e-waste
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The coming e-waste explosion
People should start paying attention to this: On February 17, 2009, television stations will throw the switch, and stop sending out analog TV signal in the United States. On that date, the millions of people who receive “over the air” TV signal (as opposed to cable or satellite subscribers) must have a TV capable of […]
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EPA, U.S. lax on e-waste regulation, GAO says
A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office paints a bleak picture of electronic-waste practices in the United States and condemns the U.S. EPA for its lax enforcement of a new national e-waste law. E-waste often contains toxics like cadmium, lead, and mercury, which can leach out of computers, TVs, and other electronics once […]
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Toxin-laden e-waste dumped in West Africa
European Union laws prohibiting the export of hazardous materials aren’t keeping shipments of electronic waste out of West Africa, according to a new Greenpeace report. Traders obtain e-waste in the E.U. and ship it off “under the false label of ‘second-hand goods,'” says the report, adding, “Sending old electronic equipment to developing countries is often […]
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Purdy lil Heifer
Heifer International, a nonprofit that lets people make gifts of livestock to farmers in impoverished areas, gave a shout out to Grist in its March/April WorldArk magazine (albeit using .com in the web address).
Now, in the May/June issue, not only does Grist get a shout out with a correction in the letters column, but the whole issue is outstanding.
Here's just a sample of the terrific content:
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Best Buy tests free e-waste recycling program to ease its eco-impact
Electronics retailer Best Buy announced on Monday that it’s testing a free electronic-waste recycling program in 117 of its stores in the Baltimore, Minneapolis, and San Francisco areas, plus a few other select stores in the East and Midwest. Customers can bring in up to two e-waste items per day for free recycling, including TVs, […]
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Seattle artist illustrates statistics on waste, health, and consumption
A graphic -- very graphic -- look at the numbers that define America.
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Greenpeace releases another ranking of tech companies’ environmental records
Greenpeace has released the fifth version of its Guide to Greener Electronics, and lauds the tech industry for making “great improvements” since the first scorecard hit the scene in August 2006. Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Dell took the top three spots this time around; Apple, the CEO of which was rankled by his company’s dead-last […]
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We Always Knew They’d Turn to Communism
U.K. green-computing task force recommends centralizing data A newly formed United Kingdom task force will work to reduce the energy-sucking impacts of computing equipment, which some say pumps as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere there as the airline industry. The public-private partnership, called “Green Shift,” will study how to make PCs and their related […]
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Why we need to make makers take back what they make
Here's an actual photo of something some bikers found while doing a bikelane/bikepath cleanup day -- now, who says we don't need extended producer responsibility laws?