3. Donate your used electronic equipment to businesses that refurbish them for charities, non-profits, schools and thrift stores.
4. Donate your equipment to programs/organizations that sell components, such as aluminum and plastics, for scrap. This takes recycling e-waste to a whole new level.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
Activity 2. Scan the text and find a word in the text which means:
1) extreme tiredness (Part I)
2) to harm or impair (Part I)
3) to force to be done (Part II)
4) dangerous (Part III)
5) to renovate or redecorate (Part III)
Activity 3. Complete the following sentences with appropriate words or phrases:
1) The t_____ s_____ over there sells second-hand household goods to raise funds for charity.
2) You’ve got to learn to use your computer m _____.
3) The new technology hasn’t been successful in t_____ of sales.
4) Medical i_____ is necessary in dealing with computer addiction.
5) A large number of people suffer from “attention d_____”.
Activity 4. Make up phrases by matching the words in A with those in B:
A. technology, awkward, daily, seek, high-impact, hazardous, buy-back
B. program, force, routine, trash, posture, assistance, waste
