Following up on previous postings on e-waste, this USA Today article highlights the costs and consequences of manufacturer and consumer resistance to recycling gadgets. The toxic components of all sorts of discarded gadgets, such as PCs, TVs, PDAs and cell phones, result in millions of pounds of unrecycled waste each year. Continue Reading
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Maine First With E-Waste Recycling Law
Press release, National Resources Council of Maine: Maine’s First-In-The-Nation Law Requiring Manufacturers to Pay to Recycle Electronic Waste Goes Into Effect “Today Maine launched the first manufacturer-funded program in the nation designed to capture hazardous electronic waste for safe disposal and recycling. Under the law enacted in 2004, beginning January 18, municipalities will send waste… Continue Reading
GAO Report on E-Waste Encourages Recycling
Electronic Waste: Strengthening the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse. GAO-06-47, November 10, 2005. Highlights “Available estimates suggest that over 100 million computers, monitors, and televisions become obsolete each year, and this number is growing. If improperly managed, these used electronics can harm the environment and human health. Available data suggest… Continue Reading
Industry Launches Initiative to Address E-Waste
Learn how to safely dispose of, donate, sell or reuse PCs and tech gadgets, from this new website, the Rethink Initiative, co-sponsored by eBay, Intel and other industry leaders. Related Resources: From the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition survey, “…only 15 percent of Americans are aware that electronic items can be recycled,” and from Gartner research… Continue Reading
Staggering quantities of energy transition metals are winding up in the garbage bin
Grist: “To build all of the solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehiclebatteries, and other technologies necessary to fight climate change, we’re going to need a lot more metals. Mining those metals from the Earth creates damage and pollution that threaten ecosystems and communities. But there’s another potential source of the copper, nickel, aluminum, and rare-earth… Continue Reading
Falling Fruit – Map the Urban Harvest
“Falling Fruit is a celebration of the overlooked culinary bounty of our city streets. By quantifying this resource on an interactive map, we hope to facilitate intimate connections between people, food, and the natural organisms growing in our neighborhoods. Not just a free lunch! Foraging in the 21st century is an opportunity for urban exploration,… Continue Reading
Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried
The New York Times: “Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers. David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Then he started finding human DNA everywhere he looked.… Continue Reading
How to Responsibly Dispose of Your Electronics
Wired: “Whether you have an old phone languishing in a desk drawer or a broken laptop gathering dust in the back of a closet, there will never be a better time to dispose of it. There’s a good chance your unwanted gadget can return to useful service, and it may even make you a little… Continue Reading
Best Buy’s new recycling program will let you mail in your old electronics
Engadget: “Best Buy announced today that it’s extending its gadget recycling program to include a new mail-in option. The retailer will now sell you a box for your used electronics that you can ship back for recycling, saving a trip to the store. Best Buy says it’s recycled 2.7 billion pounds of electronics and appliances… Continue Reading
New Zoom Mail and Calendar Give Workers a ‘Toggle Tax’ Break
Zoom Blog: “Today at Zoomtopia, we announced the next step in our platform evolution, the beta of new productivity tools: Zoom Mail and Calendar Clients and Zoom Mail and Calendar Services. These new products work together with the communication and collaboration offerings already available within Zoom Meetings, Phone, Whiteboard, and Team Chat. Now, teams can… Continue Reading
US Cities Are Recycling Trees and Poop to Make Compost
Wired: “American trees are in trouble. Based on recent estimates, up to one in every six native species in the continental US is in danger of going extinct, due to mounting threats such as invasive species, diseases, climate change, logging, and wildfires. Metropolitan areas, meanwhile, are losing an astounding 36 million trees every year, according… Continue Reading
Amazon will recycle small electronics for free
The Verge: “If you have a flip phone that you haven’t used in over a decade, or maybe even a broken tablet, Amazon will pay for a shipping label that you can use to send it in to get recycled. Apparently, this recycling program has been a thing for a while now, but several of… Continue Reading
