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Scientific American, 7/17/09, article by Larry Greenemeier. Most people assume that their trash ends up in a landfill somewhere far away (if they think about this at all). But growing concern over the environmental impact of waste-discarded electronics, in particular-has prompted a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to take a high-tech approach to studying exactly what people are tossing out and where those items are ending up. The researchers, part of MIT's Senseable City Lab, have developed electronic tags that they're hoping as many as 3,000 volunteers in Seattle and New York City will affix to different items they throw away this summer as part of the Trash Track program. These tags will contact cell phone towers they pass as they flow through the trash stream to their final destinations, helping the researchers monitor the patterns and costs of urban disposal.

KVUE News, Austin, TX, 6/23/09. Includes video with reporter Elise Hu. "Austin Democrat Kirk Watson says he's stunned by a veto from Governor Rick Perry of a bill that would have encouraged people to recycle their old TVs instead of throwing them out. Watson's measure would have called for manufacturers to take back their old sets. He says the manufacturers were OK with that, and that's why he's surprised Perry tossed it out. " Comments are interesting--people are perplexed as to why legislation would be necessary to encourage recycling; apparent ignorance of cost associated with electronics recycling.

"'We're paying for what people think is trash'"

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If you have noticed the trend in environment, you would have seen that people are now getting dependent on hand held devices. They are using it for completing almost all tasks of the day. Whether it is sending that important business mail or chatting through social media, smart phones make everything possible.

"Did you know that you can actually recycle your old or used cell phones ? If you're like most people, you probably have an old cell phone or two hidden in a drawer somewhere. In a few months or years, you'll rediscover these hidden phones and having no further use to you, these old units will most likely end up in your garbage bin and thence, in your city's landfill."

"Hard times force people to pay attention to how they spend their money ... and to how government spends their money. While Democrats are proposing higher taxes, voters are already angry about two more news reports that show their tax dollars being squandered. California's electronic waste program, a symbol of green innovation, turns out to be a magnet for fraud, reported The Sacramento Bee)."

Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

BAN launched a new program to certify that electronics are safely recycled launched today with the backing of environmental groups and several companies including Samsung.

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"New State Privacy Laws Clamp Down on Data"