Electrical Waste

E- Waste is one of the major problems that the world is facing. E- Waste or electronic waste includes cell phones, computers, parts of computers, portable players etc. It is one of the fastest growing sources in the North America. There is no doubt that electronics is useful and fun to use. But every year 2 million ton of e- waste are used for landfill in United States of America alone every year and around 50 million tons world wide (source: Internet). Less than 15% of the e-waste is recycled every year. There are some companies that recycle the e- waste and sometimes sell things to raise fund for the company to run it. These companies are: Free Geek, ER International and Best Buy.




Free Geek: This Company was found in 2000 in Portland, Oregon. This Company disposes all kinds of electronic waste such as portable players, computers, computer accessories, monitors etc. Their motto is to help the needy get nerdy. This company also offers a numerous classes to volunteers and other publics. Their mission is to promote social and economic justice by:
 increasing access to computing and communications technologies
 providing education, training and job skills
 promoting the use of Free and Open Source Software
 reducing the environmental impact of electronic waste



ERS (Electronic Recycle Services): It’s a company that securely removes all electronic waste and disposes it. They make sure that all personal data are securely destroyed if not formatted or doesn’t work properly. This company disposes all kinds of computers, monitors, phone systems, cabling and other office electronic equipments. They also offer some services such as:
 E-waste Removal
 Secure Data Destruction
 Asset Re-marketing
 Asset Tracking
 Hard drive & Tape Degausser
 Items We Collect



Best Buy: It is one of the international companies which collects electrical waste and recycles it. Geek Squad which is an electrical waste collect company works for best buy to collect e- waste and recycle them. Most electrical wastes are refurbished so that they can be used by others. Geek Squad collects all most all kinds of electrical wastes which includes portable players, television, monitors, printers, cell phones, cabling etc. It is a profitable company which sells stuff and fixes it.