Franklin, Massachusetts-Based Storage Facility Pursues Bold Initiative; Drives Forward E-Recycling Efforts in Massachusetts

e-Waste Recycling

For decades, Massachusetts-based Guardian Self-Storage, with facilities in Pocasset, Franklin and Foxboro, has been happy to serve their community by way of the most affordable storage unit pricing in all of Massachusetts.

Now in 2009, Guardian Self-Storage realizes the importance of properly disposing of old and unused electronics, as these devices are ending up in our landfills improperly on more frequent occasions these days, which drives the environment further into the threshold of gross toxic pollution.

Materials deemed harmful for exposure to humans are often found in these devices, along with a slew of scrap plastic and silicone that can be reprocessed and recycled to make new electronics. Consumers who purchase and dispose of these electronics are more enabled than ever to have a positive impact on their environment by way of the choices they make when disposing of these obsolete electronic devices.

Residents in Foxboro, Wrentham, Franklin, Mansfield, and Walpole areas of Massachusetts now have an easy-to-access option for electronics recycling and e-waste recycling, as Guardian Self Storage has formed a strategic alliance with computer recycling USA, a nationwide leading-entity in the effort to better our environment and atmosphere through proper electronics disposal.

Anytime between the hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm, Monday thru Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm Saturday, office closed Sunday), you can drop off your unused and unwanted electronics for recycling via our affiliate partner, by way of our facilities in three locations throughout Massachusetts. There, we will accept your unused and unwanted qualifying electronics, and see to it that they are disposed of properly through our electronics recycling efforts.

Personal computers, laptop computers, server computers, computer monitors, old tabletop televisions, floor-standing televisions, VCRs, stereo equipment, copiers, scanners, fax machines, old dot matrix printers, old laser printers, network switches and hubs, network routers, keyboards, DVD players, mice, non-biohazard medical equipment, plasma televisions, old phones, telecommunications hardware, old cell phones, old rechargeable batteries, light bulbs and other niche electronics with either LCD displays or metal “head” data-reading technology (tape players) qualify as electronics that need to be recycled, due to the levels of harmful chemicals contained within their chassis. Of all of these, however, the leading hazardous waste catalyst tends to be CRT monitors.

A single component of e-waste, cathode ray tubes (CRT’s) has emerged as the leading cause of the hazardous waste crisis in landfills at the local, state, national, and international level.

CRT’s are the glass “picture tubes” in television sets, computer monitors, and other video display devices that amplify and focus high-energy electric beams to create the images we ultimately see on our screens. In order to protect consumers from radiation dangers, the glass in CRT’s contains lead. Lead composes approximately 20% of each CRT which equates to approximately 4 to 8 pounds per unit.

Lead is an extremely toxic metal, exposure to which poses serious public health and safety risks. Human and animal exposure to lead can cause damage to the central nervous system, blood system, and is demonstrated to have serious negative effects on the brain development of children. Given these essential issues, the proper disposal of e-waste has become a paramount concern for legislators, environmentalists, and the general public at large.

Read more about the e-waste recycling services of Guardian Self Storage via their website, GuardianSelf-Storage.com.