http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/e-waste-on-the-rise-while-electronics-makers-ramp-up-recycling-efforts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/e-waste-on-the-rise-while-electronics-makers-ramp-up-recycling-efforts/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27342 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 RedOrbit. Part of the accumulation is attributed to increasing demand for electronic gaming, high definition TVs and smart cars, according to the article. But some consumer electronics manufactures like [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/e-waste-on-the-rise-while-electronics-makers-ramp-up-recycling-efforts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/lg-waste-management-to-recycle-hotel-tvs-computer-monitors/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/lg-waste-management-to-recycle-hotel-tvs-computer-monitors/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:39:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27059 A new program gives hotels an option for recycling their aging television sets and computer monitors. LG Electronics USA Inc. and Waste Management Inc. are partnering to offer the service. The program, which launches in 2010, will have LG working with Waste Management subsidiary WM Recycle America LLC, according to a press release. The two will offer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/lg-waste-management-to-recycle-hotel-tvs-computer-monitors/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/electronics-industry-lawsuit-called-attack-on-states-rights/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/electronics-industry-lawsuit-called-attack-on-states-rights/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26751 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 a letter accusing the electronics industry of trying to usurp state rights. The letter was organized by the Electronics Takeback Coalition. The Consumer Electronic Association and the Information Technology Industry Council months [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/electronics-industry-lawsuit-called-attack-on-states-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:16:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26677 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 emissions by 2012 from a 2002 baseline, according to the company’s 2009 Report on Global Citizenship (PDF). Xerox’s environmental sustainability goals (PDF) center on climate protection, preserving biodiversity and the world’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26421 When their useful lifespan is over, just over 6 percent of mobile handsets are refurbished, and about 2 percent are ethically disposed of. But those numbers are predicted to rise over the next five years, according to a study on Green Mobile Phones from ABI Research. By 2014, ABI projects that nearly 14 percent of handsets [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/19/csc-targets-30-energy-reduction/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/19/csc-targets-30-energy-reduction/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=25149 CSC, a global IT services provider, has taken steps over the past year to ensure a sustainable environment by focusing on programs such as energy reduction, waste management, and IT equipment reuse and recycling, according to the firm’s annual corporate responsibility report (PDF). CSC is committed to reducing overall facility energy use by 30 percent (per [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/19/csc-targets-30-energy-reduction/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/apple-sony-ericsson-lead-in-removing-harmful-chemicals-from-electronics/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/apple-sony-ericsson-lead-in-removing-harmful-chemicals-from-electronics/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:47:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23219 Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, according to a new report released by ChemSec and Clean Production Action, two nonprofit organizations. The report, Greening Consumer Electronics: Moving Away from Bromine and Chlorine (PDF),” features seven companies [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/apple-sony-ericsson-lead-in-removing-harmful-chemicals-from-electronics/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/e-waste-recycling-bill-floated-in-senate/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/e-waste-recycling-bill-floated-in-senate/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:32:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21843 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 Circuits Assembly. The move comes against a backdrop of electronics companies fighting various state programs that establish industry funded recycling efforts. Connecticut is just the latest state to do so. The bill, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/e-waste-recycling-bill-floated-in-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/28/manufacturers-would-pay-for-e-waste-recycling-in-connecticut/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/28/manufacturers-would-pay-for-e-waste-recycling-in-connecticut/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:53:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21683 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 for state-approved haulers to pick up and recycle obsolete electronic goods, reports the Courant. Connecticut first passed an e-waste law in 2007, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/28/manufacturers-would-pay-for-e-waste-recycling-in-connecticut/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/dell-cuts-ghg-emissions-intensity-18/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/dell-cuts-ghg-emissions-intensity-18/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:20:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20212 Dell has cut both its overall GHG emissions and its scope 1 and 2 emissions as a percentage of revenue (see above chart), according to its 2009 corporate responsibility report. In the report (PDF), Dell illustrates how its overall emissions are decreasing, as well. (See following chart). Dell’s emissions intensity, or as a percentage of revenue, are [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/dell-cuts-ghg-emissions-intensity-18/feed/ 0