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However, most electronic waste still ends up in landfills or gets incinerated, wasting useful resources and releasing toxic chemicals and other pollutants ? such as lead, mercury, and cadmium ? into the soil, groundwater, and atmosphere to the detriment of the environment.

Common Recyclable Items Metal. Metals that we use in our everyday life are often times recyclable.Paper and Cardboard. Most people can look around themselves at just about any point in the day and see paper or paper products.Glass.Plastics (PET)Electronic or ?e-waste?Other Items.

Reduce: Citizens must initiate reducing the waste at homes by making lesser use of plastic, reusing the storage containers and glass jars, and using the recycled paper for packing. Reuse: Recycling must be promoted to reuse the discarded items and reduce the waste thus saving energy, cost and time.

The more we recycle, the less garbage winds up in our landfills and incineration plants. By reusing aluminum, paper, glass, plastics, and other materials, we can save production and energy costs, and reduce the negative impacts that the extraction and processing of virgin materials has on the environment.

Recycled-content product - The product was manufactured with recycled materials either collected from a recycling program or from waste recovered during the normal manufacturing process. The label will sometimes include how much of the content was from recycled materials.

China is the largest producer of electronic waste worldwide, generating more than 10 million metric tons worth in 2019. This was followed by the United States where roughly seven million metric tons was produced.

As you'd expect of a country with a population of 1.4 billion, China produces the most municipal solid waste (over 15%). However, considering in terms of population, the US generates the most waste per person. The United States makes up around 5% of the world's population but produces 12% of the solid waste.