| Environment friendly waste destruction might be | | | | Waste Destruction on some items as noted is |
| more complex than it sounds because it deals with | | | | difficult even with legislation in force. What this |
| more than how we dispose of glass, cardboard or | | | | means is if the homeowner or the business owner |
| plastics. Obviously to be environmentally friendly as | | | | has a large amount of waste that is not easily |
| much as possible the waste product should be | | | | recycled such as electronics or PC or even electronic |
| recycled, reused and put back into service. However, | | | | toys, they are faced with the problem of how to |
| what about waste that formerly was dumped into | | | | get rid of it legally and in a none environmentally |
| landfills or burned, but now is determined to be | | | | destructive manner. |
| hazardous such as PCs, monitors and electronics? Is it | | | | The average home in the UK produces at least 4 Kg |
| as simple as shredding or melting and re-using? | | | | of electronic waste a year. The landfills cannot be |
| A short answer is that new regulations recognize | | | | used to dispose of this waste in an environment |
| that electronic components contain hazardous | | | | friendly manner and recycling uses are limited on |
| materials such as Cadmium, lead, mercury, and | | | | some items. That is the problem. The solution is to |
| traditional waste destruction or disposal methods | | | | return the items to the individual manufacturers or to |
| simply release toxic elements slowly or quickly into | | | | locate a waste disposal company that will deal with it |
| the air or soil. Waste destruction of cardboard, paper | | | | in a legal and environment friendly manner. |
| or glass is by comparison relatively simple to | | | | Cheaper is not always better when it comes to |
| accomplish and current recycling methods are usually | | | | waste destruction as the proper disposal of the |
| enough to reduce waste significantly. However, | | | | items may require dismantling with parts going to |
| electronic and electrical items, which fall under the | | | | different places. This is acceptable to most because |
| Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment directives, | | | | it reduces the incidence of illegal waste disposal and |
| require special handling by law and to protect the | | | | of incidental clean up costs. |
| environment. | | | | Before engaging a company to dispose of your |
| Traditionally methods of waste destruction might | | | | waste, it is important that you research their disposal |
| involve burning or melting which produces more | | | | methods, insure they are registered with the |
| environmentally unfriendly waste such as smoke slag | | | | appropriate waste disposal authority. |
| and ash and contributes to pollution. Compounding this | | | | Disposing of waste in a fashion that affects the |
| problem, certain electronic and electrical items also | | | | environment the least has become important to |
| release toxic gases, and heavy metals left in the slag | | | | companies seeking to improve their policies and |
| and ash making an unacceptable waste-destruction | | | | homeowners concerned about the future. It is not |
| method even more costly in environmental terms. | | | | just laws are behind the changes in policies and the |
| The Environmentally Friendly Answer to Waste | | | | focus of waste destruction in the UK and Europe. |
| Destruction | | | | |