E-Waste

GAO Report Finds Feds Not Always Managing Own E-Waste Responsibly

GAO Report Finds Feds Not Always Managing Own E-Waste ResponsiblyA report, "Electronic Waste: Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally ...

May 10, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Energy Star, SFI, eRecyclingCorps, IEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Energy Star, SFI, eRecyclingCorps, IEEEHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items. Brookfield Canada Office Properties said that its Exchange ...

April 26, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity, WEEEHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has certified its first ...

April 19, 2012

Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling by 53% in 2011

Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling by 53% in 2011Members of the consumer electronics industry's eCycling Leadership Initiative - including Apple, Best Buy, Dell and HP - increased the amount of goods they recycled ...

April 17, 2012

HP, Staples Offer Free E-Recycling

HP, Staples Offer Free E-RecyclingHewlett-Packard and office products retailer Staples have teamed up to offer free electronics recycling for all brands of office technology at Staples stores nationwide. Small businesses ...

April 12, 2012

LG Joins EPA’s Green Power Partnership with 100% Green Energy Use at HQ

LG Joins EPA’s Green Power Partnership with 100% Green Energy Use at HQLG Electronics USA is purchasing more than 1.5 million kWh of green power over the next 18 months in cooperation with the EPA's Green Power ...

April 4, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: ASHRAE Guideline 32, Cool Planet, e-Stewards, Greenguard, FSC

Standards & Compliance Briefing: ASHRAE Guideline 32, Cool Planet, e-Stewards, Greenguard, FSCASHRAE's newly published Guideline 32-2012: Sustainable, High Performance Operation and Maintenance aims to give facility managers guidance on operation and maintenance of buildings to ...

March 27, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Air Standards, Supreme Court Ruling, EU ETS, Chevron, Keystone Fast-Track

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Air Standards, Supreme Court Ruling, EU ETS, Chevron, Keystone Fast-TrackThe EPA is retaining the existing secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for NOx and SOx. The agency said that though the standards ...

March 23, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: PTC, China Solar Tariffs, Chemical Reporting, India and ETS

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: PTC, China Solar Tariffs, Chemical Reporting, India and ETSNew bipartisan legislation seeks an extension to the production tax credit for wind energy under the American Energy and Job Promotion Act, after the measure ...

March 21, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Superfund Sites, OECD Report on GHG, Tier 3 Standards

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Superfund Sites, OECD Report on GHG, Tier 3 StandardsPresident Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the release of emergency oil reserves during a bilateral meeting this week, but no agreement ...

March 16, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Basel and R2, Fuel Economy, Greenguard Select, LEED, B Corp

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Basel and R2, Fuel Economy, Greenguard Select, LEED, B CorpThe Basel Action Network's e-Stewards Certification for electronics recyclers now includes the earlier EPA-developed R2 (Responsible Recycling) practices. E-Stewards certifications already require adherence to the ...

March 6, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Smart Grid Roadmap, Energy Star Objections, ISO 14001, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Smart Grid Roadmap, Energy Star Objections, ISO 14001, LEEDThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finished incorporating public comments into the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, ...

March 1, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: ARoTech Process is NSF Certified, ISO 50001, e-Stewards, LEED, HERS

Standards & Compliance Briefing: ARoTech Process is NSF Certified, ISO 50001, e-Stewards, LEED, HERSAPTwater's ARoTech module used to treat oxidized contaminants in water including nitrate, perchlorate, selenium, and chromium (VI) is now NSF certified. ARoTech water treatment process ...

February 23, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 14001, e-Stewards, R2, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 14001, e-Stewards, R2, LEEDU.K.-based sustainable roofing provider International Construction Bureau (ICB) has earned the accreditations ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, adding to ICB's ISO 9001, and all three ...

February 2, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED Certifications, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED Certifications, WEEE Hershey's says that later this year, U.S. consumers will be able to purchase Hershey's Bliss products with 100 percent cocoa from Rainforest Alliance-certified farms. The ...

January 31, 2012

GM’s John Bradburn Talks Waste Reduction

GM’s John Bradburn Talks Waste Reduction John Bradburn, GM's manager of waste reduction efforts, talks about how GM's landfill-free projects relate to real world situations.

January 23, 2012

EU Passes WEEE Recast, Requires Up to 85% E-Waste Recycling

EU Passes WEEE Recast, Requires Up to 85% E-Waste RecyclingThe European Parliament has passed more stringent targets under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, requiring member states to collect 65 to ...

January 20, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Minnesota Farming Conservation, Indian Telecom Targets, RoHS 2

Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Minnesota Farming Conservation, Indian Telecom Targets, RoHS 2JPMorgan Chase has earned LEED Platinum for the renovation of the 50-year-old building that houses its global headquarters in Manhattan, and the company says that ...

January 19, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Apple Supply Chain Audits, Council for Responsible Sports, e-Stewards

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Apple Supply Chain Audits, Council for Responsible Sports, e-StewardsApple, Inc. released information on 229 supply-chain audits of compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, along with the names of its suppliers and manufacturing ...

January 17, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: BPI Compostable Logo, 2012 IgCC, WEEE, LEED, ISO 50001

Standards & Compliance Briefing: BPI Compostable Logo, 2012 IgCC, WEEE, LEED, ISO 50001The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) "Compostable Logo" effort will now be administered by NSF International. The NSF will verify claims of compostability in large-scale composting facilities, ...

January 12, 2012