By Bobby Elliott, E-Scrap News Jan. 3, 2013 The administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is leading a charge to encourage residents to follow the state’s e-scrap law and recycle used electronics. Anticipating a surge of electronics replaced by newer devices this holiday season, the Christie administration is attempting to help spread the word […]
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U.S. Isn’t Flooding the Third World With E-Waste
“By Adam Minter – May 26, 2013 Every year, Americans toss out as much as 4.5 million tons of old mobile phones, laptops, televisions, Xboxes and other electronic gadgets Some is recycled; some is repaired and refurbished for reuse; and some is thrown into landfills or incinerators. Almost none of it, however, is “dumped” overseas. […]
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The Hidden Environmental Risk of IT Asset Remarketing
“By Cindy Miller, Published May 26, 2013 – IT Asset Disposition Blog When your company turns its retired IT equipment over to a vendor for asset remarketing, what happens to the equipment that vendor can’t sell as a working asset? It’s a more important question than you might think. As you know, the market for […]