Understand why you should recycle your electronics

Electronic equipment contains toxic materials, including lead, cadmium, and mercury, which seriously pollutes the soil and ground water when disposed of in landfills in large quantities. For example, old computer and television monitors with cathode ray tubes (CRTs) contain, on average, 2-4kg of lead and are currently hitting the landfills across the globe in alarming numbers as we scramble for LED screens.