GOGREENThe Power of

Green Technology

How To Recycle Old Monitors

1.When buying a new monitor or PC, ask if your retailer will recycle your old one. For example

2. Donate your old monitor. Your old monitor is far from useless. Many charitable organizations will accept old monitors ad put them to good use.

3.Businesses have other recycling services open to them, and they need it. The EPA can fine a company $25,000 for improperly disposing of old electronics.

4. Check your local retailer for free or low-cost recycling programs.

*Fun Fact*18.1 million pounds of technology has been

collected by Sony

Companies Doing Their Part

Companies like Apple and Sony are doing their part by using better batteries, power usage and increasing life cycles of products,

Using Less materials

Material use.Because designs are

getting smaller, thinner, lighter products, we do more

with less material.MacBook Pro features a revolutionary unibody design, which replaces dozens of individual parts with a single piece of recyclable aluminum.

Toxic substance removal.Designing green products includes considering the environmental impact of the materials used to make them. From the glass, plastic, and metal in our products to the paper and ink in our packaging

Power Saving Technology

Power management.There are three ways to reduce a product’s energy consumption: Use more efficient power supplies, use components that require less power, and use power management software.More picture quality.

less energy wasted Sony® BRAVIA® TVs and LCDs are developed with the environment in mind. This includes reduced costs throughout the product lifecycle, from buying to maintaining to running your Sony TVs and LCD displays. Most of the HDTVs are designed to exceed ENERGY STAR® 3.0 Specifications, saving you money on energy costs while still delivering stunning images.

Electronics Drop Off Box

Now stores are striving to make recycling your electronics as easy as it is to purchase them. Some place have built a

recycling program that makes it easy to dispose of electronics in

an environmentally-safe way.

The use of electronic products has grown substantially over

the past two decades, changing the way and the speed in which we

communicate and how we get information and entertainment. Our

growing reliance on electronics is illustrated by some remarkable figures. According to the

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Americans own approximately 24 electronic

products per household.

Effects of E-cyclingElectronic products are made from valuable

resources, such as precious and other metals, plastics, and glass, all of which require energy to mine and manufacture them. Reusing and recycling these materials from end-of-life electronics conserves our natural resources and avoids air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing new products.

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