http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/03/13/wal-mart-plans-to-rate-sustainability-of-electronics/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/03/13/wal-mart-plans-to-rate-sustainability-of-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-159835 Chris Whittome Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:53:47 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/03/13/wal-mart-plans-to-rate-sustainability-of-electronics/#comment-159835 The most damaging aspect of electronics by far is the effect it gas on the environment when it becomes ewaste. Our article in trade2save.com blog http://www.trade2save.com/blog/2009/09/02/what-happens-to-our-e-waste/ shows that even when an electronics product is recycled responsibly, 87.5% of it will end up as toxic ewaste. Until this is tackled, a score card scheme is no more than a little self congratulating PR. If they created a trade in scheme lime trade2save.com, and resold the used electronics so customers could actively reduce their carbon footprints through re-use - that would be impressive! The most damaging aspect of electronics by far is the effect it gas on the environment when it becomes ewaste. Our article in trade2save.com blog http://www.trade2save.com/blog/2009/09/02/what-happens-to-our-e-waste/ shows that even when an electronics product is recycled responsibly, 87.5% of it will end up as toxic ewaste. Until this is tackled, a score card scheme is no more than a little self congratulating PR. If they created a trade in scheme lime trade2save.com, and resold the used electronics so customers could actively reduce their carbon footprints through re-use – that would be impressive!

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