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Oregon Makes Brands Pay to Recycle E-Products

December 29, 2008October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The state of Oregon is requiring electronics manufacturers to either set up their own recycling program or pay their portion of a state-run program to recycle computers, monitors, and TVs. Just three have chosen to set up their own, and the remaining 180 plan to pay into the state-run program ... Read more »

Waste Management’s Disney Exhibit Takes Upbeat View of Trash

December 22, 2008December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Elizabeth Royte of OnEarth Magazine recently took a trip to Walt Disney World’s Epcot, where Waste Management launched an exhibit called “Don’t Waste It,” earlier this year. The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to virtually experience the operations of a single-stream recycling line, feed the boiler at a waste-to-energy facility ... Read more »

California EPA Releases Green Chemistry Initiative

December 17, 2008October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

California’s EPA recently released the state’s landmark Green Chemistry Initiative (PDF), which focuses on encouraging or mandating manufacturers to develop chemicals that are less poisonous and degrade more quickly in the environment, Mercury News reports. The initiative also focuses on providing more information to business customers and consumers on the ... Read more »

‘Environmental Fugitives’ List Launched By EPA

December 10, 2008October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A new EPA Web site includes photos of fugitives accused of violating environmental laws and evading arrest. The site includes summaries of their alleged environmental violations, and information on each fugitive’s last known whereabouts. The alleged violations include smuggling of ozone-depleting substances, illegally disposing of hazardous waste, discharging pollutants into ... Read more »

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report – Big Move To LEED Standards

November 17, 2008December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. Army released a 2007 Sustainability Report (PDF) and reported that in FY 2007, 301 of new Army military construction projects, or 78 percent of projects, were designed to LEED standards. The Army also reported an 8.4 percent reduction in energy use intensity in facilities from FY 2004. From ... Read more »

E-Waste Recycler Refutes Damaging ‘Electronic Wasteland’ Report

November 11, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Colorado e-waste recycler Executive Recycling markets itself as recycling e-waste in the U.S. in an environmentally correct way, but according to a 60 Minutes investigation, The Electronic Wasteland, the company actually ships some e-waste to China, where it gets dumped. This practice has been banned by the EPA. In response, ... Read more »

Goodrich’s Tullahoma Facility Cuts Environmental Impact

October 3, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Goodrich Corp. announced its Tullahoma facility has made improvements to reduce the facility’s environmental impact. Some of the improvements include: — Reducing hazardous waste from 35,000 pounds a year to zero — Decreasing energy consumption by more than 1 million kilowatt hours per year — Redirecting air compressor discharge to ... Read more »

UK Lighting Industry Violates eWaste Laws

September 13, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Despite an official warning from the government last August, manufacturers and wholesalers of fluorescent lamps in the UK continue to impose a 16p (about 28 cents) per unit charge on customers to cover compliance costs related to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE), even though the practice is ... Read more »

Greenpeace: Less Toxic iPod Nano Rocks

September 11, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Apple has introduced the new fourth generation iPod nano, which CEO Steve Jobs says is the the “cleanest,” and most “toxic-free” iPod that Apple has ever built. The new iPod nano is made using arsenic-free glass, and is free of Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs), mercury and polyvinylchloride (PVC), and is ... Read more »

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

August 25, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The Electronics TakeBack Coalition has launched a marketing campaign attacking Samsung for not taking environmental responsibility to recycle old electronics that may contain toxic metals, Media Post reports. The campaign aims to make consumers aware of toxic metals used to manufacture TVs and other electronic devices before 2005, and to ... Read more »

Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings

June 30, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

In the 8th edition of “Guide to Greener Electronics” published by Greenpeace, only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 50 percent in the organization’s rankings of companies based on their policies and practices on toxic chemicals and take-back, Greenpeace reports. Nintendo and Microsoft are on the fast track to ... Read more »

Home Depot Says It Will Save $16 Million By Switching To CFLs

June 25, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Home Depot has announced (PDF) a free in-store, consumer CFL bulb recycling program at all of its 1,973 stores in the U.S. It also announced that it expects to save $16 million in annual energy costs by switching all of its U.S. Light Fixture Showrooms to CFLs by the fall ... Read more »

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