Tag: E-Waste - Page 6
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Fossilized Gadgets Leave Evidence of Our Consumerism to Future Generations
When it comes to gadgets, what legacy are we leaving to Earth's inhabitants countless generations into the future? Artist Christopher Locke has imagined that perhaps the things that have become attached to us as if they were part of
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Connecticut Becomes 24th State to Put e-Waste Recycling Into Law
Thankfully, we've seen a rush of states adding new e-waste regulations and laws to their books, most recently with New York and hot on the heals of that news comes word that Connecticut will be the 24th US state to put enact
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New York Toughens Up on Electronics Manufacturers with New e-Waste Law
New York City has had its share of difficulty in regards to setting strict regulations for e-waste recycling. When they set up a regulation requiring manufacturers to provide door-to-door pickup of
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iPad Fails Beer Garden Test
In the interest of minimizing e-waste, it is important that potential customers understand the limitations as well as the advantages of new electronic gadgets. And since the Apple iPad is being welcomed with open arms as the go-anywhere
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Wired & YouRenew Kick Off Gadget Take-Back Program With High Goals - But Is That The Point?
Wired.com and YouRenew are partnering up with a gadget take-back program. YouRenew is similar to other start-ups wanting to profit off of old gadgets - we've seen a few start up and it is an attractive new area for entrepreneurs.
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Asia's Biggest Plastics Scrap Market Set on Fire, Entire Facility Burned
In Mundaka, an area west of Delhi, India, the largest plastics scrap market in Asia was set on fire. The entire area, about 4 kilometers, burned and goods worth Rs 50 crore were lost to the flames. The fire appears to
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Circuit Board Shoes Get Feminine! Win for World's Most Uncomfortable Heels
If you liked the circuit board sneakers but want a less athletic, more night-out-on-the-town look, check out the circuit board heels created by artist Steven Rodrig
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Tekserve Hopes to Break e-Waste Recycling Records at Upcoming Collection Event
Tekserve has been making big dents in the amount of electronics collected for recycling in New York City. The company partners up with the Lower East Side Ecology Center (LESEC) and offers free-of-charge recycling drives for the
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US Proposal for Ban on e-Waste Exports Won't Solve - and Could Worsen - the Problem
While many watchdog groups call for strict regulations or bans on the export of e-waste, authors of an article from the journal Environmental Science and Technology state that this could just
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Sprint and Radioshack ex-CEOs Launch New Cell Phone Recycling Company
Americans buy around 140 million cell phones a year, replacing old phones an average of every 18 months. That means a whole lot of used cell phones - and a potential money maker, as two electronics company CEOs are hoping
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BBC's Inside Out Airs Expose on The Impacts of UK's e-Waste on Developing Countries
Photo via dieselboii via Flickr CC e-Waste is finally starting to go mainstream and the issue is making its way to television viewers. While some examples of e-waste on TV are horrifying, like the Amazing Race episode that made light of dumps and the
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Greener Gadgets 2010: Can A Gadget Be Green? EPEAT and the Politics of Eco-Friendly Electronics Explained (Video)
Can gadgets be green? Will consumers care if they are or not? What even is a green gadget? We've been watching EPEAT grow up over the last few years, coming to a place of prominence in the consumer electronics industry. The rating
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Greenpeace To Samsung: Did You Not See What We Did to HP's Roof?!?
Greenpeace is calling out Samsung for backing off of a promise the company made to phase out toxic materials from its line-up. And to get their attention, they stuck giant stickers on the headquarters building in Brussels, stating
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Yay! Record High for Rechargeable Battery Recycling Thanks to Big Box Stores
Thanks to the efforts of big name retailers, battery recycling is at a record high. Call2Recycle notes that The Home Depot, Apple Computer, RadioShack, Lowe's, Interstate All Battery Center and RONA together collected
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Space Debris Collision Narrowly Avoided
The quantitiy of debris in space has been causing concern to agencies involved with exploring space and companies depending on satellites installed there. But now space agencies have demonstrated the capability of a
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E-Waste in India To Rise 500% by 2020
Last May, Pike Research estimated that e-waste going to our landfills would plateau by 2015 and begin to decline. That's
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Man Fined $1 Million for Shipping Trash Overseas
Talk About Junk Mail! Last June, the Brazilian authorities discovered 91 shipping containers full of trash in the nation's ports, all exported from Britain. After some investigation, the tons of household waste were linked back to businessman Julio
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What Do Green Bloggers Think About Apple's iPad?
So the iPad has finally been revealed, and we don't mean the house! Is it a technological revolution or was it a bit of a predictable anticlimax? Apart from the unfortunate feminine hygiene jokes that are spreading rapidly through the Twitterverse,
