Positive changes have occurred in promoting and eliminating e-waste through
recycling. One such scheme is Greencycyle which is a scheme where unwanted
items such as computers, television sets, and an assortment of other electrical
equipment are registered on the website. Takers then get offered these items
free of charge all the person needs to do is arrange collection. Sites as
mentioned have sprung up offering money for old mobile phones.
The government has dramatically increased its effort in educating people about
reducing carbon footprints as well as to a degree encouraging recycling by
increasing collections of recyclable waste this is a necessity, however reports
estimate that In the U.S. and the European Union, the annual amount of e-waste
from electronic products is estimated to be more than 10 tones. It is predicted to
double in the next two decades