AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
e-waste, environment, recycling
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Kabira Stokes, Founder and CEO
WEBSITE
http://atlasofthefuture.org/project/isidore-electronics-recycling/
Isodore Electronics Recycling
The Saint of E-waste
California has two huge problems; their prisons are overflowing and their landfills are overflowing. As we see more and more discarded devices like phones, TVs, computers, radios and printers wreaking havoc on our planet, e-waste recycling company is becoming the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Recoverable and reusable components are mixing with toxic materials, leeching into soil and groundwater in landfills worldwide. As ex-inmates work to break down electronics into base parts – picking out the abundant and highly valuable plastics, metals and fibres – they are not just recovering precious value from e-waste, but themselves too.