E-Waste: The Computer Problem

Today, my daily perusal of Green Biz led me to this report on computer waste problems. Its an interesting problem. The average computer is discarded in about two years…but most business owners and individuals have no idea how to dispose of these outdated machines properly. In fact, about two thirds of all old computers are basically just sitting around because people don’t know what to do with them.
Its a problem we don’t often talk about, and that in and of itself is a problem. Here are some staggering facts announced in the report:

About 50% of computers turned in to recycling …read more