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Originally Posted by WillAdams
Not if it's recycled responsibly.
I've made it clear to my locality that I value the annual electronics recycling, and expect that it will be conducted in an ethical and responsible matter (and I also get a kick out of the people who have signs noting they want this or that collectible bit) --- contact your county board of supervisors and demand (and ultimately pay for) the same.
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That guy at your local transfer station doesn't care what your 'values' are and you are not the only person disposing of e-waste. You can 'expect' anything that you want, but the reality is that most e-waste ends up in landfills. Even the stuff that IS recycled isn't magically reintegrated into the ecosystem. A lot of it is turned into shopping bags (which end up in landfills) and the rest is put in piles somewhere.
This is all mental masturbation. If you want to be green, the order of priority is...
- Reduce (use less manufactured stuff)
- Reuse (give it to someone else when you are done)
- Recycle (try to use it for something else)
Reduce say that you read the same book over and over. Reuse says you borrow a book from a friend of the library (that you walk to). Recycle is the last option. If you select eco-friendly books, you can landfill them and they will go away after a short time. Otherwise, you are leaving a mess for someone else.