"People responsible for contaminating South African land will pay, Environment Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said yesterday.
“We have taken the view that the cost of reducing pollution must be shared between people who are responsible for waste: the polluters,” she told a waste management conference in Boksburg."
"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."
"Our toys and devices are amazing -- until they're obsolete. That's bad news for the planet, but good news for Electronic Recyclers International, a $50-million-in-revenue company that expects sales to double by 2012. Fresno-based ERI partners with the likes of Samsung and Best Buy (BBY) and is the largest electronics recycler in the U.S."
"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. "
"Recycling firms dealing in electronic goods that have been operating informally are eyeing a new income stream as the Government moves to regulate the handling of e-waste.
This comes as Kenya's enters a new regulatory regime, with guidelines that are meant to steer the formation of a new policy to manage electronic waste."
"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."
"WATERLOO, Iowa --- The digital revolution is keeping workers busy at Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa.
Hundreds of personal computers were being sorted Thursday at the agency's Falls Avenue warehouse, while other employees shrink-wrapped pallets of monitors and filled enormous cardboard boxes with keyboards, mice and related electronics."
"Recycling firms dealing in electronic goods that have been operating informally are eyeing a new income stream as the Government moves to regulate the handling of e-waste.
This comes as Kenya’s enters a new regulatory regime, with guidelines that are meant to steer the formation of a new policy to manage electronic waste. "
"e-Cycle, a Hilliard-Based, Ohio company was founded by Chris Irion and his wife, Tonia, in 2005. This company shows used 3G iPhones that it refurbishes and sells abroad, and shares the profit with corporations, businesses, and institutions that donate the devices.
From a two-person start-up, this company has grown into the 8th fastest-growing environmental service company in the 2010 Inc. 5000 list. So, the company is growing and adding more green jobs for those who live in Ohio."
"Old computers and other e-waste from British government departments have been discovered at dumpsites in African countries and in containers headed for the continent, according to the UK’s environment agency."
"Will the City take old console television sets at E-Waste Day?
Yes. In my last column I said we would not take console television sets, but our Environmental Services Department says that we can take all television sets for recycling, including console televisions. So, if you have any TV or other non-working or obsolete electronic equipment, bring it to E-Waste days Sept. 17-18 at the Community Center. "
"Almost everyone recognizes the environmental impacts of car exhaust, oil spills, chemical waste, industrial smokestacks and other traditional polluters.
What's less known, however, is the threat posed by discarded televisions, computers, batteries, printer cartridges and other "e-waste" dumped in the nation's landfills."
"The Facebook group, Ghanaians against Dumping of E-waste now has 500 members to date.
The group was formed about two years ago by Ghanaian journalist and e-waste campaigner, Emmanuel K. Dogbevi to draw attention to the growing menace of e-waste dumping into Ghana by the West."
"As of Sept. 1, electronics can't be thrown away in Wisconsin garbages, according to a new state law.
Things like computers, TVs, and cell phones have to be e-cycled. It's been less than two weeks since the law went into effect, but electronics are still coming in by the truckload. "