E-Waste News

3.10.2008	ZDNet Asia
Extend product lifespan, businesses urged The electronics industry needs to encourage reuse of equipment and condone longer product lifecycles in order to properly address energy efficiency and other environmental issues, according to Ian Brown, senior analyst at Ovum.
3.10.2008	Infoworld.nl
Computing's changing color The issue of reducing energy consumption while maintaining computing output is a growing concern, experts say, noting that an average office utilizing 15 PCs can radiate the same amount of carbon emissions as a mid-size automobile each year.
3.10.2008	Washington Post
Carbon output must near zero to avert danger, new studies say New studies by U.S., Canadian and German scientists indicate that cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures would require the world to cease carbon emissions altogether within a matter of decades. Newly published findings suggest that industrialized and developing nations must end fossil fuels use by mid-century in order to prevent catastrophic events.
3.5.2008	InfoWorld
Greenpeace guide ranks green electronics devices Greenpeace has published a list of green electronics devices to demonstrate that some companies can develop products that do less harm to the environment, and to encourage others to do likewise. The group is particularly concerned about the dangers posed by 50 million tons of electronic waste it says are produced each year.
2.22.2008	INSnet
Study: Green companies triple customer satisfaction A new report from consulting firm Brockmann & Company found that top performing companies with strong green practices have three times more customer satisfaction than poor performers, as well as higher employee satisfaction. A separate National Geographic survey revealed that more than 80% of U.S. workers said they believe it is important to work for a company or organization that makes the environment a top priority.
2.21.2008	Forbes
E-waste is mounting global problem The introduction of appropriate reuse, recycling and recovery technologies is not keeping pace with the flood of global e-waste, according to a new Greenpeace report. Millions of tons of end-of-lifecycle electronics containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals are being dumped with no regard to health and environmental impact, Greenpeace said.
2.15.2008	Computing USA
Producer take-back programs not enough to combat electronic waste – Gartner Millions of end-of-lifecycle electronic devices, including PCs, monitors, mobile phones, printers and servers, are contributing to growing piles of electronic waste that cannot be dealt with satisfactorily by current producer take-back programs, according to Gartner. Frances O’Brien, Gartner research vice-president, said complying with myriad global e-waste regulations is expensive for manufacturers, who pass increased costs to businesses and consumers.
2.5.2008	Cellular News
Fewer than one in 10 U.S. consumers recycle cell phones Market analysis firm iSuppli has found that less than one in 10 U.S. consumers who bought new cell phones during the fourth quarter of 2007 recycled their end-of-lifecycle equipment, but the findings still mark an improvement from the third quarter. "More U.S. consumers were motivated to recycle their handsets by the rising awareness of green issues when it comes to disposal of electronic waste,” said iSuppli chief development officer Greg Sheppard.
2.1.2008	Greener Computing
Companies to insist more on Green IT products IT organizations will become more concerned with green credentials for products and suppliers, according to Gartner, which predicts that more than a third of IT organizations will have environmental concerns in their top six purchasing criteria by next year.
1.31.2008	SiliconValley.com
Businesses get mixed grades on going green E-waste continues to grow at an alarming rate and is one of only two of 10 categories in GreenBiz.com’s first State of Green Business report that indicates little progress has been made in an specific area to improve the environment. The amount of e-waste has doubled since 2000, while e-waste recycling has grown only 20% during that period, the report stated.
1.25.2008	Arizona Republic
Safe recycling of e-waste is a priority E-waste exported to developing countries, where electronics are processed to recover parts and valuable metals, presents a recurring dilemma with managing environmental issues in a globalized economy, according to Eric Williams of Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability.
1.25.2008	Stockton Record
Not all e-waste firms helping environment Environmental watchdog group Basel Action Network has warned that some electronics recyclers may not be the environmental stewards they claim to be. Businesses with end-of-lifecycle equipment, groups organizing e-waste events and even individuals donating e-waste need to ask hard questions about how their electronics are disposed, experts say.
1.22.2008	eWeek
How green is your IT valley? A survey of IT professionals conducted by Ziff Davis Enterprise Editorial Research for eWeek found that 34% of respondents reported that their company has a green IT initiative. Of that percentage, 7% say they have completed the initiative, 63% are in the process of implementation, and 30% are in a planning stage.
