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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Green Technology World Announces, ecoATM Unveils eCycling Station Consumer Electronics Recycling Kiosk With Built-In Cash Dispenser
Posted By: Brad Roderick
Here is an article from Green Technology World, written by Jayashree Adkoll, about the first fully automated consumer electronics recycling kiosk with built-in cash dispenser.
ecoATM Unveils eCycling Station Consumer Electronics Recycling Kiosk With Built-In Cash Dispenser
Approximately, 500 million new electronic gadgets are bought by U.S. consumers each year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (News – Alert). And, average U.S. household currently owns 26 different consumer electronic devices making the total to nearly 3 billion devices in all, many of which are no longer in use and are un-recycled thereby increasing the toxic waste.
In an effort to encourage consumers to responsibly resell or recycle unused devices, a San Diego, California-based provider of automated self-serve kiosk system, ecoATM, announced that it has launched a new fully automated consumer electronics recycling kiosk, eCycling Station, featuring built-in cash dispenser.
According to ecoATM, the eCycling Station provides convenience, immediate financial incentive, and personal data removal for consumers. It leverages a patented, advanced machine vision, electronic diagnostics, and artificial intelligence to evaluate and buy back used electronics directly from consumers for cash or store credit.
This completely consumer self-serve consumer electronics recycling kiosk can not only electronically and/or visually inspect virtually any consumer electronic device, but can also connect consumers in real-time with a broad worldwide secondary market to ensure best pricing.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Grenk Reviews the Top 10 Green Trends for 2011
Posted By: Brad Roderick
Grenk recently released a press release on the top 10 green trends for 2011 which has been featured on a variety of the top news sites.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
GreenBiz.com Announces its Fourth Annual State of Green Business Report 2011
Posted By: Brad Roderick
GreenBiz.com has recently released its fourth annual State of Green Business Report 2011. The report highlights the increase in sustainable practices by many corporations even in a time of recession. Many companies have committed to a variety of green initiatives such as; reducing waste, saving energy and utilizing alternative sources.
State of Green Business Report 2011
The fourth annual edition of our State of Green Business report continues our efforts to measure the environmental impacts of the emerging green economy. We document how well — or poorly — companies are improving their environmental performance despite the challenges posed by the Great Recession, and begin to note promising signs for a sea change in corporate sustainability efforts.
The free, downloadable report measures the progress of U.S. business and the economy from an environmental perspective, and highlights key trends in corporate culture in regard to the environment.
This year’s report shows a dramatic shift is occurring in mainstream business: Companies are thinking bigger and longer-term about sustainability — a an analysis of businesses in 2010 shows that even during economically challenging times, many companies invested more in their sustainability activities and made bold new sustainability commitments. For example:
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Reducing Greenhouse Emissions by Turning Trash From Landfills Into Alternative Energy
Posted by: Brad Roderick
Day in and day out people throw out trash which eventually ends up in landfills across the country. What many people don’t do is think about how that trash can be used to benefit the environment. In the Philippines however, men and women are gathering at the Payatas dumpsite, the largest in the Philippines, to gather trash that can be turned into alternative energy.
Here is a video from cnn.com about the efforts to reduce green house emissions in the Philippines.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Google Offsetting 45,000 Homes Using Carbon Credits Made from Waste
Posted by: Brad Roderick
I would like to share an article from treehugger.com, written by Jaymi Heimbuch, that looks at Google’s involvement with the Berkeley Green Power Project, which aims to create enough carbon offsets to equal electricity emissions of 45,000 homes annually.
Google Offsetting 45,000 Homes Using Carbon Credits Made from Waste
Google is a big promoter of green energy, from dreaming up possibilities of their own (like using wave power for data centers) to investing in and customizing alternative energy projects (like super efficient and cheap solar panels). Now, the Internet giant is moving into promoting landfill waste-to-energy and gaining ground in its goal to be a carbon neutral company by purchasing carbon offsets in a new project in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
In a joint effort by the Berkeley County Water & Sanitation (BCWS), Blue Source, Google and Santee Cooper, the Berkeley Green Power Project is turning biogas into about 3 MW of electricity, enough to power 15,000 homes in the Southeast. The project will also create roughly 200,000 to 300,000 metric tons of carbon offsets – equal to the emissions from electricity used by approximately 30,000 to 45,0000 US households annually – at least some of which Google is purchasing.
Environmental Leader writes, “Blue Source will quantify and market the emission reductions in the form of voluntary carbon credits. The company plans to register the third-party verified credits created by the project on the Climate Action Reserve’s public registry. The project is said to be the first of its kind to be implemented along South Carolina’s coast. The credits Google purchases will be retired and not allowed to be further sold or traded.”
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Despite Recycling Efforts, E-waste Creating Problems Worldwide
According to Consumer Reports, electronic waste is the fastest growing category of municipal waste in the United States. Americans alone accounts for 3 million tons of e-waste each year. As landfill space fills up quickly, developed countries are looking for ways to get rid of old electronics. According to greenpeace.org, companies in the U.S. have made e-waste a global challenge and as 60 Minutes shows, “much of this poison is coming out of the homes, schools and offices of America.”
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
InkCycle diverts 394 tons of waste
Did you know that in 2008, InkCycle recycled, re purposed or converted nearly 394 tons of materials from ending up in landfills or other waste avenues!? The 394 tons of waste diverted can be broken down into the following categories:
Total e-waste (cartridges, etc): 265 tons
Plastics (converted to energy): 5.2 tons
Used Toner Dust (recycled): 5.4 tons
Office Paper (collected/shredded/recycled): 5.025 tons
Corrugate and other paper products: 113 tons
Monday, July 13, 2009
Grenk Picked Up By BusinessWeek.com
Grenk picked up by Business Week Online!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ink Cartridge Recycling Index to Divert More Than 700 Million Ink Cartridges From Landfills
InkCycle’s new cartridge measurement tool diverted 394 tons of toner and ink cartridges from entering landfills last year (2008).
Ink cartridges are considered e-waste; they are harmful to the environment and can take eons to decompose, according to IdealBite.com (http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/getting-inked). Companies and consumers should recycle their old ones, and when ink cartridges are purchased, go with refilled ones, which work just like conventional cartridges.
According to Brad Roderick, executive vice president of InkCycle, “It’s time consumers and businesses know how much their green initiatives are really saving the planet.”
Read the full story at :http://newsblaze.com/story/2009062210245300002.mwir/topstory.html
Friday, June 19, 2009
InkCycle diverts 394 tons of waste
Did you know that in 2008, InkCycle recycled, re-purposed or converted almost 394 tons of materials from ending up in landfills or other waste avenues!? The 394 tons of waste diverted can be broken down into the following categories:
Total e-waste (toner and ink cartridges, etc): 265 tons
Plastics (converted to energy): 5.2 tons
Used Toner Dust (recycled): 5.4 tons
Office Paper (collected/shredded/recycled): 5.025 tons
Corrugate and other paper products: 113 tons