Technology Recycling Project By: Michelle S., Fletcher T., Alex L.

What can be recycled... ● Computers ● Video Games ● Cell Phones ● DVD Players ● VCR’S ● MP3 Players ● TV’S ● Microwaves

Action Plan ➔ There will be three different boxes for E-Waste ◆ Lightly used; Devices with some cracks but not completely destroyed, or phones that are no longer wanted ◆ Destroyed; Phones with no hope of being fixed. ◆ Unwanted; Phones that are in good condition without any cracks, and still function properly, but aren’t wanted any more. ➔ With the money that we raise we will… ◆ buy three bins for each of the categories listed above. ◆ fix devices with minor damages to sell ➔ The destroyed devices will be taken to a store or RecycleBank listed on

Implication ➔ If we stick to the fundraising plan then we will have enough money to get started ➔ The program is beneficial because unwanted devices can be sold to help with the funding of the program and fixing lightly used devices to sell ➔ The destroyed devices will be sent to be disposed of properly ➔ This program will be important because we’ll be keeping harmful wastes from destroying our planet, by doing so, we’d be helping the Earth in ways you can’t even imagine. ➔ This program will help save the Earth and ourselves, one piece of technology at a time.

Fundraiser ➔ We can raise money in the following ways ◆ A penny drive ◆ Car wash ◆ And bake sale ➔ If we do all these things and have the support of students and staff we will be able to raise enough money to get this program off the ground. ➔ After we get some lightly used and unwanted phones in the bins we can sell them to continue to have a somewhat steady flow of money to support the program.

Maintenance ➔ Make a club or group to keep it running ➔ Set out the bins and empty them when needed ➔ Go through the devices and pull out the ones that work and ones that need minor fixes to sell ➔ Take the ones that don’t work to a store or RecycleBank that will dispose of them properly

Environmental Impact ➔ Recycling E-Waste is important because there are harmful chemicals in our electronics that are not for the rest of the environment. ➔ Here are some of those chemicals and the effects they have on the people that are exposed to them because of improper disposal of E-Waste. ◆ 40% of heavy metals in landfills including lead, mercury, and cadmium comes from discarded electronic equipment ◆ These chemicals, eventually decompose into our planet, causing many problems. Some of these problems can include poisoned drinking water, some of these chemicals, can be evaporated then transferred into our air. ◆ These chemicals can soak into our soil and water. ◆ Technology designers need to use Green Chemistry to create green products to make the hazardous materials obsolete so they don’t affect people in the future

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