" future hot jobs" : e-waste recycling

Although the United States added the recent decline in unemployment, but the national unemployment rate remains high. Experts estimate that the recovery of the U.S. job market at least one to two years. Nevertheless, some work is still optimistic about employment prospects. In today's "future hot jobs" series report, we introduce you: e-waste recycling.

In the U.S., home, garage, basement, or closet, stood an old TV, out of the computer screen, or outdated cell phone is a common scene.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency statistics, the United States each year there are about six thousand five million computers old scrap. Bury United States each year about 200 million tons of electronic waste. Increase the speed of e-waste is three times that of other junk.

According to industry estimates, the global e-waste recycling market size is currently at 50 billion U.S. dollars, is expected to grow further in the next 10 years to nearly 15 billion dollars.

Electronics recycling industry, the industry organization the International League (IAER) in a recent report that worldwide, with commercial and consumer electronic products in use in the area increased dramatically, this emerging e-waste recycling industry has developed rapidly.

The report notes that over the past 20 years, the private sector, the evolution of the electronics recycling industry is the main driving force. With the increase in the number of consumer electronic products and product upgrades to speed up, the industry's employment prospects are therefore good.

Currently, a total of 500 U.S. electronics recycling companies. In addition, some major electronics manufacturers and non-governmental and non-profit organizations engaged in electronic recycling business.

Headquartered in San Francisco the green e-waste recycling company public (Green Citizens) high on the Voice of America, President James described the company's business.

He said: "We use the proper way to recycle products demolished, reduced to semi-raw state. This is a complex process, and then they removed after the material was transported to the rest of the world's mining companies, they have these materials, refined, re- recover the precious metal. so do not then underground mining of ore. "

In recent years, e-waste in the other toxic chemicals, heavy metals and lead to increasingly serious environmental problems. International Electronics Recycling industry coalition said in a report, e-waste and other refuse a significant difference is that e-waste in metal and plastic components, especially lead, mercury, cadmium and other elements such as proper recovery, then become a valuable resource, but If you want to deal with ordinary trash, become the environment and health hazards.

The report also pointed out that in recent years, American society concerned about the environmental impact of electronic recycling electronic recycling company makes the professional market demand is rising sharply.

E-waste recycling company President James Green public high told reporters spread public education and information is the company attaches great importance to a business link.

He said: "Our work starts all over information to the public. Our staff, most of them have environmental science and natural science college degree. They will provide the public and business the right way on e-recycling. E-waste The landfill is what kind of process. so that they understand our transport to the recovery from each step is how to proceed. "

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency statistics, the United States each year about 200 million tons of discarded electronic waste which, about 85 per cent or so being thrown into landfill, only about 15 per cent is recycled and reused. Computers, televisions and mobile phones breakdown of the top three U.S. e-waste.

In addition to access to e-waste landfill in the United States, the electronics recycling business in recent years, a linear upward trend in outsourcing. CBS "60 Minutes" program has recently exposed some of the recycling companies in the U.S. e-waste to the alien smuggling profiteering practices.

James Green, president of the public high that this approach not only led to the loss of employment in the field, but also undermined the recipient of e-waste environmental and public health.

He said: "a complete system of electronic products shipped to China or Africa and other developing regions, the local people will use tools such as chisels or hammer to break up. Eventually led to local people's health and the environment has been destroyed."

James High, said e-waste for recycling into other countries is a major cause of the gap between labor costs. However, the industry's average income is not high in the United States, and roughly the national average income level. He expected that with the increase of energy supply, e-waste recycling in the job market will continue to expand.

"10 to 20 years later, when the time raw materials become more scarce, electronics recycling will become more natural choice. We know, through the re-use of materials obtained from underground mining than from raw materials, 90 per cent cut in energy consumption. "

In addition to the private sector, the United States, state and local governments in the e-waste recycling has also played an important role. State and local governments not only to promote electronics recycling is responsible for financing of public information, and also to specify the contract manufacturers of electronic products pass the safety recall.