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Recycling fees coming for TVs, computers [British Columbia]

2007-07-20T00:10:00.000-04:00

August 1 is the planned launch date of a new system to recycle electronic waste in BC, led by a consortium of manufacturers and retailers, in partnership with Encorp Pacific Canada.

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CompuCycle closing its business after provincial changes

2007-07-01T18:22:00.000-04:00

After nearly four years of hard work, and diverting more than 700,000 pounds of electronics waste from local landfills, CompuCycle is winding down its operation during the next month and is set to close it doors forever July 31.

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Ontario developing an e-waste strategy

2007-06-13T14:52:00.000-04:00

Ontario residents may soon pay a recycling surcharge on electronic gadgets, such as computers and televisions, as the province moves to introduce an e-waste strategy.

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Wal-Mart Canada's Sams's Clubs to Collect Electronic Waste With Greentec

2007-06-06T23:31:00.000-04:00

Wal-Mart Canada today announced the planned launch of an e-recycling program at all SAM'S CLUB Canada locations. In partnership with Greentec, the company will collect and recycle electronic waste - like cell phones, PDA's, computers, rechargeable batteries, inkjet and toner cartridges - collected from SAM'S CLUB members. In the first year, the company expects to keep more than 450,000 lbs. of electronic waste from going to landfill.

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Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Clean Up Electronic Waste

2007-05-30T11:49:00.000-04:00

The Oregon Senate today passed House Bill 2626, legislation that will provide for the proper disposal of old computers, televisions and other electronic devices that could have detrimental environmental impacts if not handled correctly.

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Staples Inc. launches nationwide computer recycling program

2007-05-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

Staples Inc. is expanding its electronics waste recycling program by accepting used computers and monitors that can now be dropped off for a $10 fee at any of the office products chain's 1,400 U.S. locations during store hours.

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Recycled PCs Bridge Digital Divide

2007-02-14T23:19:00.000-05:00

For green disposal of electronic gear, companies may consider recycling computers in the developing world. Here's a look at two nonprofits.

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Electronics likely to be added to recycle law [Oregon]

2007-02-09T23:31:00.000-05:00

Today, Oregon lawmakers begin their third attempt to write an electronics recycling law. A handful of states, including Washington and California, already have laws to keep defunct and potentially toxic computers and televisions out of landfills.

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The Integrated Circuit

2007-02-09T13:47:00.000-05:00

The Integrated Circuit will be holding a symposium on e-waste at the University of Ottawa this weekend. Get the details on their website.

NJ considers forcing people to recycle old TVs and computers

2007-02-09T00:58:00.000-05:00

The average American home owns about 26 different types of consumer electronic products, and Census figures show each home has nearly three television sets.

But with the electronic innovations of today becoming obsolete tomorrow, New Jersey and several other states are considering laws to make plopping that old television on the curb on trash day illegal. Rather, electronics products would have to be recycled, much like old cardboard boxes and empty cans.

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E-waste recycling begins in Saskatchewan

2007-02-03T01:07:00.000-05:00

Saskatchewan people can now take their old computers to recycling centres, but buying new ones will cost more.

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Electronic waste recycling coming to B.C.

2007-01-28T22:14:00.000-05:00

June 1 is the planned launch date of a new system to recycle electronic waste in B.C., led by a consortium of manufacturers and retailers, in partnership with Encorp Pacific Canada.

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Inglewood Businesses and Residents Clean-Out Their Old Electronics for Post-Holiday E-Waste Event [Inglewood, Calif.]

2006-12-31T22:38:00.000-05:00

The holidays are always the best time of the year to take advantage of computer and electronics sales. But then afterward most of us are faced with a post-holiday dilemma: How do we dispose of our old, unwanted computers and electronics?

The Southland's leading electronics waste provider and the City of Inglewood will join forces once again this year to provide business owners and residents a safe and efficient way to dispose of their old, unwanted electronics.

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E-waste recycling coming soon [Richmond, B.C.]

2006-12-31T21:52:00.000-05:00

The new computers and electronic gadgets snapped up during the holiday shopping frenzy are mostly destined to replace older gear.

The castoffs that aren’t handed down, donated or kept as backups tend to end up in local landfills.

But how does one actually recycle the stuff—with a guarantee it won’t be shipped off to Asia and melted down into a toxic stew of heavy metals that will threaten people and the environment there?

After years of the problem growing steadily worse, help is on the horizon.

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Free E-Waste Collection in Fremont, California

2006-12-13T13:34:00.000-05:00

Saturday, December 16th, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hope Station thrift store
39418 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, Calif.

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Newer Technology, Inc. Includes Free Easy Recycling With Every Notebook Battery

2006-12-10T16:58:00.000-05:00

Newer Technology Inc. (NewerTech) makes proper battery disposal easy by including a Free Return Shipping Label with every NuPower laptop replacement battery sold. As an added measure of convenience, no extra packaging materials are needed as that the NuPower battery box is designed to be reusable for the battery disposal return.

