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- UK envisions zero waste: What about computers?
- Recycling is part of our daily lives. We do it everyday with plastics, newspapers and other general household things. Cars are now recycled throughout North America and Europe at high efficiency rates. Everything seems to be covered, right? Computers and batteries face recycling problems. We already know that...
- Tags: Landfill, Computer, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Government, Hardware, Components, Doug Hanchard
- Blog posts 2009-10-18
- Apple leaves Chamber of Commerce in green dispute
- Cap and TAX dramatically increases green house gassesGood for the chamber of commerce to have their eyes open. All this energy tax legislation does is move energy consuming manufacturing off shore to countries where the production of that energy is dramatically more pollution producing. Apple needs to pull it's head...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Obama, manufacturing
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Apple declares its environmental credentials
- Newsweek ArticleNewsweek recently had a list of the top 100 "green" companies. HP was surprisingly #1, with Dell at #2. Microsoft was in the top half as well. Interestingly enough, Apple wasn't anywhere in the top 100 that I saw.PR BS!What Apple fails to show is the mountains of toxic...
- Tags: Public relations, Apple Inc., climate change, aluminum
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Ban that (ink) spot: HP develops technology to speed paper recycling
- Have you ever been on the beach reading a magazine and wound up with smudgy, inky hands because of how the ink reacted to your sunscreen? I never really thought about it before, but getting the ink out of paper is actually pretty hard, and as companies...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Recycling, Ink, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- Consumers to vendors: It's too easy to throw out technology
- There are multiple problems with holding onto old tech.1. Technology advances rapidly and you get more for less. Compare an iPhone to a StarTac and you'll see what I mean.2. Repairing old tech often costs more than just buying new. I could spend $200 to repair an old inkjet printer,...
- Tags: Printers, printer, old tech, Epson
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- 10 reasons why e-readers make sense in the enterprise
- TechRepublic guest post: In case you haven’t heard, e-readers are making an impact. They’ve been around for some time, but only now (thanks, in part, to Amazon’s Kindle) are they being taken seriously. The e-readers’ biggest fan is the avid reader, but this doesn’t have to (and most likely won’t)...
- Tags: E-reader, Employee, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- Week-end round-up of e-cycling resources (consumer-tech only)
- I've written about quite a few of the individual technology recovery and recycling options that individuals and businesses can use when they're trying to clear out old gear. This article from Environmental Leader provides a wrap-up summary of what's new. I won't rehash what's said, because this is a good...
- Tags: Web Site Development, Internet, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?
- What's a poor country with rich resources to do? There's the Nigeria model: tribal hatred and long-running civil war. There's the Saudi model: bribe your own people, hire aliens to do the dirty work and execute any dissenters. There's the West Virginia model: give the mining companies...
- Tags: Lithium, Bolivia, Battery, Engineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Quick factoid about IBM's asset recovery services
- I've been reading IBM's latest corporate social responsibility report this week in my "spare time." Just wanted to share this fact related to the company's Global Asset Recovery Services, which handles the takeback of commercial products in 57 different countries. In 2008, IBM processed an estimated 42,302...
- Tags: Pound, Asset, IBM Corp., Corporate Social Responsibility, Asset Management, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Nuclear recycling--a thing of the past?
- Nuclear recycling--a thing of the past?Nuclear power is our ONLY long-term source of powerWhen it comes down to it that is reasonably 'inexhaustible' and 'able to meet our energy demands'.Sure, we should be cutting down or trying to cut down on the amount of energy that we are using.... but...
- Tags: uranium, nuclear energy, recycling
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- Nuclear recycling--a thing of the past?
- Nature.com is reporting President Barack Obama's administration quietly cancelled plans for a large-scale facility to recycle nuclear fuel. The move may prove a fatal blow to the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership GNEP set up by previous President. You may have to pay to read the entire Nature.com...
- Tags: Recycling, Nature.com, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Say goodbye, responsibly, to your old iPhone
- OK, I'm sort of out of luck on this one because I STILL am using my original iPhone, but if you have a iPhone 3G model and you're interested in upgrading to the new 3G S series that are coming out June 19, you can recycle the old one through...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Corporate Communications, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- E-waste update: Electronics TakeBack Coalition rates TV manufacturers
- Because I know you are just DYING to go out this weekend and make sure that you have a television that is compliant with the digital conversion (if you don't already), just want to remind you to dispose of your old one responsibly. Do not stick it out by the...
- Tags: Electronics, E-waste, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Would you go the extra mile to get rid of an old computer responsibly?
- Would you go the extra mile to get rid of an old computer responsibly?The dump works good for me....Throw it away and be done, I have heard enough about how the earth is ending and if we do not stop eating meat, driving, using A/C we are all doomed.I can't...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, extra mile, old computer, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
- E-waste watchdogs have hackles up over proposed bill
- The debate has started again over a proposed bill meant to help thwart exports of e-waste by electronics recyclers. As I've reported several times in this blog, the e-waste issue continues to build as a national interest, because more and more individuals and businesses are opting to...
- Tags: Electronics, E-waste, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Green Tech: TVs, laptops, desktops, cell phones, and even bicycles
- With April just about over, all of the Earth Day talk may be forgotten along with all of the tips you learned for keeping the planet green. But, there are ways to help the environment in your everyday life, which includes your daily use of consumer electronics and tech gadgets....
- Tags: Desktop, Phone, Consumer Electronics, Green Technology, Recycling, Cell Phone, Electronics, TV, Photograph, Laptop Computer, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- HP on track to recycle 2 billion pounds of tech stuff. What percentage of the total is that?
- HP on track to recycle 2 billion pounds of tech stuff. What percentage of the total is that?There is no way to recycle all E-WasteUnless the federal government gets involved and mandates e-waste recycling, by making states put drop-off points all through the state.Personally, when I get rid of something...
- Tags: E-waste, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- HP does good by India with expanded tech recycling program
- HP does good by India with expanded tech recycling programhigh costs of repair leads to discarding eqpmtIf only HP or other hardware mfrs reasonably price the part replacement and repair costs then you will have less discarding of equipment.They will take your product, recycle/refurbish and resell at a competitive rate...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-04
- More options for technology recycling coming your way, whether you like it or not
- Which works best for getting people to actually take advantage of recycling initiatives: a carrot or a stick? The reason many high-tech companies, especially those of the consumer electronics variety are developing recycling strategies is usually tied to the fines they'll pay if they don't get involved....
- Tags: Recycling, Electronics, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-03-07
- Not too late to recycle your incandescent holiday lights
- Has it been too cold to take down those holiday lights? Or, just feel like doing a little spring cleaning before the end of February? It's not too late to add to the mess of incandescent lights that have been collected for recycling by HolidayLEDs.com. ...
- Tags: Light, Recycling, Construction, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
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