Electronic waste is a common problem within our society. On April 19th, California Electronic Asset Recovery (CEAR) held multiple e-waste collection events throughout five counties at participating McDonald's locations. To help in this e-waste collection, I volunteered at a McDonald's in Folsom, California. From 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, people continuously dropped off their e-waste, until our storage container was full!

Our e-waste collection event was definitely a success, and a great opportunity for individuals to dispose of their unwanted electronics! If you have read this far into my blog, you are probably wondering what actually constitutes e-waste? Electronic waste is also referred to as e-scrap, or electronics that have reached their demise. Such items include: televisions, computers, VCRs, cell phones, etc. It basically includes anything with batteries, a circuit board, or plug, but for more information on CEAR and what other items are considered e-waste you can go to http://cearinc.com or http://cearinc.com/what-is-e-waste/what-can-i-recycle.