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Jack Olmsted

KWCH - Kansas News and Weather - Problems Hamper Sedgwick County E-Waste Event - 0 views

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    The lines stretched as long as the wait time. With backseats and pick-up trucks packed, Sedgwick county recyclers crushed the number of cars that were expected to roll into the Kansas Coliseum on Saturday.
Jack Olmsted

KWCH - Kansas News and Weather - Problems Hamper Sedgwick County E-Waste Event - 0 views

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    People began lining up early Saturday morning to recycle their used electronics. In fact, so many came out to Sedgwick County's 'E-Waste' collection drive, organizers ran into problems. Several people called the Eyewitness Newsroom complaining about long lines. Organizers report at least 1,400 vehicles coming through the checkpoints at the Kansas Coliseum. They had expected 1,000. Reporter Kim Hynes reports see at least one accident.
Jack Olmsted

KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | E-Recyle Your Electronics - 0 views

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    Richland, Wash-- If you have an old T.V. or computer to get rid of think, before you put it in your garbage. It's not illegal for households to put electronics in their trash, but it could be dangerous for ground water around landfills. All businesses are required to E-Cycle their electronics. If you take your electronics to the Richland Landfill they will dispose them for free. They have already shipped six truck loads so far.
Jack Olmsted

KXLY.com: News, Weather and Sports for Spokane, WA and Coeur d'Alene, ID | Got an old T... - 0 views

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    SPOKANE -- If you have old electronics collecting dust at home there's a free and green way in Washington now to get rid of all that unwanted clutter. Many of the electronics people use on a daily basis contain lead and mercury making it harmful to just toss them into a landfill. That's why a new state law requires makers of televisions, computers, laptops, and monitors to provide free e-cycling facilities.
Jack Olmsted

KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Why Do Some E-Cycling Drop-Off Spots Cost Money? - 0 views

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    Our newsroom has received a number of calls and e-mails asking why if the State Department of Ecology is promoting free e-cycling, some people are being asked to pay anywhere from $5-15. We hopped online to the Department of Ecology's website. It turns out stores like Staples and Office Depot charge you money for what's called a drop-off box; you buy a box and can fill it with electronic recyclables. We talked to Office Depot, and they tell us they charge the money for shipping and the state's new ecology law does not affect them.
Jack Olmsted

The e-Stewards Initiative : The globally responsible way to recycle your electronics! - 0 views

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    The e-Stewards recyclers are a group of leading North American electronics recyclers and asset managers who have been qualified as upholding the highest standard of environmental and social responsibility. Environmental and social justice advocates urge you to make use of these recyclers for all of your e-waste disposal/recycling/asset management. Beware other recyclers claiming to be "green" and responsible. The e-Stewards recyclers are a group of leading North American electronics recyclers and asset managers who have been qualified as upholding the highest standard of environmental and social responsibility. Environmental and social justice advocates urge you to make use of these recyclers for all of your e-waste disposal/recycling/asset management. Beware other recyclers claiming to be "green" and responsible.
Adam Mills

Get green, stop e-waste with the end of analog television - 0 views

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    With all the hoopla surrounding Apple's announcements about the iPhone 3G S and its subsequent release on June 19th, many might have forgotten about another key date coming up just as fast.
Amy Cade

News - State to have an environment policy soon, India - 0 views

  • "We will soon set up an integrated e-waste facility within six months in Mumbai and Pune. We have sought expression of interest from the concerned parties to set up the units. We have also made some changes in the river regulation zone policy, which sets distance criteria for setting industries near the river bank," Nair Singh said.
  • Appealing to NGOs and citizens for ensuring that non-formal de-assembling units of electronic items do not come up, Nair Singh said that the e-waste must go to authorised recycler.
  • "It is a shock for our state that only 17 per cent sewage in the entire state is being treated. Only 24 per cent municipal solid waste is treated, that too partially. All other waste is either dumped or burnt which is damaging the general health. Mumbai and Pune together constitute 40 per cent of the country's e-waste," Nair Singh said.
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    Article from The Times of India, 6/30/09. Features comments from state environment secretary and chairperson of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) Valsa R Nair Singh on draft environmental policy. Some quotes related to e-waste (see annotations).
Amy Cade

News - Digital Switchover Happens Friday - 0 views

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    June 8th, 2009
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