E-Recycling Law in Effect January 1, 2012. Is Your Business Prepared?

 Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

On January 1, 2012, a new state law in New York goes into effect requiring all commercial businesses to properly dispose of their old electronic at a recycling facility.

Recycling 1 million laptops saves energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 US homes in 1 year, (CrainsNewYork.com).

E-Recycle, the official term for properly disposing electronics at a certified electronics recycling facility, applies to everything from hard drives to keyboards, monitors to cell phones, and everything in between. 

If you’re a commercial business owner, your company must comply with this law or you could face ample fines.

“Toxins found in electronic items, such as lead and mercury, may pose risks to human health or the environment if mismanaged at the end of their lives, according to officials at the Environmental Protection Agency,” (CrainsNewYork.com). 

Suzanne Ruszinski, director of the EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery said “by keeping used electronics out of landfills, we can recover precious metals and materials and reduce the environmental impacts and energy demands from mining and manufacturing,” (CrainsNewYork.com).

It’s simple: don’t throw your electronic hardware in the garbage after January 1st. Make sure you properly dispose of your electronic hardware with a company like Boro-Wide Recycling, who will pick up your waste and dispose of it following state green law guidelines. Call our office at (718) 326-7149 to schedule a pick up today!

Here are a few tips provided by CrainsNewYorkBusiness.com, to comply with the new green law in effect January 1, 2012:

• DESTROY HARD DRIVES. Hiring a service provider, like Boro-Wide Recycling to shred your hard drives, diskettes, CD's, and DVD's is the most secure way to dispose of them. We will also provide- upon completion of each shredding service- a certificate of destruction should you need proof that you follow the new law. 

• WORK DIRECTLY WITH AN E-RECYCLER. A specialty e-recycling company—like Boro-Wide Recycling—generally offers the most cost-effective pricing for collection and recycling of electronics. Using a building management or garbage removal company can result in unnecessary markups on recycling fees.

• INSTITUTE A COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR YOUR OFFICE BUILDING. Spread the word to your neighbors and encourage them to join you in making sure electronic disposal is handled correctly. You will generally save fees by coordinating e-recycling among more than one business with Boro-Wide Recycling.