TechFarmer Recycles

Did you know that beginning July 1st it is illegal to throw away residential or business electronic devices in Colorado? Senate Bill 12-133 was designed to reduce pollution and prevent hazardous electronic devices from ending up in the landfill. In addition, the bill will also add jobs to the recycling industry. A lot of electronic waste contains leaded glass, mercury and other hazardous materials that need to be disposed of properly. Breaking down electronics is a time consuming task that uses human labor instead of machines to disassemble, sort and route the waste to the proper location for recycling. Not every plastic has the same chemical composition so it must be correctly identified before being combined with other plastics.

Not all electronic recycling facilities are created equal. Some facilities that charge a very small fee or even state that the recycling is free must be investigated. A lot of times the electronic devices will get shipped out to other countries where the precious metals are taken out and the rest of the device is left in a landfill or even worse, anywhere it ends up at. This creates extreme pollution and harm to the earth that we must protect. Other companies that offer similar services might strip out easily accessible materials that will amount to the largest sum of money and ship or dispose the leftover equipment somewhere else. TechFarmer values the environment and we strive to make sure that the technology that we help to support does not pollute out beautiful Earth. TechFarmer recycles electronic equipment by partnering with the nation's best facilities that disassemble all parts and guarantee that everything from the device will be recycled and reused. These are also called EOL or End of Life recyclers. All materials are guaranteed to be separated and reintroduced into the manufacturing chain!