By making it as simple as taking the NuPower battery out of the box, putting the expired battery from the laptop in, and affixing the prepaid return shipping label, NewerTech continues its leading position in providing a no-cost means for customers to ensure that old PowerBook and iBook batteries are properly disposed of and that recoverable materials are responsibly recycled.

"NewerTech is proud to provide the Mac community the highest capacity and longest lasting Powerbook and iBook batteries available," said Grant Dahlke, Marketing Manager of Newer Technology, Inc. "NewerTech is just as proud to lead the way by making proper environmentally-friendly laptop battery recycling/disposal a no-cost option for our customers."

NewerTech's battery return programs assure proper recycling of recoverable materials and prevent toxic elements from leeching into land and groundwater. Further, every NewerTech battery currently in production is manufactured Mercury-free. And, NewerTech's line of Intelligent Battery Charger/Conditioners extend the useful life of Apple, NewerTech, or third party laptop batteries, reducing the number of batteries consumers need to discard.

NewerTech also proactively hosts information on its website for local disposal options available to technology users. Information on the no-cost NewerTech recycling program as well as local disposal options can be found at http://www.newertech.com/recycle.

NewerTech manufactures the NuPower battery line - which include highest available capacity replacement batteries for all Apple iBook and PowerBook computers produced since 1998. NuPower MaxCapacity Lithium-ion batteries provide up to 62% more run-time capacity than original Apple factory-shipped notebook power units.

Sask. to start e-recycling, fees in February

2006-12-05T23:46:00.000-05:00

People in Saskatchewan will soon be able to recycle their old TVs and computers — but they'll pay a levy to replace them, in the latest bid to curb the problem of e-waste.

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Key Electronics Recycling Information Now Available from National Clearinghouse Initiative

2006-10-01T19:26:00.000-04:00

The National Electronics Recycling Information Clearinghouse (NERIC) will release its State Patchwork Study at E-Scrap 2006 in Austin, Texas on October 18, 2006. The study is a first-ever effort to identify and quantify the existing and potential economic effects of the ever-expanding patchwork of state-level electronics recycling requirements on industry, government and consumers.

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Free Disposal of Electronics, Tires [Polk County, Fla.]

2006-10-01T17:56:00.000-04:00

Keep Polk County Beautiful and Polk County Solid Waste Division will offer free tire recycling and electronic waste collection Oct. 28.

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City to offer free electronic recycling [Fortuna, Calif.]

2006-09-26T16:36:00.000-04:00

The city of Fortuna and U.S. Recyclers at the Koop are holding a free electronic-waste collection event Saturday at Rohner Park.

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Hilmar Unified School District Invites Community to Recycle Electronic Waste [Hilmar, Calif.]

2006-09-07T18:10:00.000-04:00

WHAT: Hilmar Unified School District will serve as a collector of electronic waste on Saturday, Sept. 9th from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Teaming with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the school district will provide students, their families and the community at large an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, monitors, printers, television sets and other out-dated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling.

The free event is designed to provide Californians with the opportunity to finally get rid of those old unwanted items, long since replaced and gathering dust in garages or storage units throughout the State. The recycling event will also provide much-needed funds for the district to buy new computers and other technology.

It is illegal to simply throw an unwanted television or computer monitor in the trash in the state of California. Electronic items have toxic elements in them that are environmentally hazardous when they are dumped into landfills. By law, such products must now be recycled properly and in ways that won't harm the environment.

In an attempt to help the local community, the Hilmar Unified School District has become proactive in its efforts to collect electronic waste. The electronics collected will be trucked away and recycled by Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the largest recycler of electronic waste in California and ilmar Unified's partner for this event.

Each year, Californians replace hundreds of thousands of TVs, computers, monitors and other electronic devices. Plus, they store literally millions more that are not used any more in homes, garages and businesses. Electronic products contain valuable resources such as metal, plastic and glass, which can and should be recycled instead of thrown away.

WHERE: Hilmar Unified School District, 7807 Lander Avenue, Hilmar, CA 95324. The collection will take place in front of the Transportation Dept with plentiful signage to direct people to the exact location.

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 9, from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Computer trash talk

2006-09-07T16:30:00.000-04:00

Ever wonder where old computers go to die?

Journalist Elizabeth Grossman did and became so concerned about the tons of electronic waste piling up around the world that she wrote a book about it.

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New E-waste Policy Approved [Long Island, NY]

2006-09-07T16:21:00.000-04:00

A bill designed to establish an environmentally sound electronic waste plan has been unanimously approved by the Suffolk County Legislature.

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Protesting Toxic Waste Dumping in the Ivory Coast

2006-09-07T16:15:00.000-04:00

Lately, its been high tech waste dumping in less developed countries thats become all the rage. First world computers end up in these landfills because developed countries ship them there either as charity (the idea is that these computers actually still work) or as waste. The reason why they go to all the trouble of shipping their old computers to countries like India and China instead of dumping them in their own landfills is that computers are toxic.

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Council talks trash, recycling [Burbank, California]

2006-09-02T11:52:00.000-04:00

[From the Burbank Leader]

City has landfill and a robust recycling program, but growing amounts of electronic waste are a fast-growing problem.

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