1. Responsible E-waste recycling
*day in a life of an e-waste *limitations (refuse, reverse pyramid) *when you recycle, where does it go? developing nations? picking the right facility

2. What is E-waste?
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a term for electronic products that have become unwanted, non-working or obsolete, and have essentially reached the end of their useful life.

4. Facts 5. Only 12.5% of e-waste is currently recycled.
6. For every 1 million cell phones that are recycled, ,274 lbs of copper, 772 lbs of silver, 75 lbs of gold, and 33 lbs of palladium can be recovered.
7. Recycling 1 million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year.
8 E-waste is still the fastest growing municipal waste stream in America, according to the EPA.
9. A large number of what is labeled as "e- waste" is actually not waste at all, but rather whole electronic equipment or parts that are readily marketable for reuse or can be recycled for materials recovery.
10. It takes 539 lbs of fossil fuel, 48 lbs of chemicals, and 1.5 tons of water to manufacture one computer and monitor.
80 to 85% of electronic products were discarded in landfills or incinerators, which can release certain toxics into the air.
E-waste represents 2% of America's trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of overall toxic waste. The extreme amount of lead in electronics alone causes damage in the central and peripheral nervous systems, the blood and the kidneys.
20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every year.
Cell phones and other electronic items contain high amounts of precious metals like gold or silver. Americans dump phones containing over $60 million in gold/silver every year.

5. Effects of Electronic waste
Groundwater contamination
Unethical shipping to developing nations
Loss of precious metals (: lead, mercury, copper, cadmium, chromium, zinc, other heavy metals)
Inefficient use of planetary resources

6. Where is your e-waste recycling going?

8. Where can you recycle in the Tampa Bay Area?
Urban E-recycling
5144 Le Tourneau Cicle Tampa, Florida 33610
Household hazardous waste Collection Center
Sheldon Road
First Saturday monthly
9805 Sheldon Road Tampa, FL 33635
W&S Repairs
7039 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa Florida
Hours: M-F 9:30 am to 8 pm, and Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
Jersey Jim Towers TV Appliances
17722 US Hwy. 19N, Clearwater, Florida
Hours M-Sat. 8 am to 6 pm
The Service Place
th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Florida
Hours: M-F 8:30 am to 6 pm, and Saturday
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Florida E-waste Recycling
3111 W. Dr. MLK Blvd.
Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33607
M-F 8 am- 5pm
Sims Recycling Solutions
5806 North 53rd St. Tampa, FL 33610
By appointment

9. Why you should recycle E-waste?

10. Get involved & Spread awareness!
Recycle electronic waste and encourage friends, colleagues, and businesses to join.
Take action with your peers on campus and in your community
Learn more regarding the destination of your e-waste recycling
Change your lifestyle by consuming less

11. Resources http://www.ecsrefining.com/