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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Mylifescoop.com Reveals Top 10 Green Gadget Gift Ideas for 2010
Posted by: Brad Roderick
With the holiday season approaching quickly, shoppers are starting to think about gift ideas. Each year, manufactures release their latest and greatest gadgets just in time for the holiday shoppers to snatch them up. Luckily, there are more green gadgets on the market, so that environmentally conscious shoppers can get the newest gadget, while protecting our planet.
According to mylifescoop.com here are their top 10 green gadget gift ideas:
Logitech Solar Powered Wireless Keyboard
This svelte solar keyboard by Logitech ensures freedom from annoying wires and the grid. The brilliant wireless design is emblazoned with a strip of photovoltaic panels that allow it to charge using indoor or outdoor light sources, completely eliminating the need for disposable batteries. Weighing in at just 1/3 of an inch thick, the world’s first solar keyboard connects using speedy 2.4 Ghz wireless, and features a handy lux meter that tells you how much light is available at any given moment.
12 Folds LED Origami Cards by Tomomi Sayuda
These beautiful holiday cards by Tomomi Sayuda fold into gorgeous glowing globes of light, giving you a great way to send holiday cheer across great distances. Each flat-packed card features a different pattern, and they come complete with an LED light source and a battery.
WeWood Watches
Each chunky-chic wooden number is made from sustainably harvested or reclaimed wood that is 100% recyclable, biodegradable, and toxin-free. Best of all, for every watch sold, WeWood plants a tree with American Forests.
Recompute Cardboard Computer Case
Give the gadget geek on your list the gift of green computing power with this ingenious Recompute computer case. Constructed from smartly stacked sheets of cardboard, this desktop pc has been thoughtfully designed to minimize its environmental footprint from its manufacture to its usage and disposal. It’s capable of holding any standard set of components, and since most computers last 3 to 5 years, the Recompute case has been designed so that it can be composted or recycled at the end of its lifecycle.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Annie Leonard, Creator of “Story of Stuff,” Releases Her Latest Project “The Story of Electronics”
A greenbiz.com article highlights points from Annie Leonard’s latest video called “The Story of Electronics,” which covers not only the basics of the e-waste problem, but offers tips on how to get involved in a solution. Please watch the video below to learn more.
According to Matthew Wheeland, the article’s author, the video covers the basics of the e-waste problem, from gadgets designed for obsolescence, to toxic inputs and toxic outputs, to the harsh reality of e-waste recycling in the developing world.
The video calls for re-imagining how electronics are designed and disposed of, and while it’s partly tongue-in-cheek, with a call for sending e-waste to IT company CEOs, Leonard also makes the point that electronics are not that technologically savvy in their design.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
InkCycle Releases New Electronic Waste Recycling Video for Families: Tips to Green Up the Home
Posted By: Brad Roderick
The video below reviews electronic waste issues and provides tips for a greener home and family. Almost 2 million tons of electronic waste were landfilled in 2005, and while toxic materials comprise only a small amount of this volume, it doesn’t take much lead or mercury to contaminate an area’s soil or water supply. Families need to keep this in mind when deciding what to do with those old electronic devices.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Stanford Graduate Students Develop Prototype of Recyclable Laptop
Posted By: Brad Roderick
Graduate students from Stanford University have developed, with a little help from Autodesk Inventor software, a prototype for a recyclable laptop that can be disassembled in two minutes, according to electronicsnews.com.
According to the article, The modular Bloom laptop computer is said to simplify electronics recycling, reduce electronic waste, and can be disassembled in two minutes.
The students from Stanford and Finland’s Aalto University used Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor Publisher software to help develop and refine the innovative laptop during the school year, and, for their work, the class of graduate students was named Autodesk Inventor of the Month for October 2010.
The software was used create 3D digital prototypes of the hardware components inside the laptop, aiding in creating a readily accessible laptop design that is also easy to disassemble.
The Bloom laptop is designed to separate into different materials such as plastics, metals and circuitry. This is in contrast with most commercially laptops which take about 45 minutes to disassemble, requiring three separate tools and as many as 120 steps.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Thank you to Recycler.com for Featuring Grenk and its Video Regarding Ewaste & Tips for Families to Green up the Home
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Grenk Press Release: Recycled Ink & Toner Cartridge Company Launches Video for Families to Green Up Their Homes Posted on MSNBC.com
Posted By: Brad Roderick
Grenk’s press release which included a video on how families can green up their homes was recently posted on www.MSNBC.com.
