If your New York or New Jersey business has lots of old computers, broken printers and other obsolete equipment – otherwise known as “e-waste” — cluttering up your office or storage space, you aren’t alone.

According to Greenpeace and the EPA, “as much as three-quarters of the computers sold in the United States are stockpiled in garages in closets.”

These experts add, “When thrown away, they end up in landfills or incinerators or, more recently, are exported to Asia.”

Millions of tons of e-waste end up in landfills every year. Computers and similar types of business and office equipment contain hazardous materials that eventually leach into the surrounding land and ground water. This in turn endangers the safety of our food supply and overall health.

As well, electronic equipment can also contain valuable metals and minerals like copper, gold and nickel; if we simply drop off our old computers at the dump without removing these metals first, we’re letting a significant amount of precious resources go to waste.

Sometimes e-waste is incinerated instead. Unfortunately, this process releases these same toxic substances into the air. Chemicals like mercury, lead and other toxins then find their way into the food chain.

One “solution” to the growing volume of e-waste has been to export it to Asia, India or other countries for refurbishing. The trouble is, employees in these overseas recycling plants often work in unsafe conditions and receive poor compensation. Furthermore, international laws regarding landfills and incineration are lax.

The best solution to the e-waste problem is domestic recycling, here in the USA. We are now used to recycling paper and plastics, but most of us are only now becoming used to the idea of recycling old unwanted electronics, computer equipment, appliances and similar items.

Luckily, Recycling New York, Inc. is here to make it easy and even lucrative for your New Jersey or NYC company to recycle its computers, printers, telephone equipment and much more.

Contact us to learn how easy it is for your New York or New Jersey business to finally unload those used computers and so much more – and in some cases, even get money for them!

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Recycling New York, Inc. offers businesses in the New York City and New Jersey area FREE pickup and recycling services for your old computers, electronics, office equipment and more, while ensuring data security that meets D.O.D. standards.

PLUS we pay your business top dollar for all types of working and nonworking equipment.