Did you know the average American throws away 4 lbs. of trash daily? According to the Kids Guide to Recycling, in 2009 thrown away TVs, computers, printers, monitors, scanners, keyboards, etc,. made up 2.37 million tons of electronic waste in the US. This revealing statement is mind blowing because when a person is throwing away trash they don't know how much trash they are throwing away. Electronic devices contain varying amounts of hazardous chemicals and heavy metals, mercury, cadmium, and lead. People don't realize that this trash will not decompose properly. This statement is important because landfills will become uncontrollable and over run with trash. Think of a landfill as a box full of toys. If you put too many toys in the box it
