The Electronic Wasteland CBS News reports on e-waste shipped illegally from the U.S. Watch 60 Minutes video ›
e-Stewards: Ethical Recyclers Basel Action Network: most e-waste recyclers are not recyclers at all. Watch BAN video ›
Monday, January 05, 2009
USA's trashed TVs, computer monitors can make toxic mess Fearful of being exposed as global polluters, more companies are now auditing recyclers to make sure they don't export refuse from electronics to poorer countries. USA Today
Is 'good as new' good enough? Your kids probably want the latest and greatest new gadgets as holiday gifts this year, but a "reasonably recent, still pretty good" refurbished computer might appease them. The Dispatch
Redemtech Releases Winter 2009 Newsletter Learn how recent e-waste export scandals have put recycling industry on notice – raised stakes for ITAM leaders; BAN’s Jim Puckett discusses need for tougher e-waste standards. (re)news
Green Ohio Computer Recycling 90% of electronic recyclers have a dirty little secret: they ship e-waste overseas to developing countries where the costs of recovering materials are much less. ONN
Green IT: Looking Beyond the Data Center Companies can do much more than data center energy consumption to reduce IT's environmental footprint while significantly reducing costs. GreenerComputing
White paper: Green IT is not just about power consumption IDC outlines the case for considering hardware for much more than power consumption metrics: focusing on manufacturing, delivery, deployment and utilization policies. ZDNet
Despite all the focus on Green IT in the last two years, is it possible that the single most important thing your company can do to reduce the carbon footprint of its technology systems has been largely ignored? It's not only possible. It's happened.
