Specifications

Proper Disposal Required
Florida statutes require that businesses, schools,
non-profit organizations, and government entities not
discard electronic equipment that contains hazardous
materials. Used electronics must be recycled or
properly disposed of as hazardous waste.
COMPUTER MONITORS and TVs
Contain significant amounts of lead.
Older televisions may contain cancer
causing PCBs, a known carcinogen.
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
Contain lead, chromium and mercury.
BATTERIES
May contain lead, mercury and
cadmium.
SWITCHES & RELAYS
Can contain hazardous amounts of
mercury.
When improperly released into the
environment, these toxins disperse
into groundwater and threaten the
entire community.
Alternatives to Disposal
Reduce
 Lease equipment, instead of purchase.
 Identify and buy durable products.
 Repair instead of replace.
 Buy upgradeable systems and upgrade
when you can.
 Buy ‘green’ products that minimize
problems in the first place.
Reuse
 Resell what still works.
 Donate old but working equipment to a
school or charity.
 Return your equipment to the dealer or
manufacturer.
Recycle
 Donate old equipment – working or not
– to local centers that have electronics
recovery shops in place.
 Pay the small fee to support continued
electronics recovery operations.
Who to contact…
Goodwill
1501 Placida Rd
Englewood, FL 34224
941-475-9401
www.shopgoodwill.com
State Department of Environmental Protection
www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/electronics/
850-488-0300
Resource Management Group, Inc.
200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 10
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-358-7730
www.recyclesmart.com
Printed on Recycled Paper
Ethical and Legal
Disposal of
Electronics
Businesses and
Institutions
April 2002
Printed on Recycled Paper