t’s amazing how much technology, gadgets, memory sticks, wires, and batteries we have these days. We accumulate more e-waste than we’re able to handle, so it’s good to get it under control.
I’m guilty of not keeping electronic waste to a minimum—over the past few years, we’ve thinned down things in our home like furniture, clothes, and toys, but the electronics still pile up.
I’m finally making a conscious effort to manage our family’s e-waste.
Here’s a few ideas I’ve gathered.
1. Buy less.
Buying things we simply do not need is probably the biggest cause of e-waste. We need to stop (really, STOP) and ask ourselves if we even need a gadget or electronic item BEFORE we buy it.We need to activate that voice in our heads that prevents us from buying electronic items we simply don’t need.