Steve Jobs, Thank you for a Green Apple

Steve Jobs and the folks at Apple have been striving since the beginning to produce an ecologically sound computer.  And they improve on the technology every year.  Much of the new MacBooks are recyclable!

Did you know that over 303.9 MILLION environmentally toxic techno babble units were dumped overseas in 2007 alone?

 Get this, Apple will recycle your old computer or mobile phone-- Locally! and give you a rebate for a new computer or a 10% discount on an I-pod. 

Make sure the recycler you choose is certified that they DON'T ship waste!! 

Visit e-Stewards to find a e-recycler near you!

 

Now for the statistics:  (U.S.A. 2007 statistics)

• 20.6 MILLION televisions
• 57.3 MILLION computers, printers, mice, keyboards, printers, fax machines etc etc.
• 126 MILLION cellphones

For complete details visit Electronics Takeback Coalition

The U.S. is not alone according to the Science Daily, China trashed 500,000 TONS of refrigerators 1.3 MILLION TONS of TVs, 300 TONS of personal computers in 2010.....and they have just begun to enter the digital age.  Can you imagine the impact in a few years?  

Think! Before you Throw!