Articles tagged “E-Waste”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Curbing the E-Waste Problem By NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport May 25 2011 Upgrading to the newest gadget is exciting, but what happens to all that e-waste? + READ MORE

Europe E-Waste Exports Continue, Despite Ban; U.S. Exports More, With No Ban At All By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Aug 4 2010 Europe has a ban on e-waste exports that it is having trouble enforcing; the U.S. doesn't even have such a ban. + READ MORE

Why You Don't Want to Send Batteries to a Landfill By Care2.com IN Tech & Transport May 5 2010 Most people never get to visit a landfill and my guess is that for the most part, they are quite all right with that arrangement. Landfills are not generally places that people want to hang out and the word conjures up images of oozing slime, festering water puddles and rats the size of small cows, so I can completely understand the hesitance. Having said that, I think that not only should everyone visit their local landfill, but that everyone should be required to visit their local landfill (or, if your trash is dealt with in other ways, to wherever it lands up). + READ MORE

Old Electronics? New Yorkers, E-Waste Recycling Dates Coming Up By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Apr 12 2010 Green your spring cleaning with the help of these e-waste recycling events. + READ MORE

Olympic Medals Made From Recycled E-Waste By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Feb 16 2010 For the first time, the medals awarded at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be made (in small part) from gold, silver, and copper recovered from used electronics. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Donate Your Old Cell Phone to Charity By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Dec 1 2009 Many charities have partnered with cell phone refurbishers and recyclers as a way of generating funds while keeping phones out of landfills - so everybody wins. + READ MORE

7 Ways to Make a Cell Phone Stand from Junk Drawer Materials By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Sep 11 2009 Caring for a cell phone is part and parcel of keeping it for a long time, which is one of the traits of a green gadget owner.Pencils and Rubber Bands A handful of pencils and rubber bands can transform into a cool little stand in just a few minutes. + READ MORE

San Francisco Bash Lets Concert-Goers Recycle Old Cell Phones or Recharge with Solar By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport Aug 27 2009 A music festival in San Francisco will offer concert-goers the chance to recycle their old cell phones, recharge with solar power, and send messages powered by hydrogen fuel cells. + READ MORE

How to Pack Your Bag for a Zero Waste Day By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Aug 26 2009 I've carried a backpack for pretty much as long as I can remember and like many of you, have been hauling around things I never need for quite some time.  Let's face it, the road flares from that spelunking craze you went through last year aren't really doing a lot of good to you these days are they? So last year, while saving all of my trash, I decided to take out some of the stuff I didn't need, and start carrying around some things that I actually could use, and in more than a few instances, could even make me money. + READ MORE

It's Time to Say Goodbye to e-Waste: Why Our Gadgets are Toxic to Developing Nations By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Aug 10 2009 The dark side of today's hot new gadgets is the toxic e-waste being dumped into developing nations. + READ MORE

The 3 Traits All Green Gadgets Have in Common By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Jul 22 2009 One question I get asked all the time is, "What's a green gadget?" It seems that while most people know that characteristics like organic, recyclable, or fair trade is a way to identify more eco-friendly products, we don't necessarily have an easy way identify more eco-friendly gadgets. + READ MORE

iPhone 3GS: Snap Close-Up Pictures Like a Pro (Video!) By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Jul 1 2009 Though the new iPhone comes equipped as an amateur photo-snapper?s dream?touting increased resolution and new autofocus?close-ups however, remain a challenge. The simple fix to it all lies what we?d otherwise deem waste. + READ MORE

5 Reuses for CDs: Turn Old CDs into New Geek Gear By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Jun 23 2009 Old office supplies too often become e-waste. But everything has a chance to become something new when we put a little effort into getting creative. As we transition to putting all our information on USB flash drives or in online storage, CDs have become old technology. But that doesn't mean they have to get tossed. There are lots of great projects to turn old tech into new geek gear. Here are five ideas to get you started. + READ MORE

Don't Kick Your TV to the Curb for the Digital Television Transition By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Jun 11 2009 If you haven?t yet heard the news from your local cable provider, television stations across the country will only be broadcasting in digital--a transition that could giantly increase our e-waste problem. Here's how to help stop it + READ MORE

Be Cool: Stick with Last Year's Model By David DeFranza IN Tech & Transport May 29 2009 Not upgrading when the latest gadgets are released is a great way to keep money in your pocket and toxic e-waste out of the landfills. And using older electronics doesn't have to be all bad. In fact, an entire community of people dedicated to celebrating their aging tech-tools has sprung up on the internet. + READ MORE

Enter Design Competition for Upcoming e-Waste Recycling Bin Now! By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport May 26 2009 Trash can. Recycling bin?paper. Recycling bin?plastic. That's all we've got, so far. Obviously, that leaves a lot of junk out of the equation—namely the fastest growing kind of trash: e-waste. You can't just throw a beat up old computer in the garbage can, and it doesn't exactly go in either of the recycling bins. So what's to be done? + READ MORE

Buy-back, Take-back, Recycling: Your Guide to All Things e-Cycling By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport May 19 2009 Electronics are a big help for us while they're working, but they're a big burden on the earth when they quit working and head to the landfill as e-waste. You can help the environment and the health of people worldwide by knowing how to properly dispose of your gadgets when you're ready to upgrade. + READ MORE

Siemens Announces Teen Winners in Green Science Challenge By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 18 2009 Today, after the difficult task of whittling down the finalists to two national winning teams and one grand prize finalist, contest partners, The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Associate (NSTA) issued their final winners. + READ MORE

Downsize Your Electronics By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport May 8 2009 As someone who rarely lives in the same apartment for more than a year, I'm pretty good at downsizing. I'm not a fan of knick-knack or bric-a-brac. When I moved to Los Angeles, all my possessions could fit in my car. The only furniture I owned was a card table and an office chair. ( I gave my bed to my brother before I left.) + READ MORE

Go Green With Ubuntu By David DeFranza IN Tech & Transport Apr 24 2009 Ubuntu is a word of Bantu origin that describes a complex concept difficult to translate. Roughly, it refers to the idea that a human cannot live in isolation. Ubuntu is also the name of the most popular open-source Linux computer operating system. + READ MORE