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Recycle Your Old PCs
News More and more PCs are recycled, but some estimates say that 80 percent of the electronic waste slated for recycling in the US is shipped overseas to be taken apart by low-wage workers, according to the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition.
[April 24, 2006, 12:05]
Recycling Venture Aims To Scale Mobile Phone Mountain
News Phones, chargers and accessories that can't be reused will be recycled. In this time over one million phones have been reused, and over 105 tonnes of handsets, batteries and accessories have been processed and recycled.
[September 24, 2002, 12:34]
Microfuel Cells Vie For Market Acceptance
Talkback I think that all fuel cell cartriges should be refillable and able to be recycled, easily - not with costly decomp plants. this could turn out just like printer cartriges, they are damaging to the environment when they cannot be re-filled.
[May 13, 2004, 22:59]
Integrated Planning And Production Gives Company A Competitive Edge
White Papers Steinbeis Temming develops and manufactures printing paper from 100% recycled materials at two locations, Gluckstadt and Gemmrigheim in Germany. The company wanted to create a seamless IT environment for the supply chain, with end-to-end visibility...
[September 14, 2007, 1:00]
Nokia Urges Users To Recycle Mobile Phones
News A majority of mobile-phone users leave their old devices unused at home, unaware that they can be recycled, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Markus Terho, Nokia's director of environmental affairs, said in a statement: "It is clear from...
[July 9, 2008, 9:35]
HP Accused Of Bullying In Recycled-cartridge Suit
News HP sued Rhinotek on Monday for false advertising, arguing that the company falsely advertises its recycled HP inkjet cartridges as new. We put on there, 'manufactured with recycled components,'" he said.
[March 31, 2005, 9:35]
Hazardous Tech Threatens Recycling Workers
News Large amounts of waste electrical and electronic goods are shipped, often illegally, to poor or developing countries to be recycled by local inhabitants who are usually poorly equipped to handle hazardous waste and ignorant of potential effects of...
[August 18, 2005, 18:15]
PC World Plans 'green' Vista PC
News Retailer PC World claims that it is working on the world's most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly PC, based partly on recycled components. On Tuesday, the high street chain announced that it is planning to develop a sustainable PC that...
[February 21, 2007, 9:22]
Special Report: Who Pays For Recycling Hardware?
News Last year, the energy services company recycled 766 computers, 814 monitors and 31 printers this way. The computer industry acknowledges that its products are becoming obsolete faster than it is putting new machines on the market -- leading...
[June 18, 2001, 14:03]
UK's Mobile Phone Mountain Keeps Growing
News They will then be recycled, or shipped to the developing world if they can be reused. Mobile phones contain many toxic substances which can be released into the air or our water supply when burned or disposed of in landfills, creating threats to...
[January 6, 2004, 12:50]
PC Dust 'hazardous' - Report
News PC market leader Dell, which shipped nearly 26 million computers in 2003, said last year that out of all the machines it has delivered since establishing its first recycling program 12 years ago, only 2 million PCs have been recycled.
[June 4, 2004, 8:30]
Microsoft Vs. Google: Who's Greener?
News The copiers and printers use paper that contains at least one-third recycled content, and the Redmond campus alone recycles 129 tons of material a month, she said. Green faux-leather couches are made from recycled material, the carpet is recycled...
[June 6, 2006, 15:40]
Flying The Google Flag For Good Causes
News The company not only recycles and composts, it also has buildings made from recycled materials and offers free commuter shuttle rides and cash incentives to employees buying hybrid gas-electric cars. There's no question that Google is serious about...
[November 30, 2007, 13:48]
Awareness On Waste Recycling Is Needed
Talkback a recent survey says that the un recycled mobile phones count has reached billions which was in millions last year.as of now I did trade in 2 nokia mobiles of mine with http://www.fonebank.com last year and this time too I shall trade in the un un...
[July 24, 2008, 15:35]
Apple Expands Recycling Programme
News The old computers will be recycled within the United States, Apple said, and no hazardous materials will be shipped overseas. Computer recycling has become a hot topic within the tech industry as the amount of electronic waste continues to grow and...
[June 1, 2006, 13:30]
How Your Old Mobile Could Make A Difference
News Last year The Recycling Appeal recycled some 680,000 phones and 1.2 million printer cartridges through the programme. This is an easy way to help the environment and charity at same time. If a new mobile phone awaits you under the Christmas tree...
[December 23, 2004, 15:20]
Dell Tackles IT Waste In Recycling Push
News I believe generally the percentage of machines being recycled is exceptionally low, generally falling well below the 5 percent. According to the Environment Agency at least one million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste from domestic and...
[September 27, 2004, 16:30]
Chip-and-bin Plan Launched
News Although the chips and readers will measure the amount of rubbish recycled by individual households taking part in the trial, the council says it is not in the business of punishing people for not recycling enough.
[September 19, 2005, 9:35]
Inside The Recycled Data Centre
News Constructed entirely of recycled materials, the Rittal data centre is designed to withstand fire, water and gas corrosion. Meier claimed the gas was not harmful to humans, the data-centre equipment, or the environment.
[March 11, 2008, 16:38]
HP To Launch Product-recycling Programme
News The remaining equipment will be recycled through a procedure, in cooperation with Micro Metallics, a subsidiary of mining company Noranda, to recover as much usable and potentially toxic materials as possible.
[May 21, 2001, 15:16]
