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Most of us grew up with the Environmental Protection Agency's friendly "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" motto — but when it comes to gadgets, being environmentally responsible isn't quite so easy.
That's because electronics are neither easy for manufacturers to
Dell today upped the ante on the information technology (IT) industry's efforts to responsibly deal with broken, outdated or discarded technology with a simple but comprehensive company-wide policy on electronic waste. Mark Newton, the company's senior ma
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Dell today upped the ante on the information technology (IT) industry's efforts to responsibly deal with broken, outdated or discarded technology with a simple but comprehensive company-wide policy on electronic waste.
Mark Newton, the company's senior manager of environmental sustainability, explained: "If it's not working, Dell considers it to be electronic waste, and they will not export it to a developing country. Period."
Many recyclers don’t really recycle – they simply collect e‐waste from the public, often with free collection events, and then export it to developing countries. Based on research by the Basel Action Network (BAN) and the Electronic TakeBack Coalition (ET
Article by June Ng, 6/12/09 edition of HK Magazine. "Every year Hong Kong produces more and more harmful electronic waste, but we only have a voluntary e-waste recycling scheme." Discusses e-waste problem from Hong Kong's perspective; includes some statis
The Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator is intended to assist institutional purchasers, including Federal Electronic Challenge (FEC) program participants, in quantifying the benefits of environmentally sound management of electronic equipment. T
Make Magazine has some ideas for things to do with your old analog TV.
Headlines abound with stories of branded technology being fished out of rivers and landfills in developing nations leaking toxic metals into the water supply. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates roughly 400,000 tons of e-waste goes to recyclers
TIA white paper detailing environmental requirements for electronics sold in North America.
White paper from TIA detailing environmental requirements for electronics sold in Asia.
TIA white paper detailing environmental requirements for electronics sold in Europe.
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