- Throwing away a single aluminum can, versus recycling it, is like pouring out six ounces of gasoline.
- In America alone, there is enough plastic film produced every year to be able to package the entire state of Texas.
- A desktop computer and monitor weigh an average of 53 pounds and require 530 pounds of fossil fuels, 50 pounds of chemicals and 3,330 pounds of water to make. That's about the same amount of raw materials needed to build a standard sport utility vehicle.
- By 2010:
- The National Safety Council predicts that we (US) will retire about 1 Billion PCs by 2010. The waste will contain more than:
- 4 Billions lbs. of plastics
- 1 Billion lbs. of lead
- 1.9 Million lbs. of cadmium
- 1.2 million lbs. of chromium
- 400,000 lbs of mercury
- In 2006:
- 904 million PCs were purchased worldwide
- Over 500 Million personal computers will become obsolete.
- Americans use an average of 6 wireless products in their day to day lives. 30% use 8 or more. ( EPA )
- In Oregon and Washington It is estimated that 1,600 computers become obsolete each day. ( Basel Action Network )
- More than 3.2 Million tons of electronic waste is laid to rest in the US landfills each year.
- 75% of the equipment recycled comes from electronics manufacturers and large corporations (>500 employees)
- Only 20% of US organizations dispose of their PC asset through recycling companies. 60% donate or store and the remaining 20% landfills.
- Between 2000 and 2005:
- About 500 million PCs were retired worldwide.
- About 100 million PCs were retired in the US.
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