organization is nearly half way there. And, recycling was up 53 percent in 2011. In addition to more than 7,500 used electronics drop-off centers, the CEA has convinced cities, states and businesses like Best Buy to make it easy to recycle electronics by allowing anyone to drop them off conveniently.
Known as the eCycling Leadership Initiative, the goal of a 2016 Billion Pound recycling program should be easily attained.
Here’s a video that explains it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoVKCnOqdXI&feature=player_embedded
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