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E-Waste -- Yet Another Headache for Government and Corporations Everyone worries about the safety of information. The technology industry is robust with firewalls, encryption systems, and network security hardware. But often times the security breaks down at a place so simple it is often overlooked. |
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Trash Talk New regulations could make E-waste disposal hazardous to corporate pocketbooks. |
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Hazardous Waste A smart plan to dispose old computer hardware can save your company from environmental liability... |
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Poison PCs Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills? |
InternetNews
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CIO
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InternetNews
March 3, 2005
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Tax Credits For Cutting 'E-Waste' The Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 establishes an $8 per unit tax credit for companies that recycle at least 5,000 display screens or computer system units per year. |
Entrepreneur
October 2005
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Wiping the Slate Clean With the mountains of old cell phones, computers, TVs and various other outdated technological products piling up, savvy entrepreneurs are getting into the business of e-cycling. |
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July 13, 2011
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Manufacturers targeted by India's e-waste laws In a bid to tackle this problem the government has enacted legislation that will systematize e-waste recycling and require manufacturers to reduce levels of hazardous chemicals in electronics. |
BusinessWeek
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Hard Drives Exposed We bought or salvaged ten used drives and found sensitive business and personal data on all but one, leaving the former owners open to identity theft, a potentially ruinous crime. |
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Rising Star Buy: Waste Management This seemingly dirty business hides amazing, innovative green potential. |
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Chemistry World
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EPA tweaks hazardous waste rules for academic labs US chemistry laboratories have been freed from regulations on handling hazardous waste that lumped them under the same rules as industrial facilities. |
IndustryWeek
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Science News
February 10, 2007 |
Science Safari: Electronics Recycling The Electronics Industry Alliance's recycling Web site provides an online guide to electronics recyclers and disposal options across the United States. |
Popular Mechanics
November 10, 2008 |
Recycling Myths: PM Debunks 5 Half Truths about Recycling The dominant factor in virtually every case is the enormous amount of energy required to turn raw materials into metals and plastics compared to the energy needed to reprocess products that already exist. |
Smithsonian
August 2005
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e-gad! Americans discard more than 100 million computers, cellphones and other electronic devices each year. As "e-waste" piles up, so does concern about this growing threat to the environment. |
CIO
April 15, 2003 |
Recycling Resources In addition to each state's department of environmental protection, there are several online databases that list local and regional electronics recyclers, as well as programs for educational donations |
HBS Working Knowledge
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Michael Blanding |
Transforming Manufacturing Waste into Profit Every manufacturing process leaves waste, but Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Deishin Lee believes much of this left-behind material can be put to productive and profitable use. |
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The Information Age's Toxic Garbage California could set the standard for dealing with discarded PCs. |
IEEE Spectrum
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