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High Tech Fabrics Aren't Taking End of Life Into Consideration
Our world is becoming more and more technological. Even fashion is getting more technologically advanced. But I'm not talking about high tech fabrics that wick moisture. More and more scientists and designers are weaving s...
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VIDEO: The Story of Electronics
"The Story of Electronics, releasing Tuesday, NOVEMBER 9, employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding t...
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Your Helpful Guide to Recycling E-Waste
Photo courtesy of istockphoto.com The demand for new technological gadgets is never ending, technology is always moving forward. Billboards and advertisements do a great job in convincing consumers that they need the...
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Government of India to pitch in towards e-waste recycling
The Environmental Ministry has decided to launch a scheme for recycling electronic waste. "The Central and the state governments will pay 25 percent each and the rest of the cost would be borne by recyclers." the Ministry said. Under the s...
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Pictures Don't Lie: Mountains Of E-Waste Piling Up In Our Neig...
About one month ago, I triumphantly brought my obsolete monitor to my local Best Buy where -- for a reasonable $15 fee -- I was assured that it would be recycled by a responsible reclamation materials company. That was good...
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Recycling In The U.S.
1) The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) claims that in 2008, more than 139 million Americans had access to curbside recycling programs - in fact, 9,349 national programs were available. Hmmm, doesn't seem like a lot, does...














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