How To Recycle?
We're long past the time of talking and theorizing — it's time to take action — to make every day earth day. And, the actions start with recycling. Let's stop throwing things into the trash and take the proper route of recycling responsibly.
From paper to glass to electronics, GreenCitizen will guide to you recycle everything conveniently and efficiently.
Why Should You Recycle Electronics?
Recycling has a direct correlation with lowering greenhouse gas emissions and environmental protection. Not only that, but with proper recycling, we can retrieve valuable raw materials to meet the increasing demand for consumer goods production.
Your efforts can prevent toxic materials from leeching into nature and virgin raw material mining.
Less Toxic Materials - E-waste contains toxic materials like lead, mercury, beryllium, and cadmium. These chemicals have serious harmful effects on human health.
Lower Greenhouse Gas - Rampant e-waste dumping forces landfills to do open-air burning which drastically increases greenhouse gas emissions.
Retrieving Raw Materials - Retrieving Raw Materials With proper recycling, we can retrieve high-value raw materials like copper, gold, silver, palladium, etc.
Saving Energy - Recycling saves energy, for example, if we recycle a million laptops, we can save energy to power over 3500 homes a year.
Saving Virgin Materials - Recycling and retrieving raw materials will lower the demand for virgin materials. This will result in fewer mining activities.
Under the Mountain of E-Waste
E-Waste Produced in the Last Decade
In 2019 alone, the world produced 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste. This is equivalent to discarding 1,000 laptops every second.
How Much Gets Recycled?
Despite all efforts, only 17.4% of the total e-waste produced gets properly recycled in 2019
Source: Statista
What About Others?
Plastic Bottles
We throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour in the US alone
An Ocean Full of Plastic
It's estimated that from 75 million to 199 million tons of plastic are in oceans
Broken Glass
We throw away about 110 million glass bottles per year in the US alone, and only one-third gets recycled
Paper and Cardboard
About 73.5 million tons of paper was discarded in 2021 and 68% of them were recycled
Wasted Food
About 40% of the total food produced is thrown into trash which is responsible 10% of global GHG emissions
How To Recycle Anything?
The recycling process of different electronic equipment is different, and so is the preparation process. For example, you need to reset your laptops or phones before you send them for recycling to prevent data theft and other security reasons.
GreenCitizen offers clear recycling guidelines for all standard everyday electronic devices.
What do you want to recycle? Let's get started!
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Automotive
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Batteries
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Beverage Container / CRV
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Electronics
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Garden
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Glass
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Hazardous Waste
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Lightbulbs
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Medical
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Paper
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Plastics
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Textiles
Plastic Bottles
We throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour in the US alone
An Ocean Full of Plastic
It's estimated that from 75 million to 199 million tons of plastic are in oceans
Broken Glass
We throw away about 110 million glass bottles per year in the US alone, and only one-third gets recycled
Paper and Cardboard
About 73.5 million tons of paper was discarded in 2021 and 68% of them were recycled
Wasted Food
About 40% of the total food produced is thrown into trash which is responsible 10% of global GHG emissions
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The team at GreenCitizen is super helpful and clearly committed to saving the world from future landfill calamity! There's a list of items they accept and recycle at no charge and a list of items they accept but charge. I don't mind paying and doing my part to be a green citizen. Thank you for making it so easy.
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I did not realize that there are so many different kinds of green jobs available. It is so convenient to be able to browse all available jobs in the sustainable field in one place.
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Grace C.
On Green Directory
I really appreciate your green directory where I can find sustainable services from businesses and organizations near my home. It was good to find out where I can recycle my mattress from your green directory.
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Mike B.
On Actionable Blog post
Lithium-ion batteries are becoming popular in electric vehicles & solar power. I was unaware of a lot of things about lithium batteries, but this blog gave a detailed guide on lithium-ion batteries & their recycling process. It's important to know facts before buying any kind of lithium battery, Thank you for sharing the article.
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On Electronic Recycling Drop-off Services
The best place in the SF Bay Area to recycle electronics. I travel 15 miles to ensure my hardware is safely and securely recycled. I highly recommend them.
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Roland Lee
On Electronics Recycling Pickup Services
Your crew provides such a high level of service. It all went very smoothly!
★★★★★
Imagize - Illon Gurske
On Green Store
Great seller as always. My 10th item from this seller. Would buy from again!
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On Electronics Recycling Pickup Services
“The staff at Green Citizen were incredibly informative, helpful, and courteous. It’s an impressive organization.”
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On Electronics Recycling Pickup Services
I have nothing but praise for their whole operation. From the easy-to-use website to even great, friendly pickup staff.
★★★★★
Thor G. Sf Bay School
On Inspiring News Feedback
We all know that plastic waste is causing ocean and ground pollutants. We need to find solutions to address this crisis. Thank you for sharing this great news about enzymes that could solve our plastic problem. Please keep sending this kind of positive news to me. Thank You.
★★★★★
Jennifer A.
On Mail-in Recycling
Great experience with mail-in recycling. Quick response on hard drive destruction too. They emailed the certificate right away. Great way to dispose of electronics.
★★★★★
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