Back again with segment # 2 of "the Green Conversation". Today's green content?
#2 E-Waste 
Moore's Law is great for producing speedier devices, but it's hell on the environment. According to Greenpeace, demand for new technology creates 4,000 tons of e-waste an hour, which often ends up on dead-hardware mountains in India, Africa, and China. Enter take-back programs, in which customers return spent technology to manufacturers, who recycle the parts for new gadgets. The United States has long lagged behind many European nations, which mandate the programs, but that's finally changing. Dell is leading the way. Last year, the PC maker recovered 40,000 tons of unwanted equipment for recycling, up 93% from 2005.
Moore's Law is great for producing speedier devices, but it's hell on the environment. According to Greenpeace, demand for new technology creates 4,000 tons of e-waste an hour, which often ends up on dead-hardware mountains in India, Africa, and China. Enter take-back programs, in which customers return spent technology to manufacturers, who recycle the parts for new gadgets. The United States has long lagged behind many European nations, which mandate the programs, but that's finally changing. Dell is leading the way. Last year, the PC maker recovered 40,000 tons of unwanted equipment for recycling, up 93% from 2005.For more information on Dell's "environmental responsibility" check out their All About Dell section of dell.com: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/about_dell/values/sustainability/environment/env_resp?~ck=ln&c=us&l=en&lnki=0&s=corp
Check it out...on Saturday, August 23rd, Ease E-Waste is having a FREE PUBLIC DROP OFF DAY! If anyone goes, let us know...we can make a trip out together! We'll be looking into their non-profit partnership program which has a possible fundraising program for us! So making money AND helping to improve the environment. Now THAT is what I call a partnership! :]
Questions, comments, concerns...let us know! How do you recycle your e-waste? Share! Join the Conversation!
Until next time....
- Michelle Nakaji
michellenakaji@csufpbl.org
[[from Fast Company: 50 Ways to Green Your Business http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/50-ways-to-green.html?page=1 ]
1 comments:
We are currently getting more information about the fund raising opportunities with Ease-e waste.
I think this would be a great partnership because it will be helping both our chapter and the environment! How exiting!
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