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Thousands of pounds of discarded computer monitors, hard drives, printers and piles of tangled cables sit in bins at Global Ewaste Solutions' headquarters in Plymouth waiting to be sorted. Staff sift through it all to determine what's salvageable to resell. Those items are wiped clean of data and repaired before going up for auction, and the rest is recycled. Right now, the company only works ...

Toys that move, make noise, and light up are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies.

Toys that move, make noise, and light up are winding up in landfills—but they could be recycled, with better policies.

Electronic toys are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies.

Toys that move, make noise, and light up are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies.

Out. >> what about local resources. >> right. check out programs at your local schools or charities. you may be able to donate our own computer or tv to them. and also use the internet, the web, the kristina foundation is a non-profit to connect donors. that website is cristina.org and freecycle.org has everything from furniture to musical instruments and artwork. >> thats good. about this, ines, you seem to have all the smarts going today. what should people be aware of before recycling electro...