Electronics, Drug Collections Protect Great Lakes, Earth


 

Electronics, drug collections protect Great Lakes, Earth – TheEPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge removed a huge amount of electronic waste and pharmaceuticals from eight states. The goal of the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge was the collecting and recycling of one million pounds of electronics (e-Waste) plus the collection and proper disposal of one million pills. These goals were exceeded many times over. A few examples: — In Milwaukee, WI: 32 tons of electronic waste and 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals were turned in. — At the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin near Green Bay: Approx. 4 tons of e-waste was collected plus thousands of pounds of other trash cleaned from reservation Tribal members turned in ver 23 pounds of medicines including 100 bottles of pills, more than 25 computers and dozens of related components like hard drives, printers, keyboards and speakers; televisions, radios, DVD players, 12 cell phones and over 100 small batteries. — In Traverse City, MI: Over 28750 pounds (over 12.5 tons) of computers and other e-waste was collected. — The electronic waste is recycled, and the pharmaceuticals are incinerated in state-of-the-art EPA -license facilities. So why is this important? The old and broken electronics – like computers, cell phones and TVs – contain heavy metals that can leach into the groundwater if dumped into landfills. The unused pharmaceuticals can end up in your drinking water if they are flushed or poured down the drain. That’s because most wastewater treatment facilities are not

 

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