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• Man Arrested for E-Waste Scam

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 141
  The environmental movement in the United Kingdom has gained momentum over the last few years.  With reports claiming that the United Kingdom has fallen behind many of the objectives outlined by the European Union, local councils and the government have been looking for unique ways to increase recycling and reduce ...
  2 hours ago

• Dogear-Nation – Episode 129 – Creamy

  
  Dogear Nation — Authority: 109
  Michael, Andy, and Michael are all back together again, and have a blast dealing with all your tags. This week’s tech heavy show gives us plenty of excitement, including more eye-ball stories to keep Michael M. happy. (Keep tagging great tags about sticking things in your eyes.). We also welcome new tagger ...
  21 hours ago

• Getting The Awful, Yet Practically Essential Lead Out of Gadgets

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 727
  Lead ingots via Wikipedia Lead is unfortunately an important component in electronics, especially when it comes to piezoelectronics. Were mostly familiar with piezoelectricity when it comes to concept devices - things that can generate a charge based on pressure being applied to them. But it is used in a lot of ...
  2 days ago

• Green Holiday Gift Guide: The Green Geek (Slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 727
  The right gadgets can save your techie money, time, and energy. The wrong gadgets, on the other hand, slowly decay into a tangled mess of wires, plastic, and electronic materials in the junk drawer. Trust us: These items curated for the green geek--from a build-your-own computer kit, a solar-powered iPhone skin, a ...
  4 days ago

• Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 156
  Americans love their consumer electronics, but what happens to all the gadgets when their useful life is over? Despite being one of the largest generators of “e-waste” in the world, the U.S. has no federal policies on recycling electronic waste or handling hazardous materials from technological trash. It’s ...
  5 days ago

• LGs TV Recycling Program: Hip or Hype?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 727
  A whole lot of these, getting recycled. Photo via freakapotimus Switching over to digital TVs has caused a lot of e-waste. Last week we pointed out how it has been responsible for a 70% rise in tossed televisions in the UK , and similar concerns abound here in the US as we switched to digital. But its not just ...
  5 days ago

• Digital Dumping and the Global ‘E-Cycling’ Scam

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 731
  By Gbemisola Olujobi The port of Lagos in Nigeria receives about 400,000 used computers every month, out of which only one in four is useful. The rest end up in landfills, garbage dumps and, in a curious twist, as resources for scammers. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries November 6, 2009 Dems Make ...
  5 days ago

• e-Waste: Getting Rid of Your Old Tech*

  
  Tech - for Everyone — Authority: 128
  One of the great things about Tech is there’s always something new coming out. And, Moore’s Law tells us that the power of computers doubles every 18 months. Technology is ever-evolving and advancing.What is not so great about that is: our gear becomes obsolete, and winds up gathering dust on a closet shelf or ...
  5 days ago

• LG, Waste Management to Recycle Hotel TVs, Computer Monitors

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 626
  A new program gives hotels an option for recycling their aging television sets and computer monitors. LG Electronics USA Inc. and Waste Management Inc. are partnering to offer the service.The program, which launches in 2010, will have LG working with Waste Management subsidiary WM Recycle America LLC, according to a ...
  5 days ago

• TV Recycling Picks Up Speed with LG, Waste Management Partnership

  
  GreenBiz.com Green Business News — Authority: 645
  The two companies are teaming up to recycle televisions and computer monitors at hundreds of locations around the country as hotels upgrade displays to flat-panel and HDTV systems.
  5 days ago

• Interpol Launches Global Operation Against E Waste Exporters

  
  trade 2 save | buy sell & trade-in used electronics to cut ewaste — Authority: 117
  A new week begins in trade2save ’s new office! We start this chilly Monday with exciting news announced from recycling website “ letsrecycle.com ” regarding the global fight against ewaste crimes. As a major step forward in this battle, Interpol has begun international action to face illegal e waste ...
  6 days ago

• eWaste and Corporate Social Responsibility

  
  seamlessenterprise.com — Authority: 117
  As an IT guy, I’m surrounded by electronics: computers, servers, mobile devices, phones, and monitors, printers and more. And at home I have even more electronics: PCs, TVs, radios, MP3 players, DVD players, DVRs, and too many other gadgets to mention. In addition to being a gadget head, I like data. One ...
  6 days ago

• The Digital TV Switch Causes 70% Rise in e-Waste

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 727
  Photo via Esquire We worried about the rise in dumped TVs when the switch to digital in the US occurred back in June. The UK is also switching to digita... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  1 week ago

• Electronics Industry Lawsuit Called ‘Attack on States’ Rights’

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 626
  As the electronics industry continues its lawsuit against New York City’s e-waste recycling law, a number of state and local government representatives have signed a letter accusing the electronics industry of trying to usurp state rights. The letter was organized by the Electronics Takeback Coalition.The Consumer ...
  1 week ago

• Fear Factoid #3

  
  Daily Cow — Authority: 503
  The tonnage of e-waste we toss out with the garbage each year-about 2.57 million tons or 4.6 billion pounds-is equivalent to about 685 million laptops. Fifty million tons of e-waste is generated per year.
  1 week ago

• Futuristic Recyclable Paper Laptop Design

  
  Greenlaunches.com — Authority: 138
  Computer and modern technology is becoming highly indispensible and there is constant innovation with new improved gadgets and accessories replacing the old. Thus disposing off old electronic gadgets becomes very difficult as most parts are non-biodegradable and extremely harmful to environment too. Designer Je Sung ...
  1 week ago

• Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 626
  Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG emissions by 2012 from a 2002 baseline, according to the company’s 2009 Report on Global Citizenship (PDF).Xerox’s environmental sustainability goals (PDF) center on climate ...
  1 week ago

• Oh, Please No - TwitterPeek Is an e-Waste Mess of a One Trick Pony

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 727
  Image via Ubergizmo This is a great one for our UnTreehugger category. Its a device that does just one thing, just one thing that any smart phone or computer can do for you, just one thing that no one really needs a device to do. It checks your Twitter account. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  1 week ago

• UAE poor at Recycling Mobile Phones

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 141
  Mobile phone recycling has been gaining popularity over the last years as many companies have launched schemes which encourage people to recycle.  Countries like the United Kingdom have ramped up their efforts to recycle electronic devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, and cameras.  Not only do these items ...
  1 week ago

• Bank on Better Things With the ECO ATM

  
  Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com — Authority: 124
  Most of the time a trip to the ATM means draining money from your bank account, but if it’s a visit to the newly debuted EcoATM that you’re planning, you could actually end up with more money to your name. The EcoATM doesn’t withdraw cash but instead accepts used cellphones (we’ve all got one in [...]
  1 week ago

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