"Earlier this year, the Japanese government recruited virtual character Hatsune Miku in a campaign to shore up cell phone recycling rates.
The squeaky-voiced anime singer recorded a syrupy tune urging people to do their part. After all, Japanese replace their handsets so frequently that phone recycling boxes can be found in convenience stores in Tokyo.
What happens to yesterday’s gadgets? "
"What would it be like if every town in America had their own version of a stop sign complete with their own symbol meaning stop along with their choice of color? Perhaps some would choose the word stop but some might choose a picture. Some would be red but others might be purple."
"LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1-800-Recycling.com , an interactive nationwide company dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the consumer recycling experience, has announced the launch of its “My Recycle List” as an app for the Android Market. “My Recycle List” is a user-friendly tool designed to help anyone anywhere participate in the recycling of items they would otherwise throw away. "
"IF YOU are tossing your mobile phones and laptops into the trash, know this: They could end up harming your health and the environment.
Said Associate Professor Ting Yen Peng of the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: "These electronic devices contain a variety of hazardous substances such as lead and mercury."
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"Camara, an Irish charity that specialises in the delivery of technology solutions to schools in under-resourced areas in Africa and Ireland acknowledge the problem of e-waste that has sparked this campaign. This problem, which was further highlighted in a UN Report, indicating that global e-waste is growing by about 40 million tons a year, much of which is being dumped in developing countries."
"Green computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable that is sustainability is the capacity to last forever computing or IT. It is “the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems."
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"Waste Management, the largest recycler in North America, is releasing Oceanopolis, a new Facebook game to encourage real world clean-up and conservation of resources."