You’ve probably seen pictures or footage of people in emerging countries, many of them very young, mired in toxic compounds as they scavenge for useful materials from mountains of e-waste that’s shipped from the U.S. and other wealthy nations. To…
Read more Will Emerging Countries Drown in Green IT's Toxic Wake?
by Pedro Hernandez on June 24, 2009
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Computer manufacturers are starting to make it easy to recycle your retired computers and peripherals. It will take a little extra work on your part, but it’s worth it wouldn’t you say? So stop piling your old equipment in a…
Read more Computer Recycling Online Resources: Dell, HP & IBM
by Pedro Hernandez on June 10, 2009
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Now 18 states are covered! Heather Clancy of GreenTech Pastures reports: Dell and Goodwill Industries have expanded the scope of their consumer technology recycling program (called Reconnect) to cover Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Visit…
Read more Dell Recycling Program Spreads
by Pedro Hernandez on June 9, 2009
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If you’re any kind of computer geek, there’s a good chance that you’ve got tons of non-working spare parts occupying a couple of boxes in your closet or basement. Heck, you probably have whole PCs that can’t crunch a single…
Read more Fire Up Google Maps and Recycle that Relic!
by Pedro Hernandez on May 7, 2009
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