Archive for the 'recycling' Category

Feb 26 2010

E-waste market to triple as more businesses develop formal policies

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized, green tech, recycling

Was talking to an electronic waste (e-waste) management company CEO yesterday (more on his business next week) who mentioned that something like 30 percent of all Fortune 500 businesses now have some sort of formal strategy for handling the lifecycle management and disposal of their hardware technology. Frankly, this seems pitifully low to me. But [...]

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Feb 25 2010

Industry, Big Apple trying to negotiate settlement in e-waste case

Published by Heather Clancy under climate change, conservation, green tech, recycling

I’ve reported several times on the status of a case in New York City in which the Consumer Electronics Association and the Information Technology Industry Council have sued the city over its electronic waste collection and processing regulation. My last update on the case was back in late January, so I got to wondering about [...]

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Feb 24 2010

Sprint: Give us your tired mobile phones, we’ll recycle them

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, recycling

Sprint expands buyback program for mobile phones, offering credit even for competitors' devices.

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Feb 23 2010

UN predicts from bad to worse on e-waste problem

Published by Heather Clancy under China, climate change, conservation, green tech, recycling

UN: As more developing nations start to buy electronics locally, the e-waste challenge could grow exponentially.

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Feb 19 2010

HP emphasizes energy savings, recycled content in new retail photo printer

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation, energy, engineering, green tech, recycling

Lens on efficiency: Printing giant HP updates retail photo-production technology with energy, chemical waste in mind.

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Feb 16 2010

New free database covers e-waste rules and other IT asset disposal regulations

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, recycling

Got questions about e-cycling? New database covers the regulations you need to know about.

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Feb 11 2010

Can your IT services firm handle your tech recycling or refurbishment needs?

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation, green tech, recycling

Many smaller IT services firms have had the chance to set up their own tech recycling services. That's why distributor Tech Data is stepping in with a new relationship.

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