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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The Green Foundation Creates E-Waste Recycling Program to Help Educate Children in India
Posted By Brad Roderick:
Here is a recent press release I wanted to share from the Eye of Dubai, announcing the partnership with the Green Foundation and an United Arab Emirates company to help raise funds from recycled electronics in an effort to help educate children in Kerala, India.
Recycling Electronic Waste to Help Educate Children
The Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group has formed a partnership with The Green Foundation to recycle all unused, redundant and end of life electronic items across the organisation. Funds raised will be donated to the Red Crescent Society, which is the chosen charity for 2011 for the Group, and this campaign will help towards educating children in Kerala.
In addition to business related donations, staff have also been encouraged to donate their own personal old electronics items including mobile phones, laptops, gaming consoles, mp3 players and digital cameras.
Melissa Clements Chief Corporate Communication & Marketing Officer, Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Holding LLC, said, This initiative serves two important purposes for us. It helps generate important funds to educate children and at the same time it prevents dangerous electronic items from polluting the local environment in the UAE.
Dominic Gothard, Chairman & CEO of The Green Foundation added; We are delighted to be working closely with one of the UAEs most respected local companies. It is very encouraging to see businesses who have played a pivotal role in the UAEs past taking such progressive and responsible steps to ensure that great causes benefit today and their environment benefits tomorrow.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Huffington Post Announces: Earth Day Activities: How To Get Involved
Posted By Brad Roderick:
In honor of Earth Day, the Huffington Post provided a list of Earth Day activities. Here are some of the activities that they highlighted.
Earth Day Activities: How To Get Involved
Exactly 41 years ago today, the inaugural Earth Day was celebrated with 20 million participants in the United States. Today, April 22, 2011, Earth Day is bigger than ever, with estimates of more than one billion peopleexpected to participate worldwide.
There are a number of opportunities for you to get involved. Earth Day activities range from a picnic to attending an event or sending a text message donation. (And there are plenty more ideas below.)
By choosing to live a green lifestyle, you will not only be improving the environment, but also your health and the well-being of generations to come.
What are you doing this Earth Day? Add your activity to the slideshow below, or tweet it to us using the hashtag #EarthDayFun.
Here is one of the recommendations:
ACT: Text “TREE” to 85944
The Green World Campaign, in partnership with Earth Day New York, will launch an initiative to “ReGreen the World” focused on supporting the United Nations Year of Forests 2011.
By texting “TREE” to 85944, supporters will help global tree-planting initiatives in environmentally damaged areas of the world. The text message will be a one-time donation of $5 to fund the planting of five trees.
Donations will be used to plant trees in countries such as Kenya, a nation where forests cover only 2% of the land. According to the campaign, planting new trees can increase biodiversity, reduce atmospheric CO2, and offer economic self-sufficiency for struggling communities.
For more information, visit the Green World Campaign’s website.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
InkCycle Celebrates Earth Day with Grenk Giveaway
Posted By: Brad Roderick
InkCycle, the producers of grenk, the green line of remanufactured ink and toner cartridges is celebrating Earth Day with a giveaway.
The first 10 people to complete the steps below will receive a complimentary grenk inkjet cartridge for their inkjet printer, organic t-shirt and a pen and notebook set. Not all printers are compatible.
1. “Like Us” on Facebook
2. Like our Facebook comment, “grenk is good”
3. Email your name, address and make and model of printer to grenk@mediagiveaway.com
Grenk is a line of remanufactured ink and toner cartridges designed to leave the smallest environmental footprint possible. Powered by InkCycle, grenk delivers brand name quality at a fraction of the cost.
Check us out on Twitter: @GrenkInk
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Goodwill Launches Free Computer Recycling
Posted By: Brad Roderick
Goodwill has recently decided to launch free computer recycling. Many businesses remain unsure of what to do with their leftover electronic junk. Furthermore, Goodwill has devised a plan to take action and recycle their out-dated electronics for a better cause without any fees. Here’s a recent report on nebraska.tv, by Steve White, that further explains their recycling plan:
The report stated that Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska has teamed with computer-giant Dell, sensing people don’t have a place for this stuff. Kathy Langley, Vice President of Retail said, “In some cases there isn’t any option and in others people have to pay to get rid of computers and this is absolutely free.”
For Goodwill it also creates about five jobs and it’s a status boost compared to tasks like sorting shoes.”People we serve find a real status working with computers and it’s just a great job for them, a lot of job skills,” Langley explained. Goodwill pays for shipping, and only hopes to break even from the fee they receive per pound.
Langley said, “As long as we’re creating jobs and keeping computers out of landfills and out of bad places it’s a good thing for us and good for the environment.” Goodwill has a long history of recycling through its thrift stores. Carrie Custard said this is a natural extension of that, and it’s in line with the mission of creating jobs for those with disabilities.
It’s part of Dell’s Reconnect program, with 2,200 collection sites across the United States and Canada. A press release indicated they expect to divert about 5 million pounds of e-waste from landfills every year. They will accept computers, monitors, speakers, scanners, keyboard, mice, and power cords. However, they do not take television sets. For a complete list of items that can be donated, visit www.dell.com/recycle.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Thank You to The Recycler for Featuring InkCycle
Posted by: Brad Roderick
Thank you to The Recycler for featuring InkCycle and its project aimed at decreasing electronic waste. According to the article, Inkcycle celebrates the success of it’s e-waste project, the company diverted 493 tons of e-waste and recycled 588,209 pounds of inkjet cartridges and 397,718 pounds of toner cartridges in 2010.
InkCycle, a company with a recycled line of ink and toner cartridges known as grenk, is celebrating the success of its e-waste project. The company believe that its media campaigns have been a key to its recycling efforts after working to educate national media, trade press, consumers and businesses regarding the benefits of recycling e-waste.