Washington D.C. Ranking High On Recycling

With Earth Day quickly approaching, it is encouraging that our Nation's capital, Washington DC, ranked so high in terms of their ability to recycle electronics.  It is important to have the place where all our laws are made to also be an example of what we should all be doing.

According to a report by The Washington Post, "in the 12-month period ended in February 2010, consumers in the Washington region turned in 30,000 units and 2 million pounds of old electronics."


It is important to remember to recycle our electronics as we constantly update the many devices which have become an integral part of our everyday lives.  These electronics are part of a movement known as planned obsolescence, put on by manufacturers wishing to increase revenues.  However, this is causing more and more waste.  By recycling, we can limit the effects of this movement.


Mohamed Al-Khayarin