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Australia Considers E-Waste Law

Australia Considers E-Waste Law
The Australian government is supporting a recycling scheme initiated by the television and computer industries to increase electronic waste or e-waste recycling, reports the Australian ...

CH2M Hill Cuts Paper Use by 21% from 2006 to 2008

CH2M Hill Cuts Paper Use by 21% from 2006 to 2008
CH2M HILL, a global consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has decreased per employee paper usage 21 percent between 2006 and 2008 and increased electronic ...

Electronics Boom, E-Cycling Lags

Electronics Boom, E-Cycling Lags
How many people around the world own a cell phone today? About 4 billion cell phones are in the pockets of men and women ...

E-Waste Rising, Electronics Makers Boost Recycling

E-Waste Rising, Electronics Makers Boost Recycling
Transboundary movement of hazardous waste shows a disastrous accumulation of e-waste, roughly about 6 billion tons, according to an upcoming report from the Basel Convention, reports ...

LG, Waste Management to Recycle Hotel TVs, Computer Monitors

LG, Waste Management to Recycle Hotel TVs, Computer Monitors
A new program gives hotels an option for recycling their aging television sets and computer monitors. LG Electronics USA Inc. and Waste ...

Electronics Industry Lawsuit Called ‘Attack on States’ Rights’

Electronics Industry Lawsuit Called ‘Attack on States’ Rights’
As the electronics industry continues its lawsuit against New York City's e-waste recycling law, a number of state and local government representatives have signed ...

Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002

Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002
Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG ...

New Produce Carton Uses 21% Less Fiber

New Produce Carton Uses 21% Less Fiber
A new breed of fresh produce carton from Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. uses 21 percent less fiber and has as good or better stacking ...

E-Waste Recycling Bill Floated in Senate

E-Waste Recycling Bill Floated in Senate
As more and more states institute electronics recycling programs, a U.S. Senator has proposed federal legislation that would standardize the recycling of electronics devices, reports ...

Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut

Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut
Despite vigorous challenges from electronics manufacturers over similar program in other states, Connecticut has proposed that manufacturers pay for e-waste recycling. Under the program, which started gaining steam in January, makers of electronics would pay ...

Group Wants Pharma Firms to Take Back Unused Meds

Group Wants Pharma Firms to Take Back Unused Meds
In a move reminiscent of the push for electronics manufacturers to take responsibility for e-waste recycling, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the nation's ...

NYC E-waste Recycling Under Fire as AT&T Ramps Up Own Efforts

NYC E-waste Recycling Under Fire as AT&T Ramps Up Own Efforts
As industry groups file suit against a New York City e-waste recycling program, AT&T is ramping up its own wireless recycling initiatives, showing the divergent attitude ...

E-Waste Recycling Partnerships Proliferate

E-Waste Recycling Partnerships Proliferate
While electronics waste or e-waste recycling partnerships are providing significant environmental benefits by keeping waste out of landfills, they are also giving manufacturers and retailers an ...

Upgrades Net 40% Energy Savings for Oregon Office Building

Upgrades Net 40% Energy Savings for Oregon Office Building
Environmentally-friendly building upgrades at Columbia Square, a 313,000-square foot office building and flagship property of Melvin Mark Companies in Portland, Ore., have yielded a ...

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs
From smaller electronics companies to national electronics organizations, a war is being waged against the various state regulations that mandate manufacturers provide recycling of consumer electronics. With ...

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers
The latest update of Greenpeace International's "Guide to Greener Electronics" indicates that the world's biggest PC makers -- Hewlett Packard, Dell and Lenovo -- have ...

IP Says Paper is Greener than Computers

IP Says Paper is Greener than Computers
International Paper has added a new brochure to its Down to Earth environmental series, "Pixels vs. Paper: Are pixels greener than paper?" which ...

Electronics Recycling Certification May Halt Unethical Practices

Electronics Recycling Certification May Halt Unethical Practices
In a move to help businesses ensure that they are ethically recycling their obsolete electronics, the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) now offers electronics recyclers and ...

Mountains of E-waste to Follow Digital TV Conversion June 12

Mountains of E-waste to Follow Digital TV Conversion June 12
With the long-awaited conversion to digital TV sets set for June 12, groups are warning that there are not enough resources to deal with the obsolete ...

LA Office Towers Achieve Existing Building Gold LEED Status

LA Office Towers Achieve Existing Building Gold LEED Status
Watt Plaza, a complex of two 23-story office towers in Century City, Calif., is the first Los Angeles-area office building to achieve Gold ...

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