11 Facts About E-Waste

MARSHALL SHREDDING CO. 11 FACTS ABOUT E-WASTE 2.37 million short tons In 2009, discarded TVs, computers, peripherals (including printers, scanners and fax machines), mice, keyboards, and cell phones totaled approximately 2.37 million short tons. |20 to 50 million E-waste accounts for 2% of America's trash metric tons of e-waste are disposed of worldwide in landfills, but it amounts to 70% of overall toxic waste. every year. $60 Million Cell phones and other electronic items contain high amounts of precious metals like gold or silver. Americans dump phones containing a total of over $60 million in gold/silver every year A large number of what is labeled as "e-waste" is actually not waste at all. Rather, it is whole electronic equipment or parts that are readily marketable for reuse or can be recycled using the recovered materials. 35,274 lbs of copper 772 lbs 75 lbs 33 lbs of of silver of gold palladium 1 million cell phones Only 12.5% of e-waste is currently recycled. i For every 1 million cell phones that are recycled, 35,274 lbs of copper, 772 lbs of silver, 75 lbs of gold, and 33 lbs of palladium can be recovered. Recycling 1 million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year. According to the EPA, e-waste is still the fastest growing municipal waste stream in America. Hazardous 530 lbs 48 lbs 1.5 tons Electronic items that are considered to be hazardous of fossil fuel of chemicals of water It takes 530 lbs of fossil fuel, 48 lbs of chemicals, and 1.5 tons of water to manufacture one computer and monitor. include, but are not limited to: Televisions and computer monitors that contain cathode ray tubes, LCD desktop monitors, LCD televisions, plasma televisions and portable DVD players with LCD screens. http://www.marshallshredding.com/