Most electronic tablets are known to contain one or more of the following hazardous chemicals: lead, brominated flame retardants, and chlorine. Although these chemicals are only present in small amounts, hazardous chemicals do leach out of electronics sitting in landfills.

Before donating or recycling  a tablet, remove all sensitive and personal information from the device. Just deleting items won’t erase this information in its entirety: visit a local software store to pick up software to wipe the device completely.