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• Trash Thursday: Is Recycling in a Recession?

  
  Blog On Smog — Authority: 130
    California, often cited as the leader in environmental standards and other green activities, is having difficulties maintaining its recycling program.  Simply put, it is in distress due to financial issues.  Mired in debt and litigation  More...
  3 days ago

• Motorola Extends Mobile Phone Take Back Program

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  Mobile phone recycling has become one of the key issues of the recycling industry for many reasons.  Not only do mobile phones and other types of e-waste take up large amounts of room in landfills, but batteries from mobile phones can often leak harmful chemicals into the soil which can end up contaminating drinking ...
  3 days ago

• Full Circle Wireless has new CEO

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  Recently Full Circle Wireless announced the hiring of a new General Manager and CEO.  Full Circle Wireless, which is one of the biggest recyclers and resellers of used wireless devices and accessories, announced that Shelton Basham will take over as both General Manager and CEO.  The aim of Full Circle Wireless is ...
  3 days ago

• Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, November 25

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 499
  There’s a lot to be thankful this morning, readers. The majority of Americans believe that climate change is happening , and want to do something about it.  Someday, your cell phone’s waste heat could actually make its battery last longer .  There’s hope for a rise in e-recycling . Something else we’re ...
  3 days ago

• Australia Considers E-Waste Law

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 616
  The Australian government is supporting a recycling scheme initiated by the television and computer industries to increase electronic waste or e-waste recycling, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC). But recycling experts say it will be difficult for industry and government to decide on how to run it, ...
  4 days ago

• Nothing Easy About E-Waste

  
  New York City News Service - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism — Authority: 521
  Old computers, iPods, cell phones - Brian Boyd’s got ‘em all. But when Boyd, who runs a social media company, TrakVu, out of his Upper West Side apartment, wanted to get rid of some of his electronics, he didn’t know what to do with the stuff. Read More
  5 days ago

• What Does the Public think About E-Waste Recycling?

  
  CEA Digital Dialogue — Authority: 114
  By Jennifer Bemisderfer Last Thursday, Pike Research released an interesting study, "Electronics Recycling and E-Waste Issues," shedding light on the public’s opinion regarding the problem of escalating waste from discarded, outdated devices. This independent survey found that while 76 percent of Americans ...
  5 days ago

• Samsung Celebrates E-Waste Milestone

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  The topic of e-waste has been all over the media lately as the world tries to figure out what to do with the millions of tonnes of used electronics that we throw away each year.  The issue has become an ethical one as it was recently discovered that the United Kingdom has been illegally dumping much of its e-waste on ...
  6 days ago

• Electronics Boom, E-Cycling Lags

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 616
  How many people around the world own a cell phone today?About 4 billion cell phones are in the pockets of men and women around the world – half of the global population. According to the Pew Internet & American Life project, cell phone ownership among U.S. adults rose almost 10 percent in just one year [...]
  6 days ago

• Who Is Gonna Pay For My e-Waste?? Not Me!

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 703
  Photo via shooting brooklyn According to a new study by Pike Research , 76% of consumers are aware that one of the primary components for reducing e-waste is proper recycling. Rejoice! 76% of consumers can see the obvious!! Now the only trick to getting more of those consumers - indeed everyone - to act on ...
  1 week ago

• 76% of US Consumers Want E-Waste Recycling

  
  Pacebutler Blog — Authority: 121
  A recent study released by Pike Research, a market research and consulting firm, has confirmed that most American electronic consumers are aware of the burgeoning e-waste problem and believe the best course of action is recycling. In a recent survey conducted among 1,000 electronic consumers in the US, 76% of ...
  1 week ago

• Computer Aid International reusing old Computers

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  One of the increasing problems of waste management is how to deal and dispose of e-waste.  E-waste, which includes items like computers, mobile phones, printers, and televisions, is rapidly becoming one of the biggest problems for communities aiming to reduce the size of their landfills.  The United Kingdom has been ...
  1 week ago

• Microsoft Bans Nearly a Million Xbox Users, Now Crippled Consoles Are Flooding the Market

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 703
  Photo via Collin Allen After discovering nearly a million users had modified their consoles to play pirated games via the Xbox live service, Microsoft gave them the boot from the service and now the modified consoles are making their way onto the market by the hundreds, with more likely to follow. The ban works on ...
  1 week ago

• Electronics Recycling - Five Reasons For Recycling Your Old Electronics

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 143
  By F. Tadesse 1. The most important reason for recycling electronics is to save our environment. Our electronics equipment contains some of the most toxic chemicals such as lead and mercury in large amounts. Though it is getting better now, for a long time most of our e-waste ended up in our landfills. 2. Making ...
  1 week ago

• New TVs Contributing to Landfills

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  Environmental concerns have increasingly become more important to people around the United Kingdom.  With recent studies showing that the United Kingdom is well behind most of Europe when it comes to recycling and waste management, new pressure has been put on government and local councils to get something done. ...
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• UK Staff Clueless about Company Green Policy

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  If you asked most people if they thought their office was environmentally friendly, most would think of the recycling bin next to the copy machine and answer that they thought their company was green.  A recent study confirmed that most United Kingdom employees think that their company is green, when in reality it ...
  1 week ago

• E-Waste Rising, Electronics Makers Boost Recycling

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 616
  Transboundary movement of hazardous waste shows a disastrous accumulation of e-waste, roughly about 6 billion tons, according to an upcoming report from the Basel Convention, reports RedOrbit. Part of the accumulation is attributed to increasing demand for electronic gaming, high definition TVs and smart cars, ...
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• Man Arrested for E-Waste Scam

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Dogear-Nation – Episode 129 – Creamy

  
  Dogear Nation — Authority: 108
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Friday News Feedbag for November 13th, 2009

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 651
  If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...were glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation. Below youll find an audio link to a weekly podcast where you can hear three of us Discovery ...
  2 weeks ago

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