2.3+Resource+depletion


 * What is resource depletion?**

depletion is a term that refers to the exhaustion of raw materials in a region resources are commonly referred to and divided between renewable and non-renewable. uses of these forms of resources beyond rate of replacement is considered to be resource depletion

C.D's,Printers,print cartridges, hard drives, circuit boards,
 * Uses of non renewable resources for manufacturing components**


 * C.D'S (COMPACT DISKS)**

Cd's contain Cd's are used as raw materials for making plastics
 * polycarbonate
 * gold
 * gold


 * Printers**

recycling of printers such as laser, inkjet and dot matrix follows a treatment and recycling program that have resulted in making
 * plastics
 * copper
 * steel
 * Circuit boards
 * wires
 * cables
 * toner cartridges
 * printer cartridges


 * Printer Cartridges**

printer cartridges can be refilled and reused

hard drives contain at leases one pound
 * Hard drives**

of aluminum

recycling at lease one hard drive can save enough energy to recycling the aluminum that is in the hard drives can help with up to 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution then producing aluminum from ore
 * light a 100 watt bulb for 134 hours
 * run a television set for 102 hours
 * has the energy equivalent of 1.5 gallons of gasoline/petrol


 * Circuit Boards**


 * contain toxins that could be leech in to drinking water supplies
 * contain vast quantities of lead tin and copper that could be recycled and reused.

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