E-Waste Recycling on the Road to Getting Easier
No commentsIt hasn’t been an easy process in the past for Utah residents trying to properly dispose of e-waste. E-recycling charges are often included in the price of electronics, but then citizens are often charged again when they try to drop unwanted appliances off — a bothersome (and pricey) burden that leaves people giving up on [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 05/15/09
No commentsNews Item: women seldom make passes at men who use disposable plastic bags. [Outer Banks Sentinel]
Washington DC is thinking about enacting the 5-cent bag tariff for the sake of the rivers. [Washington Post]
Marks and Spencer cut plastic bags by 80% thanks to trendy reusables! [Environmental Leader]
A green mama makes a vow to swear off disposable [...]
Tags: crafting, DIY, e-cycling, e-waste, parenting, plastic bags, recycling, reusable bags
Recycle Your Cell Phone For Earth Day!
No commentsDo you know what you’re doing to contribute your part for Earth Day? The Environmental Protection Agency has an idea!
Even though Earth Day is a couple of weeks away, EPA is teaming up with several telecom conglomerates to promote Earth Week from today through the 12th, an event designed to raise awareness of e-waste [...]
Tags: activism, cell phones, conservation, e-cycling, e-waste, environmental policy, EPA, recycling
E-Cycling Gets Free and Easier in Washington
No commentsWhenever I hear “E-Cycling,” I think of some amazing new technology that allows you to shoot your old trash and junk over to the recycling plant by means of e-mail. Of course, it isn’t — “E-Cycling” is simply the term used for recycling and managing potentially hazardous electronic waste, and, thanks to a new state [...]
