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While our computers, cellphones, iPods, and other techno gadgetry are perfectly innocuous on their own, they can release toxins such as lead, mercury, and cadmium into the air and water when burned or dumped. More than 2 million tons of e-waste lands up in landfills each year, according to estimations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Encourage your co-workers to recycle their electronic trash by making it easy for them to do the eco thing, even if it's something as simple as placing a jar on your desk for corralling juiced-out batteries. (Locate niche recyclers in your area by hopping online.)
You can also purchase a collection box from GreenDisk for rounding up wayward laptops, CDs, diskettes, DVDs, ink cartridges, cell phones, and PDAs, as well as all their ancillary cables and cords. A single standard-size Technotrash can (for up to 35 lbs of e-waste) costs $29.95, including postage, processing, and an audit report with a Certificate of Destruction. When your can is stuffed to the brim, simply print out a prepaid postage label from the company's Web site, slap it on the box, and your able postal carrier will take care of the rest.
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