1.14.2008	Computerworld
Green PC push by U.S. government may seed wider adoption The U.S. Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the U.S. General Services Administration recently stressed their involvement in a U.S. government plan to require federal agencies to buy PCs and computer monitors that are energy efficient and have reduced levels of toxic chemicals. The U.S. government has a total installed base of 6.7 million desktops and laptops, and it buys about 2.2 million new systems annually, according to market research firm IDC.
1.9.2008	Environmental Data Interactive
Warning over e-waste cowboys The Basel Action Network warned that many businesses calling themselves electronics recyclers are shipping computers to be dumped in developing countries, threatening workers' health and the global environment.
1.3.2008	TechNewsWorld
A Recycled Laptop's Journey, Part 1: Exporting Toxic Waste Industry observers say that despite mountains of e-waste accumulating in landfills and dump sites around the world, almost all laptops and PCs in the U.S. are simply thrown in the trash, leaving governments, aid agencies and taxpaying consumers to pick up the costs. Establishing viable electronics recycling programs worldwide is slow going, experts say, and a disconnect lies on the back-end of the product life-cycle loop, beginning with disposal.
12.17.2007	CNET
Survey: Corporate computing expands green streak About 38% of corporations say they take environmental concerns into account when making purchasing decisions, a jump from 25% in April, according to a Forrester Research study.
12.12.2007	Business Week
Small business catches the green bug Moves by multinational corporations to boost their environmentally friendly credentials are opening opportunities for more small and medium-sized enterprises to supply green products, services and expertise to corporate clients.
12.10.2007	PC World
Five tips for low-energy business computing While many energy-conscious IT organizations are making significant changes to the way their data centers are powered and cooled, IT departments must now target office equipment, such as computers and monitors, for reducing power consumption, industry experts recommend.
12.10.2007	Computing
The green IT rules from Gartner and Forrester Green computing could dominate CIO agendas in the coming year as leading-edge technology leaders strive to create far-reaching strategies that help businesses cut carbon emissions, according to Forrester and Gartner researchers. IT directors should use technology to target lifecycle management and monitoring policies, researchers said.
12.6.2007	CFO
The risks of not being green As demand for environmental impact disclosure and threats of litigation have increased during the past year, state and local governments have raised the idea of making companies compensate for activities that may contribute to global warming.
12.4.2007	Greener Computing
IT's carbon emissions keep on climbing, reports find A pair of recent reports found that carbon emissions from the IT industry continue to soar and many IT departments are ill-equipped to tackle the problem.
12.3.2007	CNN
All about electronics Despite efforts to extend the life-cycle of electronics equipment, e-waste is the fastest growing source of municipal waste on Earth, environmental experts say. The global problem is compounded by ever-shortening amounts of time that people utilize electronics before buying new.
11.26.2007	EE Times Asia
UN study: EU falls behind e-waste recycling targets A new United Nations study claims e-waste recycling efforts in the European Union have fallen short of targets and suggests that higher collection rates would not only serve the environment but also the industry. The study projected the amount of annual e-waste generated by EU countries growing at a pace of about 2.7% and said it will reach 12.3 million tons annually by 2020.
11.21.2007	AllAfrica.com
Kenya: Survey shows dangers of recycling electronic waste Unlike countries where manufacturers adhere to safe electronics disposal rules, there are no laws in Kenya and other African countries guiding management of e-waste or protecting workers from toxic chemicals released by dumping or dismantling end-of-lifecycle electronics, industry experts say.
11.21.2007	Chicago Tribune
Electronic waste fueling toxic trade Environmental groups calculate that as much as 80% of the estimated 400,000 tons of electronics waste collected for recycling in the U.S. each year ends up in Asia and Africa where unprotected workers and others are exposed to toxic chemicals. Jim Puckett of the Basel Action Network said many Americans do not realize that their e-waste is contaminating the rest of the world.
11.18.2007	Forbes
China not fighting e-waste nightmare Environmentalists and the news media have highlighted the dangers to Chinese workers who dismantle much of the world's end-of-lifecycle electronics, yet many say e-waste disposal has not improved in China. More than 1 million tons of e-waste are produced in China each year, according to Jamie Choi of Greenpeace China.