Blogs & Ecology

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HP is offering more than just credit or a smile for returning old electronics to them. They're offering cash for tech equipment that still has some life in it. ...

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Starting with the new year, Oregon and Washington are launching e-cycling programs to help keep electronics out of landfills.

As of January 1, it is free to drop off items like computers and TVs at permanent collection sites.

Read on to see where these are located, and how to find local sites across the US. ...

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If you received new gadgets during the holiday and are wondering what to do with your old devices, Tekserve and the Lower East Side Ecology Center are providing a solution. ...

:: Not sure what to do with that really embarrassing reindeer sweater from Aunt Susan? Make mittens!

:: Ring in the New Year with the best of Kelly's easy, economical and eco-friendly dinner recipes from 2008.

:: Consult the consumer guides for e-cycling tips before you give your old gadgets the boot....

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How this slips past the EPA, gee, we'll never know.

It’s hard enough to keep e-waste out of landfills, what will cell phones and iPods being tossed aside for the newest versions. But what happens if they get buried in a different place – say, the cemetery?

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TreeHugger has written about the growing problem of e-waste a number of times—most of the time in the context of shipping e-waste from the developed world to places with less stringent laws about how it’s disposed of.

Even among TreeHuggers, computers have a sadly short lifespan.

With the holidays rapidly approaching and so much temptation to go out and buy a shiny new computer, we thought it was worth putting up a fun little reminder that your computer can last a really, really long time as long as you show it the love it ...

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Flash drives are becoming extremely cheap, and can hold ever larger amounts of information. In 2002, I “invested” in a 128MB flash drive for $54 from Costco. Just a few months ago at the same location, I picked up a three-pack of 2GB flash drives for a measly $30.

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Fujitsu Siemens has launched a new deal in which customers can buy a Lifebook and a 3-year warranty that states at the end of three years, you get a brand new Lifebook replacement. And the new-Lifebook-every-three-years deal lasts for the rest of your life.

Crazy great deal or the opposite of eco-friendly? Hummmm. Let's weigh the pros and cons. ...

This ad is great for consumer awareness. But the medium seems a little...odd. Busting Panasonic's chops on a giant Panasonic screen in Times Square could be either a beautifully pulled off dig, or an unfortunate coincidence.

Either way - the ad's message is certainly huggable. ...

An example of a combinatorial library chip, part of a magnetic smart materials library. Via UMD

A new discovery by researchers at the University or Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering may mean a significant reduction in the use of lead in electronics, without having to devise whole new ways of creating electronics.

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Just yesterday we half-heartedly gave Sony some props about their new Green Glove television recycling program. Well, turns out the company offers some of the best recycling services around.

On America Recycles Day (last Saturday for anyone who missed it), Sony Style launched its Green Glove Service, a program that intends to help keep e-waste out of landfills.

But, as so often happens with do-good programs, it isn’t without a catch. ...