New York City mayor signs new recycling legislation
New legislation to expand residential recycling in New York City has been signed into law.Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the 11 new laws updating the city’s 21-year-old recycling laws Monday.Under the new laws, the department of sanitation will take a full range of plastic containers – not just No. 1 and 2 containers previously collected – to a […]
U.K. Website First to Offer Cash for E-Waste
A website claiming to be the first in the U.K. to offer cash for all types of electrical waste has launched this week.The site, weeebuy.co.uk, is now open and according to its owners it will help cut landfill.The Lancaster-basedcompany aims to offer consumers instant valuations on six main electrical gadgets including laptops, MP3 players, games […]
BBC says illegal e-waste trade “flourishing” in EU, despite ban
Vast amounts of potentially toxic e-waste are still being illegally exported from Europe despite bans and the WEEE Directive, the BBC reported yesterday.The BBC site says that only around a third of all e-waste is thought to be treated in line with the European Union’s Waste Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive.Worse, unknown amounts are still shipped […]
Europe exporting electronic waste despite ban
In Rotterdam a Dutch customs officer swings open a heavy metal door to reveal a pile of old televisions stacked tight within a shipping container.Instead of proceeding to Ivory Coast, these goods will be impounded, checked and most likely sent back to Germany, from where they arrived.This is the front line of the European effort […]
City saves $2,400 in 1 month, recycling up 30 percent
The city may have saved about $2,400 last month in landfill fees because of its switch to single-stream recycling.Public Works Director Jim Karch said in the first full month of the program changes, recycling increased by 30 percent. Karch said he was hoping the switch would create a 20 percent increase in the city’s recycling […]
Tailing E-waste: Following the Orange Dot up the I-5
When I started having problems opening and closing my two kitchen drawers designated for batteries, chargers, and miscellaneous electronics items, I knew it was time to tackle the black nest. Not only were the drawers physically impeded by their dark contents but the weight alone made pulling each one open a two-handed ordeal. It’s a […]
1-800-GOT-JUNK? and 1-800-Recycling Join Forces For Recycling Power Partnership
Two toll free numbers and their websites have teamed up to fight waste. It was announced today that 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and 1-800-Recycling have partnered to provide users of the latter’s website with a comprehensive listing for their local recycling needs.Designed to make the recycling process easy and more accessible, 1-800-Recycling.com will now also be recommending 1-800-GOT-JUNK? […]
Clear Channel’s “Green is Good” to Feature Broad Selection of Summer Guests
The Clear Channel Produced “Green is Good” radio show has announced its roster of guests for the remainder of the summer, revealing a broad selection of leading green businesses and organizations, each taking unique measures to protect our planet.The weekly interview program, co-hosted by John Shegerian (Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, stressed the importance of giving reformed gang members a “second chance for success” as part of a round table discussion on the PBS and KVPT program “Great Valley” this week. The complete program is available for viewing at […]
“Anything with a Cord” collects more than 87 tons
The city of Napa, in partnership with Napa Recycling & Waste Services and Napa Valley College, collected more than 65 tons of unwanted computer equipment, televisions, telephones and other electronic junk at the city’s 10th annual electronics recycling event last month.More than 22 tons of appliances were also collected to be sent to scrap metal […]