Twinhead is one of the large worldwide manufacturers of laptops and with that comes the responsibility of laptop recycling programs as the world faces a climate crisis. Part of the crisis that the climate is in is due to carbon emissions and a lot o them are caused by electronics like laptops. Throwing a laptop away once it is broken, or not needed any longer, can be very dangerous and Twinhead among others are realizing this and doing something about it. When you dispose of a laptop or any electronic items it is called e-waste and this waste ends up at landfills where it releases dangerous chemicals and metals into the atmosphere like cadmium, arsenic and lead.
Maryland is just one of the states in the US that Twinhead has a laptop recycling plan in place and with the e-cycling partnership program across the United States, they will ensure that hardly any laptops reach the landfills including the batteries, cables and other accessories. Part of this plan is to offer a take back plan for their notebooks and durabooks. This means that every product can be returned when not needed any longer. They will either have to offer cash reward for returning it or, the company can offer a trade in. This will allow the customer to get a newer upgraded model of laptop for returning the old one at a discounted price which is always worth it and not usually turned down by customers looking for the best deals.
http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/landprograms/recycling/specialprojects/registeredmanu.asp
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