Tag: E-Waste - Page 8
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Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation for iPhone
Just when I thought I knew every app available for Apple's iPhone, I stumble across Enviro-Bear 2010: Operation Hibernation. If you've been searching for a quasi-green video game for your multimedia smartphone well,
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Making Medicine Out of...Recycled LCD Screens??
A particular chemical used in LCD display screens can also be used in medicine from pills to bandages. Researchers are hoping this is a solution not just for hospital patients but also for
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Short Documentary Shows Toxic Trail of "Recycled" E-Waste Leads Overseas
Ever wonder what happens to all your old PCs, broken keyboards and ink cartridges? If you take your electronics to recyclers, you probably have visions of workers in well-ventilated
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Panasonic Using Lasers for Faster, Better CRT Recycling
As of last year, 704.9 million cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions have been sold just in the USA since 1980, according to the EPA. 42.4% were estimated to still be in use. But when the switch to digital TV was
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Tighter Regulations Setting Battery Recycling Back a Decade, Sending Batteries Back to Landfills
About a week ago, we caught word from 3r Living, an eco-friendly home decor and lifestyle store and website, that they're having a real problem with tightened regulations from the Department of Transportation on shipping
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UPDATE: iRobot Still Saying Just Throw Your Broken Scooba In the Garbage?
15 days ago we posted about iRobot's shoddy recycling policies. They've responded. Click through to read the progress made on iRobot's practices after they saw this
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How Will the Digital Television Transition Impact the Environment?
Dear Pablo: What will be the environmental impact of the digital television transition? I haven't been able to find any numbers on the increased electricity use from the digital converter boxes.
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What's the Eco-Impact of California's Plan to Ditch School Textbooks for eBooks?
Photo by bgottsab via Flickr CC Governor Schwarzenegger has announced plans for California high schools to start ditching textbooks in favor of digital media, starting with math and science books this August. The claim is that with so much information
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iRobot Says Just Throw Your Broken Scooba In the Garbage. We have 5 Better Ideas!
TreeHugger Graham Hill recently bought a
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Maker Faire 09: The iFixit Global Repair Community
What is Maker Faire without people encouraging others to fix their own gadgets, appliances, automobiles and, well, anything else they own? The iFixit Global Repair Community provided just such a resource, helping people learn
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Proposed e-Waste Bill Not Good Enough for Watchdog Groups
A proposed bill circulating in Washington could restrict exports of certain types of electronics materials meant for recycling, except if it is intended for "repair or refurbishment." However, this exception has
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BAN Uncovers e-Cycler Lying, Sending e-Waste Overseas
Diligent eyes at Basel Action Network discovered
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Indiana Approves Major Statewide e-Waste Recycling Program
Indiana's Governor Mitch Daniels has signed into law some major electronics recycling legislation, making it the 19th state in the country to go state-wide with e-cycling. It puts into place recycling targets for
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Dell's Stance on Not Exporting e-Waste Is Not Heroic
CRTs piled more than 4 meters high in an imported e-Waste smuggling depot in Hong Kong's New Territories area. Photo via Basel Action Network Buzzing around the blogosphere this week is news that Dell has implemented a policy to not export e-waste, but
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The Nitty Gritty on e-Cycling: Buy-Back, Take-Back, and Recycling Programs
We recently talked about the notion that e-waste will plateau in the next few years, thanks to a growing awareness on the part of government, companies and consumers about properly disposing of electronics. One of
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Apple Doing the Right Thing for Recycling - But for Limited Time Only
Apple is making a move that is really the right thing for an electronics manufacturer to do. But they're making the limitations of their offer very clear, which takes all the steam out of it. At least it's a good thing for some, for
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e-Waste Expected to Plateau by 2015
According to a study by Pike Research called "Electronics Recycling and E-Waste Issues," we can expect to see a leveling out of the amount of e-waste heading to landfills by 2015.Pike Research expects that in 2015, our
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Donating Your Old Cell Phone for Moms on Mother's Day
Can't think of what to give Mom for Mother's Day? If you can't find anything off our Mother's Day gift guide, maybe you can do something really cool in her honor. Something like donating your old cell phone. How, exactly, might this honor your mama,
