Electrical and Electronics
BIRD takes small electrical appliances (working or not), power tools, or anything else that is either plug-in or battery driven.
BIRD takes all electronics, including mice, electronic cables, key boards, and monitors.
When you buy an electric appliance you pay for it to be recycled in the future.
Electronics are made from valuable natural resources, including metals, plastics and glass - all of which require loads of energy to mine and manufacture.
Like batteries, electronics also contain heavy metals that are potentially hazardous if leached into the environment.
Although e-waste only accounts for about 4 percent of municipal waste, it may be responsible for as much as 70 percent of the heavy metals in landfills, including 40 percent of all lead.
BIRD takes all electronics, including mice, electronic cables, key boards, and monitors.
When you buy an electric appliance you pay for it to be recycled in the future.
Electronics are made from valuable natural resources, including metals, plastics and glass - all of which require loads of energy to mine and manufacture.
Like batteries, electronics also contain heavy metals that are potentially hazardous if leached into the environment.
Although e-waste only accounts for about 4 percent of municipal waste, it may be responsible for as much as 70 percent of the heavy metals in landfills, including 40 percent of all lead.
Cell Phones
BIRD takes all cell phones (working or not).
Recycling or reusing cell phones and PDAs not only conserves valuable materials, it also prevents air and water pollution and reduces greenhouse gas emissions that occur during manufacturing and while extracting and processing virgin materials.A cell phone contains gold, silver, palladium, copper; tin, zinc and platinum.
Recycling just one cell phone saves enough energy to power a laptop for 44 hours.Cell phones, PDAs and other electronic devices also contain hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic and brominated flame retardants. Many of those materials can be recycled and reused; none of them should go into landfills where they can contaminate air, soil and groundwater.
Recycling or reusing cell phones and PDAs not only conserves valuable materials, it also prevents air and water pollution and reduces greenhouse gas emissions that occur during manufacturing and while extracting and processing virgin materials.A cell phone contains gold, silver, palladium, copper; tin, zinc and platinum.
Recycling just one cell phone saves enough energy to power a laptop for 44 hours.Cell phones, PDAs and other electronic devices also contain hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic and brominated flame retardants. Many of those materials can be recycled and reused; none of them should go into landfills where they can contaminate air, soil and groundwater.