Tag: E-waste

Waste Reform from the Ground Up: How Trash Balers Are Helping Cities Rethink Sustainability

If you’ve ever watched a recycling truck weaving through city streets, you’ve seen the problem firsthand. Most of what we call “recycling” still depends on long-distance transportation and centralized sorting facilities. Those systems are energy-intensive and prone to contamination — the dreaded mix of wet food, plastic wrap, and paper that renders recyclables useless.

Electronic waste getting worse, up 20% in 5 years

Last year’s e-waste weighed substantially more than all the adults in Europe, or as much as 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2. Another metric: 15 pounds for ever person on earth, every year.

An international day for electronic waste

More than one hundred organisations from over forty countries worldwide will organise activities as part of the second International E-Waste Day taking place on 14th October.

Apple Admits Dropping EPEAT Eco Standard Was a Mistake

Apple product releases are  delayed in the Mideast shortening the supported product life in this part of the world....

Israel Introduces E-Waste Management Bill

The Israeli government continues to process a bill that will regulate, for the first time, management of the country’s...

Are ESLs A Mercury-Free Replacement for CFL Lights?

Spectrums: CFL (top) has mercury's characteristic violet and green. Incandescent (middle) spectrum is smooth with strong reds (warm). LED...

Cairo’s Fixers: Repairers That Are Helping Heal The Planet

Superior repair skills in developing nations mean that broken electronics can be mended and reused – a much greener...

Mountains of Toxic E-Waste in Pakistan Are a Goldmine

Thousands of tons of electronic waste are dumped in Pakistan each year, creating a hazard, and a mountain of...

The (Imminent) Death Of My Laptop: E-Waste & The Middle East

It was like a scene from those rubbish action/comedy films when someone drops a precious vase. You know –...