From White Glove Service to Buyback Programs: The 7 Best Recycling Center Services
Recycling centers are only for recycling, right? Not always. The recycling centers of today offer a wide range of services to support communities and businesses wishing to properly dispose of […]
UN Report: Up to 90 Percent of E-Waste is Disposed of Illegally
By Robert Jennings May 13, 2015 A recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), between 60 and 90 percent of all e-waste is disposed of illegally. That means that of the 41.8 […]
How to Donate or Send Your Old Device for Reuse
By Veena Clay May 12, 2015 As a recent United Nations University (UNU) study shows, America still struggles with a growing electronic waste problem, leading the world in e-waste. It […]
E-Waste Alchemy: Perfecting the Process of Recovering Gold from E-Waste
By Veena Clay May 7, 2015 Did you know that gold, actual gold, is contained in some, if not most, of your electronics? Retrieve enough of it and you may […]
What Effect Does E-waste Have on Groundwater?
By Veena Clay May 4, 2015 Groundwater is one of the most precious resources on Earth. Its yields supply water to nearly every community in the country, and without it, […]
Hazardous Antics: Illegal E-Waste Dumping Hits the Corporate World
By Veena Clay April 21, 2015 You’d think a company the size of AT&T would get it right when it comes to properly disposing its e-waste. Wrong. Last year, the […]
3 Reason Why the U.S. is Losing the e-Waste Battle
By Veena Clay April 8, 2015 Not enough can be written about the current e-waste crisis. Not only in the U.S. but all over the world, the amount of electronic […]
What is the SMM Electronics Challenge?
By Veena Clay March 17, 2015 Introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in September 2012, the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Challenge was designed to address electronics recycling from a […]
The Cautious Process of Light Bulb Recycling: What You Should Know
By Veena Clay March 10, 2015 When it comes to household items, it is hard to find something more common or familiar than a light bulb. However, the light bulb […]
Four Reasons Why You Should Definitely Recycle Your Desktop
By Veena Clay March 5, 2015 Hoarding electronics may not be everyone’s bad habit, but its prevalence in households and offices across the country cannot be denied. With desktops, it […]