MAKE YOUR HOME E-WASTELESS

Each year there are hundreds of thousand tons of E-Waste arise, not including those bits and bobs buried at the back of storage room in our houses. There’s no one to blame but us all, who are accountable for this planet’s burden.

One of the most common mistakes we often do is to keep it, not knowing where to discard these junks, how they must be handled, or simply can’t quite let them go.

Perhaps, simple steps from KonMarie Method of the international’s best seller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, will help you with electronic waste management in an easier way.

Make your home E-Wasteless with this secret sauce to clear away the clutter in your space, for a clearer mind and a cleaner world.

First thing first, hunt your E-Wastes! According to the KonMarie Method, the more effective way to tidy up is to gather all your belongings, sort them into categories before organizing, rather than going from room to room.

The same goes to your electronic trashes, whether it’s a cellphone/tablets, phone battery, power bank, charger or headphone. Be sure to cover every corner of the house and put them together.

Once you’ve gathered them together, you’ll be surprised of the amount of E-Wastes you discover in your possession. And do you know most of us have long been in contact with toxic substances from this pile of garbage? We bet you don’t.

Especially with spoiled or eroded electronic scraps, chemical leakage is more likely to occur*.

Hazardous elements such as Chromium and Bromine found in a mobile phone’s component can cause health issues like inflammation in respiratory system, for example,*** by the contamination in the air, physical contact or food**.

Last but not least, ask yourself which of your belongings still ‘Spark Joy’, and if they no longer do, discard them with gratitude, for the delight they used to bring.

However, when it comes to E-Wastes, used or unwanted electronic devices that no longer work, it’s best to simply bid them goodbyes as they may already be spilling toxics as mentioned above.

Good memories are often hard to let go, but worry no more! Back up those memories/ data, Factory Reset and erase your personal data before disposal, to keep it confidential, and send them off with ease. (More information on How to dispose your E-Waste without leaking data)

Separate your E-Wastes from general trash before disposal. Or manage these 5 types of Electronic Waste, namely, mobile phone/ tablet, phone battery, power bank, charger and headphone with AIS, at more than 1,800 E-Waste collection spots nationwide.

AIS will collect and send them to allocated facilities for further recycling process, to make the most out of the useful elements and lessening the E-Wastes on land, to make the air clean again. Of which, a portion will be shipped to TES in Singapore to for recycling, and the proceeds to be donated to Chaipattana Foundation.

Reference:
* Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health
** Pobpad.com
*** Environment Department, Bangkok
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