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11 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
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
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28 Aug 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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
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27 Aug 2009 IN GREEN PHONE: GOOD CALL | COMMENTS
NextWorth is a mobile device buy-back company that we've highlighted here on Planet Green in our suggestions for how to make money off old gadgets, as well as in our Guide to Buy-Back, Take-Back and Recycling Programs. Now, they're accepting all cell phones.+ READ MORE
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26 Aug 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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11 Aug 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
The dark side of today's hot new gadgets is the toxic e-waste being dumped into developing nations.+ READ MORE
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23 Jul 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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
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1 Jul 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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.
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23 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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11 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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
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31 May 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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26 May 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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20 May 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY | COMMENTS
Headphones are some of the toughest things to reuse. To add to that problem, cheap earbud headphones (you know, the kind that came with your iPod) are notorious for breaking easily. What do you do with these kinds of headphones once they have, inevitably, broken? Turn them into earrings, I say!+ READ MORE
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20 May 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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
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18 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
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
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10 May 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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