The E-Cycling Drive of Pinellas County

MOBILE E-REVOLUTION Mobile e-Revolution The State of eCycling and Mobile Devices in Pinellas County and the Whole U.S. U.S. STATISTICS SALES 2010 vs 2011 GADGETS As of May 2013 Sales of smartphones & tablets worldwide have almost doubled from 2010 to 2011 Percentage of American adults that own the following portable consumer gadgets as of May 2013 2011 35% 91% 2011 8% 2010 20% 61% 2010 4% 60% 56% Smartphones Tablet PCs Smartphones Tablets Laptops Cellphones E-WASTE IN US LEGISLATION MOBILE DEVICES Percentage of e-waste in the US goes to: The 25 states with legislation implemented that help regulate the flow of e-waste Total number of units of mobile devices trashed & recycled in 2010 Recycled 17.7% recycled 17,400,000 trashed 135,000,000 Landfills 82.3% O PINELLAS STATISTICS ELECTRONICS & CHEMICALS COLLECTED In Pounds NUMBER OF RESIDENTS = 100,000 The total number of discarded electronics & chemicals collected by Pinellas County's HEC3 has more than sextupled within 12 years. Pinellas County as of 2013 921,319 00 - 01 01 - 02 02 - 03 03 - 04 04 - 05 05 - 06 GADGETS RECYCLED D = 100 06 - 07 07 - 08 08 - 09 Smartphones, laptops, and tablets as of 2013 09 - 10 647 äöD00 10 -11 11-12 2,991,352 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 SILVER LINING AWARENESS GREEN GUILT E-recycling awareness figures in the US Percentage of Americans feeling the "green guilt" 26 35 24 29% 12% don't bother to know whether an item is recyclable or not are too lazy to recycle just don't care at all 2009 2010 2011 2012 WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE RECYCLE Who American consumers feel should be responsible for proper electronics disposal Americans do want to recycle! 84% have recycled in the past year 53% consciously buy "green" products $ $$$$ $ $$ 22% will recycle if there are discounts/compensation involved 59% M54% 53% Manufacturers Consumers Themselves Recycling Programs 82% want to recycle because "it's the right thing to do!" f Like Us www.facebook.com/eCycleBestOfficial eCycle Best 84 Coney Island Drive Sparks, NV 89431 www.eCycleBest.com y Follow Us www.twitter.com/eCycleBest1