Brad Roderick, executive vice president of InkCycle, a Kansas City company with a recycled line of ink and toner cartridges known as grenk, released a family video regarding how to green up the home.
Watch Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG8J7wpiulE
Roderick said that the video highlights how e-waste is a growing problem and families need to be conscious about how they dispose of electronics. “According to Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist and authority on waste management at the National Resources Defense Council, in 2005 alone, almost 2 million tons of e-waste were landfilled. While toxic materials comprise only a small amount of this volume, it doesn’t take much lead or mercury to contaminate an area’s soil or water supply. Families need to keep this in mind when deciding what to do with those old electronic devices,” said Roderick.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Researchandmarkets.com Announces The Addition Of The “E-waste Management Market to 2020 – Emerging Economies Poised to Capitalize on E-waste Recovery and Recycling Market” Report
Posted by: Brad Roderick
Kansascity.com reviewed the new addition by reasearchandmarkets.com called the “E-waste Management Market to 2020 – Emerging Economies Poised to Capitalize on E-waste Recovery and Recycling Market,” in a recent article.
According to the article, the report provides key market trends and competitive landscape analysis for the e-waste management market. This report examines the current and forecast the e-waste recovery market. Below is a highlight from the report.
Global E-Waste Recovery Market Holds Enormous Revenue Potential and is Expected to Reach $21 billion by 2020
The global e-waste management market has shown an upward trend over the recent years. The increasing e-waste recycling rate across all geographies is set to drive the global e-waste recovery market. The authors anticipate the market to reach $21 billion in 2020 from $6.9 billion in 2009. Stringent government regulations and policies on the recycling and safe disposal are increasing the e-waste recycling rate across the globe.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Recycles Record Waste On Game Days
Posted by: Brad Roderick
According to WDEF.com, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville has been collecting record numbers of material on game days, hoping to win the Game Day Recycling Challenge by meeting the 50 tons of material goal.
According to the article, UT Recycling set a record at the Florida game by collecting eight tons of material, putting it on target to gather its goal of 50 tons this season. Last year, UT Recycling collected 35 tons for the season. The effort is part of the university’s Make Orange Green environmental initiative.
“Fans are really starting to get into recycling. They’re seeing more bins in more places and really starting to use them. They’re understanding that recycling should be a part of their tailgate, a part of their game day tradition,” said Jay Price, environmental coordinator.
UT Recycling took steps to make it even easier to recycle at the stadium that include the following:
- There are now 500 recycling bins in tailgating areas, up from 125 last year.
- There are 300 bins inside the stadium, up from 100 last year, and 120 bins in the skyboxes.
- The crew is seeing an uptick in volunteers.
- UT Recycling has garnered interest by adding recycling games in Volunteer Village.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Samsung Recycles 41M Pounds of E-waste In Two Years
Posted by: Brad Roderick
According to greenbiz.com, Samsung has been named the first electronics manufacturer to meet the e-Stewards standard for responsible e-waste handling by recycling more than 41.5 million pounds of electronics.
According to the article, “Samsung launched its Recycling Direct program in October 2008 with 175 drop-off spots throughout all 50 states, said Mike Moss, Samsung’s director of corporate environmental affairs. Now the company has more than 1,100 drop-off locations along with a mail-back program and collection events.”
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The Early Show Discusses Easy Solutions For Disposal of E-Waste
Posted by: Brad Roderick
In a recent segment on The Early Show, Renee Loux, author of “Easy Green Living,” shared tips on how to easily dispose of everyday e-waste. It is important to raise awareness about the advantages of recycling, seeing that 60 percent of the population does not recycle e-waste.
According to the segment, when it comes to certain materials, people do not know what to do with them. Here are some tips on how to dispose of non-papers, plastics and glass.
BATTERIES
- Throwing out lead-acid batteries is illegal
- More and more places to recycle them are popping up
- Best option is buying rechargeable batteries
ELECTRONICS
- Don’t throw away old cell phones, ipods, cameras, etc.
- Every retailer that takes back rechargeable batteries also takes mobile phones, as do most wireless providers
- One of the best things to do with a cell phone that still works is donate it. EX: Cell Phones for Soliders
COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS
- Be really careful, they contain small amounts of mercury that can leak if broken
- Home Depot and Ikea take them back
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