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  • July 2008

    • Recycled 'E-Waste' Can Be Toxic

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jul 7, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      Recycled 'E-Waste' Can Be Toxic

      Recycling old computers, cell phones, and TVs may sound like a good idea—but be sure you know the destination before you dump such material, USA Today advises. While such “e-waste” recycling programs are springing up everywhere these days, some pose a threat. Often, the materials end up in developing nations, spreading toxins through the air and water. More »

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      environment  • consumer electronics  • recycling  • toxin  • developing countries  • e waste

  • June 2008

    • Britons: New Trash Laws Are Rubbish

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 27, 08 4:32 AM CDT

      Britons: New Trash Laws Are Rubbish

      In the midst of a garbage overload, the UK is cracking down on trash with strict new rules, sparking a backlash among Britons, the New York Times reports. Many areas now pick up trash only biweekly, and accept only regulation amounts. Some reject recycling bins tainted with garbage. In response, some Britons are yelling at trash collectors, stealing neighbors’ bins—and burning their rubbish. More »

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      Great Britain  • environment  • recycling  • garbage  • trash

    • Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

      newser  |  PC World  |  Jun 25, 08 4:44 PM CDT

      Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

      Sony and Sony Ericsson are Greenpeace’s model tech citizens, topping a list of eco-friendly electronics companies. The environmental activists look at industry players’ use of hazardous chemicals, responsibility for obsolete products and—new this year—corporate policy toward climate change and other energy issues. Sony Ericsson was the first company to approach perfect on the chemical issue, PC World reports. More »

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      Sony  • Nokia  • recycling  • Greenpeace  • Nintendo  • Sony Ericsson  • hazardous chemicals

    • When in Venice, Can the Water Bottles

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 4, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      When in Venice, Can the Water Bottles

      Faced with a mountain of discarded plastic bottles, Venice is asking 19 million tourists to quit drinking mineral water and use the city's 122 public fountains. Beginning Thursday, visitors to the Piazzale Roma will be handed reusable plastic bottles and a map showing fountains that city officials claim are "super safe," reports the Guardian . More »

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      recycling  • plastic  • Venice  • Catholic church  • Earth Policy Institute  • waste disposal management

  • May 2008

    • For Sale: Stadium Seating, Lightly Used

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 27, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      For Sale: Stadium Seating, Lightly Used

      If Chicago wins its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, it might follow more closely in London 2012's footsteps than expected. The cities have begun discussing the possible sale of large parts of London's new stadium to Chicago, the Guardian reports. The deal could result in 55,000 seats crossing the Atlantic for reuse in a new Windy City arena. More »

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      recycling  • 2012 London Olympics  • stadium  • Chicago Olympics  • stadium financing

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Sea of Plastic Dooms Oceans, Expert Says

      newser  |  CNET  |  Mar 5, 08 4:16 PM CST

      Sea of Plastic Dooms Oceans, Expert Says

      A noted oceanographer says the aquatic pollution in the Pacific Ocean is too significant to be cleaned up. “We are damned to a future of pollution by plastic,” Charles Moore said after showing that the amount of Pacific plastic has ballooned fivefold in the last 10 years. A garbage patch twice the size of Texas is old news, but Moore found a “highway” that makes the polluted area as large as Africa. More »

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      global warming  • pollution  • recycling  • ocean  • plastic  • garbage  • Pacific Ocean  • green revolution

  • January 2008

    • Corporations Share Green Tech Patents

      newser  |  PC World  |  Jan 14, 08 2:31 PM CST

      Corporations Share Green Tech Patents

      IBM tops the list of companies donating patents to a group that aims to help businesses produce greener products by sharing eco-friendly technology. Big Blue has promised 27 patents to the Eco-patent Commons; Nokia, Sony and mail equipment maker Pitney-Bowes will also donate, reports PC World . Shared patents will be freely available to all companies. More »

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      Sony  • IBM  • Nokia  • green technology  • recycling  • patents

    • Recyclers Turn Discarded Cellphones into 'Green Gold'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 13, 08 10:09 PM CST

      Recyclers Turn Discarded Cellphones into 'Green Gold'

      With a smelter burning at more than 2,100 degrees, Belgian recycler Umicore turns tons of e-waste - discarded cellphones, computers and televisions - into “green gold,” extracting precious metals in a process that, while not environmentaly pure is, in Greenpeace’s eyes, preferable to burying the waste in landfills. But it’s just scratching the surface, reports the New York Times. More »

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      cell phones  • cell phone industry  • recycling  • green products

