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Getting rid of old laptops can certainly be a challenge for consumers in the United States, and even more so for businesses that continually dispose of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of old laptops every year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Old laptops <\/span>are considered to be<\/span> electronic waste (e-waste) and cannot be disposed of along with household trash and garbage and many states (<\/span><\/span>25 as of 2023<\/span><\/span><\/a>) have imposed bans on improper disposal of e-waste, which further stresses the need for safe and secure laptop disposal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Improper Disposal of Old Laptops<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Data from the EPA<\/span><\/span><\/a> shows that over 2.7 million tons of e-waste were generated in the United States in 2018 (latest recorded year). <\/span>In all likelihood<\/span>, the amount of e-waste has risen sharply since then, with <\/span><\/span>some estimates from 2020<\/span><\/span><\/a> as high as 54 million tons. <\/span>It\u2019s<\/span> also important to consider that an estimated 40-50% of e-waste is exported internationally. While this data does aggregate all consumer electronics, laptops certainly contribute to the rise in e-waste in the United States.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Improper laptop disposal poses all sorts of threats to the environment, since they tend to <\/span>contain<\/span> all sorts of rare earth minerals such as cadmium, lead and mercury which leach into ground soils and pollute the environment.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Getting rid of old laptops can certainly be a challenge for consumers in the United States, and even more so for businesses that continually dispose of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of old laptops every year. Old laptops are considered to be electronic waste (e-waste) and cannot be disposed of along with household trash and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":4977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[29,42,46,64,86],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Safely and Securely Dispose of Old Laptops - Wisetek USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you know how you can safely dispose of your old laptop in the US? 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