Recycling Computers

Teaching and Learning Resources

Every year over 250 million computers and 100 million cell phones are tossed aside in the US. Take your students inside Electronic Recyclers, the largest "e-waste" facility in California, to see the math involved in breaking down millions of pounds of electronics. From computers to cell phones, TVs to Xboxes, it all comes through their doors to be crushed, shredded, melted down and reused.

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