E-waste: search through any basement, attic or garage in America and you'll likely find some.
Old computers and cell phones, your ancient TV that shows only a scratchy black-and-white picture, that broken printer.
These are all examples of electronic waste, also known as e-waste - a booming facet of America's waste stream.
Americans generate between 5 and 7 million tons of e-waste each year - and the amount is growing three times faster than other types of municipal waste, according to the Northeast Waste Management Officials Association.
The association is a nonprofit interstate group of New England states - including New Hampshire - that coordinates waste and pollution prevention programs.
Though e-waste itself isn't a new phenomenon, only within about the last eight years have states tried to grapple with how to properly dispose of electronics that contain chemicals harmful to the environment when simply tossed in a landfill or burned in an incinerator.
New Hampshire is one of 18 states in the country to have a law regulating e-waste, and the law may soon get a little stricter.
7/15/09. Article on Trash Track, a project of the MIT SENSEable City lab that uses microprocessors to track the movement of various types of waste through an urban waste stream for the analysis of patterns and assessment of disposal costs. Seattle, WA and NYC are pilot projects in the U.S.; tracking will also occur in London, England in the U.K.
Cheshire, UK (PRWEB) September 18, 2009 -- A search has been launched today to find 10 talented TV hopefuls to star in a major television advertising campaign to promote mobile phone recycling.
