We Recycle!- The real solution to recycling appliances

Hey there!!

I was looking at current green news earlier today on CNN, and I stumbled upon this video link:
                                           
                                                  http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/04/22/n_green_jobs_we_recycle_electronics.cnnmoney/

The video is called "Appliance shredder rips it up", and it presents a whole other side of recycling that I had never given thought to. The link presents the company, We Recyle! which is a a sustainable appliance recycling facility, with its headquarters located in New York. The company has processing plants in both New York and Conneticutt, and has been in operation since 2003.  We Recyle! is one of the few companies in the world that is dedicated to the proper treatment and recycling of electronic appliances.

Most people believe that by dropping off appliances at a recycling box you are doing your job. According to We Recycle! this is a mistake. Appliances must be properly separated and recycled accordingly each in their own groups. The company recycles about 100,000 pounds of used appliances every year, but the process of recycling these appliances is certainly not easy. The company uses special color sensors, magnets, sorters and other technologies to divide the appliances into their different parts, plastic types and resins, and other categories. The diffrent parts then go into a shredder where they are turned into tiny parts of a once appliance. These parts are now ready to be melted and reused into new appliances.

In my opinion, this article is very important because it gave me insight on how selective and carefuly recycling actually is. There is a whole procedure and rulebook when it comes to recycling, and we must learn it well in order to recyle in the right way.

   Here is the company's link for those of you that are interested: http://www.werecycle.com/index.asp

Peace man,

Fiona Alfaro