Electronics Recycling Program
It is estimated that between 1997 and 2007, nearly 500 million personal computers will have become obsolete. That’s almost 2 computers for every person living in the United States.
TV’s and computer monitors contain an average of 4 pounds of lead, as well as other toxins.
According to Closing the Circle News, the manufacture of one computer consumes 529 pounds of fossil fuels, 49 pounds of chemicals, and 3,307 pounds of water. The combined weight of the materials used is equivalent to the weight of a rhinoceros or sport utility vehicle