Tag: E-Waste - Page 11
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Dell Announces Big Expansion of Recycing Program (Video)
Dell has just announced that their Reconnect program - a partnership with Goodwill stores across the country for electronics collection - is getting a big expansion. The program is now in 18 states, with over 1,000 collection points
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Battery Recycling Catching On, Nearly 7 Million Pounds Collected in 2008
Call2Recycle's latest report on battery recycling numbers shows that recycling old batteries is really catching fire with consumers. The program had a 9.6% increase in its collection of rechargeable batteries during 2008, with a whole
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Coolafone: Recycling Cell Phones for Personal or Planetary Reward
Online Phone Recycling Service Offers Rewards and Raises Funds Upgraded your cell phone recently? It sometimes seems like half the world is sporting a newer, shinier and more complicated phone every week. While holding on to our purchases for as long
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Personal Info Not So Secure When You Recycle Your Cell Phone
Properly erasing information is an important step in the process of recycling your e-waste. Unfortunately, when Regenersis sampled 2,000 cell phones, 99% of them had personal data still stored in them, including sensitive
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Spinning Garbage into Gold: An Alternative to Mining?
Environmentalists in Turkey have had mixed results in their efforts to fight gold-mining operations, which often use cyanide to extract
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Un-Treehugger: HydraCoach Intelligent Water Bottle
We are all for people making a habit of drinking from reusable water containers. And there are a lot of great options out there to choose from. But there is a point at which a simple water container can be as lame as plastic water
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The Simple Explanation of Why e-Waste is Bad (Video)
If you're unsure about why sending e-waste to developing countries is bad and what can be done about it, click through to watch this very short yet effective video.
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CES 2009: ecoNEW Offers New TakeBack Program
ecoNEW launched a new electronics takeback program that gives customers something back for their used gadgets, and they were excited to show it off at their booth at CES. The program is similar to other takeback programs in that
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CES 2009: eco Take Back Program
Eco Take Back had a great booth in the Sustainable Planet zone and I stopped in to find out more about their recycling efforts. The company takes in e-waste items and recycles it. I asked what sets them apart from other recyclers,
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CES 2009: ReCellular Takes Back Mobile Phones
Recellular had a booth at CES encouraging people to sell or donate their old phones rather than toss them, and buy used for their next mobile phone purchase. Recellular is a take back and re-sell company that is pretty
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CES 2009: ThermaPAK Keeps Laptops Cool in a Greener Way
ThermaPAK's catch phrase is "Be Green. Be Cool." After testing out their product and checking out their press conference, their heat-shifting laptop pad does seem like a much greener solution for hot laptops. I was sent a sample
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CES 2009: TV Zombies Do the Thriller Dance (Video)
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition's crew of zombies did a special dance performance at their press conference. Who knew undead TVs had such rhythm!
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CES 2009: Toshiba's Environmental Initiatives
Toshiba was kind enough to invite TreeHugger over to their booth to show off what they're doing to prove their commitment to the planet and the people on it.
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CES2009: Greenpeace Speaks Up About Green Gadgets
Greenpeace had a presence at this year's CES 2009, and had in hand their report ranking the greenest products of the 15 manufacturers participating in their study. The group held a press
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CES 2009: Fuji Rolls Out Greenwashed EnviroMAX Batteries
CES is rife with greenwashing, and one booth that made it to the miniscule and well hidden "Sustainable Planet" section is Fuji's EnviroMAX batteries. These are anything but eco-friendly and the advertising for them makes me
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Are Green Gadgets Really Greener This Year At CES?
When you're buying a new electronics products there's lots to consider. A few years ago there was practically zero information if you wanted to make an environmentally sounder choice. The huge problems caused by the dumping of old electronics in places
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CES 2009: Toxic TV Zombies Invade Las Vegas
CES is trying to go green in some ways - there is a minuscule "green gadgets" zone, they're making moves to green up their conference logistics, and have launched the Greener Gadgets off-shoot conference.
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TerraCycle Turns Computer Parts into Flower Pots (Video)
TerraCycle's Urban Pots are made from 100% e-waste. Using items like crushed computers and fax machines that would otherwise be destined for landfills, the organization gives them new life as a planter.
