Tag: EWASTE

In an effort to find a convenient and profitable way to recycle discarded electronics, ecoATM has raised more than $14 million to place eCycling kiosks in stores across the U.S. Each kiosk pays people who recycle their e-waste by giving them either cash or coupons from the store where the machine is located. All you have to do is drop off that old BlackBerry, iPod or other device at the kiosk. The ...

By now, everybody knows there's a massive e-waste problem on the horizon, though some U.K. researchers claim to have found a way to cut down on e-waste and fight bacterial infections at the same time. According to a press release from the University of York, researchers melted LCD TVs and extracted a substance that could be used to destroy some bacteria. Since this team estimated that about 2.5 ...

Electronic waste is quickly becoming a major concern, as cell phones, PCs, and other gadgets have started piling high in landfills around the world -- especially in developing nations. Poorer countries often snatch up the garbage in hopes of harvesting the minute amounts of precious metals lurking in their circuitry. However, the methods used in these countries is often inefficient and harmful ...

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/China_s_Wasteland_of_toxic_e_waste'; Any self-respecting gadget hound knows that China is responsible for packing millions of shipping containers with the consumer electronics we crave. What you may not know is what we ship in return: our waste for recycling. Of growing concern is e-waste, resulting from the deluge of PCs, cellphones, televisions ...