Steel is a Green Building Material
NOT MANY PEOPLE REALIZE THAT STEEL is a green building material. This is the reason steel is a popular material for green buildings. It addresses the challenge of rising oil prices and the need to deal with climate change. Read More
E-Waste — Yet Another Headache for Government and Corporations
Everyone worries about the safety of information. But often times the security breaks down at a place so simple it is often overlooked: the end of the life cycle for computer and electronic equipment. Read More
Industry Offers Framework for Electronics Recycling Legislation
The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) released a framework for federal legislation to establish a national program for recycling household TVs and information technology (IT) products such as computers and computer monitors.
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Prison Work Recycling Computers Poses Health Risks
Many U.S. prisoners help recycle toxic computer monitors. The U.S. Special Counsel says that federal prisons have failed to keep working conditions for prisoners safe and clean.
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Schools seeking other buyers of old computers
The Greenville County (South Carolina) school district is trying to contact 17 people who bought computers at district auctions since September 2004 to find out whether anyone other than the WH Group found confidential information on the hard drives.
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Prison recycling programs called unsafe
A federal recycling program that uses cheap prison labor subjects its inmate workers — including those at a Texas facility — to unsafe working conditions. Read More
Special Counsel Cancels Award Ceremony for Whistle-Blower
A funny thing happened to Leroy Smith on his way to the Office of Special Counsel last week. Smith, a prison safety manager who blew the whistle on life-threatening conditions in a prison-run factory, was to be honored Thursday afternoon by Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch as the office's Public Servant of the Year. Read More
Computer Breaking Exposed Prison Staff, Inmates to Toxics
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has conceded that several of its staff and inmate workers in its computer
recycling enterprises were exposed to harmful heavy metals above allowable safety limits, according to a report made public. Read More
Federal Prison Industries Cannot Win Service Contracts Set Aside for Small Businesses
In a decision issued last year but only publicized recently, the Small Business Administration ruled that Federal Prison Industries cannot win service contracts set aside for small businesses.
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Saying 'So Long' to E-Waste (from The Christian Science Monitor)
States can act against toxins in consumer electronics
From cellphones to iPods, from PDAs to PCs, Americans love the latest gadget. Yet this profusion of innovation also creates a problem: obsolete electronic devices, many with toxic parts, are stacking up in closets and basements, and eventually end up in a dump. Read More
E-cycling Gets into Gear (from Government Computer News)
If the federal government did curbside recycling of computers, its little blue bins would be overflowing. But often it’s agency trash cans that are overflowing, as CIOs and asset managers struggle with how to dispose of more than 10,000 PCs each week—not to mention other electronic devices such as copiers, fax machines and printers. Read More
ENN News: Many Old Computers Put to Use Again, Study Finds
More than half the old personal computers replaced by consumers last year were put to productive use instead of being dumped or stored away, according to a nationwide survey by MetaFacts, a San Diego research firm. More Info
CNN News: Campaign aims to recycle 'e-waste'
Activists hope to cut junked cell phones, other electronics More Info
Attorney General Investigates Prison Computer
Recycling
A prison computer recycling operation
is being investigated for possibly exposing both prison staff and
inmates to harmful levels of toxic materials. More Info
Federal Firm Loses Computer Contract
The EPA ended a recycling deal with Federal Prison Industries after
private companies challenged it. More
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EPA Names Global Environmental Contractor
The EPA has named Global Investment Recovery a provider for its
Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition with a Government Wide
Acquisition Contract. More Info
EPA Integrates Hazardous Materials Responsibilities Into Federal
National Response Plan
(Washington, D.C.-January 6, 2005) - The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) joins the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other
partners in the emergency preparedness and response community in heralding
the release of the National Response Plan. More Info
Easier Recycling of
Cathode Ray Tubes
By streamlining the management of cathode ray tubes (CRTs), the Environmental Protection Agency is making it easier to collect and recycle CRTs. Safely recycling
CRTs saves energy and conserves resources, allows the recovered lead to be reused in other ways, and reduces the amount of lead in landfills.
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Electronics Recycling Glossary
A comprehensive list of recycling and electronics terms.
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Potential Liabilities
There are potential liabilities associated with using the wrong Recycler. See a recent presentation from the EPA's Federal Electronics Challenge.
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High-Tech Wasteland
It's the information age--so why don't we know how to discard a laptop safely.
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Bill Proposed to Provide Incentives for Electronics Recycling
Tax Incentives to Encourage Recycling Act of 2004
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Hoekstra to Lead House Intel Panel
Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra (search) of Michigan was picked Wednesday to head the House Intelligence Committee.
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