http://earth911.com/news/2008/01/16/electronic-waste-increase-calls-for-smarter-recycling-habits/ Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://earth911.com/news/2008/01/16/electronic-waste-increase-calls-for-smarter-recycling-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-24717 spuffler Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:21:07 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2008/01/16/electronic-waste-increase-calls-for-smarter-recycling-habits/#comment-24717 As a consumer, I'd prefer to have products that are not obsoleted. Ever. Consider the current paradigm in Detroit... autos are not designed with rules for longevity or for ease of servicing. Autos are not designed from components that were existing the year prior (40 years ago, 10 different starters covered 90% of the US autos, now 3 times that many for just GM). This modus operandi exists in most consumer goods. More, the technical details of the goods are now, more than ever, held as patented trade secrets or simply left undocumented. Some components of consumer goods are never promoted into the after the sale service realms and thus products are not repairable for more than a few years. A few examples: A rear window wiper control module for a 1993 Dodge Caravan was not released into aftermarket suppliers as of 2000 AND I heard that Chrysler attempted to shutdown outfits that did not stop marketing reverse engineered versions. A dishwasher was declared unrepairable because a wire harness failed and repair parts were not available. I want serviceability, and commonality and component reuse. Continued usage trumps recycling EVERY time. As a consumer, I’d prefer to have products that are not obsoleted. Ever. Consider the current paradigm in Detroit… autos are not designed with rules for longevity or for ease of servicing. Autos are not designed from components that were existing the year prior (40 years ago, 10 different starters covered 90% of the US autos, now 3 times that many for just GM). This modus operandi exists in most consumer goods. More, the technical details of the goods are now, more than ever, held as patented trade secrets or simply left undocumented. Some components of consumer goods are never promoted into the after the sale service realms and thus products are not repairable for more than a few years. A few examples: A rear window wiper control module for a 1993 Dodge Caravan was not released into aftermarket suppliers as of 2000 AND I heard that Chrysler attempted to shutdown outfits that did not stop marketing reverse engineered versions. A dishwasher was declared unrepairable because a wire harness failed and repair parts were not available. I want serviceability, and commonality and component reuse. Continued usage trumps recycling EVERY time.

]]> http://earth911.com/news/2008/01/16/electronic-waste-increase-calls-for-smarter-recycling-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-24114 andrew Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:25:21 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2008/01/16/electronic-waste-increase-calls-for-smarter-recycling-habits/#comment-24114 i just became a certified recycling coordinator in the state of new jersey and i am extreamly pleased with the ongoing progress most states and major manufacture's are doing to help promote a greener environment. i just became a certified recycling coordinator in the state of new jersey and i am extreamly pleased with the ongoing progress most states and major manufacture’s are doing to help promote a greener environment.

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