(Newswire.net — November 1, 2017) — You may heard about making your home more environmentally friendly. After all, green living is popular, especially among millennials. And, if you can reduce your carbon footprint in any way, you might as well do your part in helping to make the world a better place.
But have you heard of the eco-friendly ways of getting rid of old electronic gadgets?
If not, you are in the right place. Today we are going to examine ways in which you can get rid of old technology, the eco-friendly way.
How People Dispose of Old Gadgets Without Harming the Environment
With the rise of e-waste polluting our air and contaminating our land, it is time we become more responsible about disposing of our electronic gadgets that have reached the end of their life.
1. Sell Your Old Gadget
Popular trade-in services such as Gadget Salvation have made it easier than ever to sell your laptop (or other e-gadget) for cold hard cash.
By turning in your obsolete gadget to the professionals, not only do your earn cash for your gadget, you gain the satisfaction of knowing that your gadget will be repaired, refurbished, and resold to a customer that may not be able to afford the brand new version.
Plus, this prevents e-waste because your electronics simply recycle back into population for use by another electronic consumer.
2. Enlist the Help of Professionals
If you work for a corporation that is replacing old computers with new ones, make sure to enlist the help of professionals when it comes to getting rid of your old equipment. Simply throwing electronics away is not only wasteful it is irresponsible.
Professionals know how to follow the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations, or their equivalent, depending on the country in which you reside.
In addition, professionals know how to destroy all sensitive information that may still be on the equipment, in order to ensure no data breaches occur should the equipment get into the wrong hands.
3. Take it Back
Many electronic stores have programs in place where you can drop off old gadgets in exchange for store credit to use on your next electronic purchase.
Again, this allows for professional disposal of the gadget, destruction of personal data, and a reduction in e-waste.
Additionally, some electronic stores may sell parts of the gadget to customers, or even refurbish the entire thing, and resell it as a pre-owned device. This further reduces the resulting e-waste.
4. Donate Your Gadgets
If you no longer need your old, outdated smartphone, rather than sell it to a trade-in store and let them profit off your old purchase, why not donate it to someone in need.
Many people would love to purchase a tablet, smartphone, or even old laptop computer, but simply cannot afford to. By donating these items, not only are you doing a good deed, you can often write these charitable donations off come tax time. In the end, you end up with cash in your pocket anyways.
If you have an old smartphone, tablet, or laptop you are looking to get rid of, make sure you do it in the environmentally friendly way. After all, contributing to the worldwide problem of e-waste is not helpful. Especially as society becomes more technologically savvy than ever.
Electronic device production is only going to continue to rise as our reliance on technology increases. Being responsible about how we deal with outdated gadgets is going to make a significantly positive impact on our environment.