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E-Waste Recycling Partnerships Proliferate · Environmental Leader · Green Bus... - 0 views

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    While electronics waste or e-waste recycling partnerships are providing significant environmental benefits by keeping waste out of landfills, they are also giving manufacturers and retailers an environmental marketing edge by providing their customers with a needed service, together with financial incentives, whether its through gift cards or charitable donations. Here are a few of the most recent partnerships aimed at providing responsible recycling programs for consumers and businesses. Environmental Leader, 7/23/09.
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Law to make producers responsible for e-waste - 0 views

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    "Law to make producers responsible for e-waste"
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Responsible Electronics Recycling: Turning Policy into Practice | Robert Houghton on Gr... - 0 views

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    IT professionals have become good environmental and privacy stewards during the past 10 years -- on paper. Corporate policy now generally reflects the fundamental tenets of good electronics stewardship. Yet, how is it possible that a majority of e-waste still is being exported to developing countries, according to most estimates? Article by Robert Houghton (of Redemtech), GreenBiz.com, 6/18/09. Includes a list of five steps to follow for "responsibly recycling e-waste."
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E-Waste Recycling Can Be Done At Home - Help Your Neighbors Learn About Landfill Waste ... - 0 views

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    "E-Waste Recycling Can Be Done At Home - Help Your Neighbors Learn About Landfill Waste"
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The Keys to Managing E-Waste: Product Stewardship and Recycling Initiatives | Carl Smit... - 0 views

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    Collective concern from businesses, municipalities, environmentalists and manufacturers over the hazards of e-waste has led to a search for ways to reduce its environmental impact. With a greater need for programs that handle collection and disposal of used electronics products in a way that is safest for the environment, product stewardship is emerging as a viable and cost-efficient strategy for doing so, placing the responsibility for a product's proper disposal on the shoulders of the company that makes or sells the product, or even upon the purchaser. The concept can be applied to a range of products, from paints and prescription medication to batteries and computers. Written by Carl Smith, CEO of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, 7/22/09.
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Advocates for Electronics Producer Responsibility Speak Out Against NYC e-Waste Lawsuit... - 0 views

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    "Advocates for Electronics Producer Responsibility Speak Out Against NYC e-Waste Lawsuit"
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Huge Amount of E-Waste Poisonous to All - 0 views

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    "Between 20 and 50 million tons of electronic wast (or e-waste) are produced annually around the world. This adds up to 5 percent of all waste, the same amount as plastic products. "
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AFP: Japan mines toxic e-waste for precious materials - 0 views

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    "Japan mines toxic e-waste for precious materials"
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Kerry Butler, Valerie Smaldone to Host Broadway Green Alliance E-Waste Event, 12/16 200... - 0 views

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    "Kerry Butler, Valerie Smaldone to Host Broadway Green Alliance E-Waste Event"
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Waste Watcher: Taxes Squandered on E-waste and Overpaid Officials - Publications - CSSRC - 0 views

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    "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)."
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