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GreenBuild Conference News Roundup: Day 2

As day two kicks off at the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, more new building products and reports are being unveiled on the show floor. Under the spotlight are two Dens interior gypsum panel products from Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. The company claims both the DensArmor Plus High-Performance ... Read more »

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 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 ... Read more »

Climate Change Regulations Impact European Businesses

U.K.-based GHK Consulting, hired by the European Commission, has reviewed 15 companies, including Enel, Cadbury, Marks and Spencer, Carrefour, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic, to examine how climate change and related policies have influenced them, according to the New York Times. The companies have taken widespread measures to substitute high-energy-intensity ... Read more »

Electronics Recyclers Call for Improved E-Waste Processing

Electronics recyclers and refurbishers are recommending several key changes to manufacturers on how they design electronic products and the information they need to improve processing of used devices. They point to several key changes to enhance end-of-life (EOL) value recovery and process efficiency, including enhanced communications tools, product design for ... Read more »

Going Green Starts with Design

What comes to mind when you think of environmentally-friendly consumer electronics products? Maybe it’s a solar charger, or a hand-cranked portable radio. Personally, I think of notebook computers, wireless phones, and televisions. If those don’t sound much different than your usual consumer electronics products, that’s because they’re not. There is ... Read more »

EPEAT Sales Have Led To Big Energy Savings

The Green Electronics Council has released a report (PDF) measuring the environmental benefits from the sales of EPEAT registered “green� computers. According to the Environmental Benefits Calculator, the first six months of sales for EPEAT registered green computers when compared with traditional computers produces the following environmental benefits...

Sony ‘Biggest Loser’ In Greenpeace’s Latest Electronics Guide

Apple has moved up Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics as a result of Steve Job's Greener Apple pledge to phase out PVC and other chemicals from their product line. But Nokia is on top because they've already phased out PVC, and, according to Greenpeace, "met or exceeded a wide set of benchmarks we've laid down to reduce the amount

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