  • December 2007

    • Traveling Green? US Cities Getting Better

      newser  |  Travel Leisure  |  Dec 24, 07 4:15 PM CST

      Traveling Green? US Cities Getting Better

      Traveling green still ain't easy States-side. US hotels lag behind Europe in water waste, car rentals, and chemical-free eateries. Quick fixes don't help either—recycling programs and low-flow showers may just be "greenwashing." Real green starts with original design. But some US lodges are stepping up to impress green ratings groups. More »

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      list  • San Francisco  • recycling  • Washington, D.C.  • green travel  • Portland

    • Cutting Back on E-Consumerism

      newser  |  PC World  |  Dec 17, 07 12:10 PM CST

      Cutting Back on E-Consumerism

      While many Americans spend big bucks online, some are using the Internet to tone down their consumerism. PC World's Grant Gross has joined a national group called the Compact, which encourages members to swear off buying new stuff whenever possible and stick to local products. It's a step "beyond recycling," according to the group's popular blog. More »

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      eBay  • recycling  • consumerism  • e waste

  • November 2007

    • Scavengers Face Trash Shortage

      newser  |  Economist  |  Nov 18, 07 7:05 PM CST

      Scavengers Face Trash Shortage

      Delhi’s 300,000 ragpickers "are the original recyclers," the Economist reports—but their trade of mining trash for re-sellable goods is in trouble. The city, hoping to clean up for the 2010 Commonwealth games, has hired private companies to collect trash—and ragpickers, who save the city 600,000 rupees daily in waste disposal, are finding it harder to come by. More »

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      India  • recycling  • Delhi

  • October 2007

    • IBM Scrapes Silicon Scraps

      newser  |  CNET  |  Oct 30, 07 10:55 AM CDT

      IBM Scrapes Silicon Scraps

      IBM has developed an eco-friendly way of recycling silicon for eco-friendly solar panels. Semiconductor chipmakers often sell used silicon too thin for computing to solar panel manufacturers. Until now, they’ve used abrasive chemicals or a spray of glass beads to erase circuits from the chips. IBM plans to share the technique with other chipmakers, but hasn’t announced specifics. More »

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      IBM  • recycling  • solar energy  • Texas Instruments  • silicon  • semiconductor chip

    • Can NY Bag Plastic Habit?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 30, 07 5:32 AM CDT

      Can NY Bag Plastic Habit?

      Now that conservation is chic, is it time for New York City to launch an East Coast trend? City Council members have introduced a bill that would require grocery stores to collect and recycle plastic bags that would be printed with the message: “Please return this bag to a participating store for recycling," reports the New York Times. More »

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      New York  • Michael Bloomberg  • recycling  • plastic

    • Greenpeace: iPhone Should be Greener

      newser  |  Fortune Magazine  |  Oct 15, 07 4:26 PM CDT

      Greenpeace: iPhone Should be Greener

      Apple talks a green game, but the iPhone isn't as environmentally friendly as many of its competitors, says Greenpeace. The company got a pat on the back from the group last May for Earth-friendly electronics, but since then has fallen behind other cell phone makers, with some potentially nasty chemicals showing up in the iPhone's antenna and headset. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • recycling  • Greenpeace

  • September 2007

    • Flemish Recycling Runs to Chicken Feed

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 26, 07 5:43 PM CDT

      Flemish Recycling Runs to Chicken Feed

      The Belgian region of Flanders is attracting international attention with novel recycling schemes that include reuse centers, pay-per-bag garbage collection, and omnivorous chickens. The Russians, the Chinese and the British have come calling to see how Flanders has managed to hold its total waste generation steady even as its population and economy have grown, the Guardian reports. More »

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      China  • Great Britain  • Russia  • recycling  • Belgium  • Flanders  • chickens  • steam

  • August 2007
  • June 2007

    • Rolling Stone's 'Green' Paper Has Recyclers Seeing Red

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 11, 07 6:53 AM CDT

      Rolling Stone's 'Green' Paper Has Recyclers Seeing Red

      Aging counter-culture arbiter Rolling Stone is discovering it's not easy being green. The Times reports the magazine will soon start printing its wry critique of music and politics on "carbon neutral paper," a unique stock which adds no CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. But none of it is recycled, upsetting one of environmentalists' most sacred hosannas. More »

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      carbon emissions  • recycling  • carbon footprint  • Rolling Stone

  • May 2007

    • Scrapped TVs Spell Disaster for Environment

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 24, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      Scrapped TVs Spell Disaster for Environment

      In 2009 a federal law will convert all TV stations to digital, sending most of the US's 268 million analog TVs into the trash. As consumers snatch up plasmas and HDTVs, the old sets—made of lead, cadmium, and mercury will be thrown into garbage dumps, where they may contaminate underground water supplies, reports the LA Times . More »

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      television  • environment  • cable TV  • recycling  • electronics  • HDTV  • Federal law

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