If you’ve been nice, you probably got some neat new gadgets and gear upgrades. Congrats! Now it’s time to responsibly recycle your old, unwanted gadgets. They may have overstayed their welcome with you, but chances are good that someone, somewhere can use it for years to come. Gizmodo, in an update to its holiday recycling […]
Too early to worry about solar panel recycling?
Getting a little ahead of ourselves, are we? Actually, no. While the solar industry is only just now ramping up in earnest — despite there having been solar panels perched on roofs for decades — some in the PV industry are getting a little proactive about handling the waste that a massive U.S. roll-out of […]
Best Buy: Attention Green Shoppers
I’m not one to usually pore over CSR reports but this new one from Best Buy has some geeky appeal. Why? Because no matter how much of an Amazon ninja you think you are, chances are that Best Buy has…
E-waste Security Alert: Wipe Those Photocopiers
…and not with Windex. Along the lines of the e-waste and regulatory compliance issues I’ve posted about in the past, companies would do well to give the same care and attention to their copiers that they devote to their…
TechTurn
Company Profile: TechTurn IT Asset Returns IT Recycling Secure Data Wiping Find Related Coverage: E-waste & Recycling Search TechTurn URL: http://www.techturn.com/ Helpful Links About Management Team Services HQ: 2214 West Braker Lane Austin, TX 78758 512.997.7974 View Larger Map…
The E-waste & Compliance Overlap
Here’s a message from customers that nearly every company is taking to heart. “Keep my data off your e-waste!” During my years of covering enterprise IT, regulatory compliance (think HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley and PCI DSS) and its effect on…
ecoATM: Automated Cell Phone Recycling
Whoo-hoo! The lower-case “eco,” capitalized everything else trend is finally taking off!This ecoATM takes your old cell and gives you store credit for your troubles. Simple! The first ecoATM went to a furniture store in Omaha and things appear to…
Only 18 Percent of E-waste is Recycled
The EPA estimates that out of the 2.25 million tons of electronic waste generated by the U.S. each year, only 18 percent (405,000 tons) of it is collected for recycling. I discovered the statistic in this Treehugger story about e-waste, which…
Dell Releases 2009 CSR Report
Dell released its 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report (PDF) this week. Within are many statistics related to the IT giant’s work on the environmental front. Here are some of the highlights:Lower Carbon Emissions:Completed 88 projects to save 17 million kWh…
iRobot: Landfill is Roomba's Final Resting Place
Shock and dismay. iRobot, the company behind the geek- and cat-friendly Roomba family of robotic vacuum cleaners is dispensing some terribly outmoded waste disposal advice. After receiving a non-functioning refurbished Roomba Scooba, iRobot quickly mobilized to send Graham Hill of…
