The green revolution was a major focus Wednesday morning, as it has been
throughout CES so far. LG announced that its 2009 HDTVs are being designed to
achieve the newest Energy Star 3.0 rating. The company is rolling out the
"Life's Green 2020" initiative, which will cut greenhouse gas emissions by two
points in the product lifecycle -- in the manufacturing process, where the
company aims to cut emissions by 150 kilotons/year by 2020, and with the
products themselves, for an additional decrease of 30 megatons/year by 2020.
One of the few products to get more than a few sentences of introduction may
be coming to your town soon, but it's not likely you're in the market. The LG
Skycharger, a solar- and wind-powered charging station, can handle up to 104
phones (of various makes, not only LG) in its lockable cubbyholes, dispensing up
to 1.8 kilowatts of power among them. Drop a gadget off and it'll be charged in
about an hour; unused power goes into the station's battery bank in case it gets
both calm and dark.
Who's buying? Think large outdoor venues...or disaster-recovery agencies. The
Skycharger will, according to the company, be making a US tour in 2009. It's the
first of its kind in the nation.
The LG Eco-Mobilization Program is a free recycling solution for your old mobile phones and accessories, and could help answer your concerns about keeping the environment safe when tossing your phone. The LG Eco-Mobilization Program is a free recycling solution for your old mobile phones and accessories, and could help answer your concerns about keeping the environment safe when tossing your phone.
Waste & Recycling News, 6/10/09 edition. "LGE MobileComm USA, a unit of LG Electronics Inc., is teaming up with San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit to provide mobile phone recycling. LG began outfitting six BART stations in San Francisco with cell phone collection receptacles to encourage commuters to recycle their phones, chargers and accessories. The sites will accept any manufacturer's devices through July 6. Only 10% of the mobile phones sold in the United States are recycled, according to the company."
A new program gives hotels an option for recycling their aging television sets and computer monitors. LG Electronics USA Inc. and Waste Management Inc. are partnering to offer the service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Major manufacturers and retailers recycled more than 66.5
million pounds of used consumer electronics last year in the
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
's
Plug-In To eCycling
program.
In reporting the tally
yesterday, the EPA said the haul for 2008 is 30 percent greater than the amount
recycled in 2007. The EPA program, launched in 2003, now involves
more than two dozen firms
.
Several companies were
recognized for their recycling efforts in the EPA's announcement of the
program's progress. The firms singled out for mention included Dell, Staples,
Best Buy, Sony, LG, Samsung, Wal-Mart, Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba.
The
goods recycled in the agency program last year prevented the release of
greenhouse gases equivalent to the annual emissions of an estimated 15,500 cars,
the EPA said.