Comments on: 8 Ways Gadgets Have Gone Green http://earth911.com/news/2009/09/21/8-ways-gadgets-have-gone-green/ 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 By: plans for sheds http://earth911.com/news/2009/09/21/8-ways-gadgets-have-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-59602 plans for sheds Fri, 27 May 2011 21:44:33 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=24060#comment-59602 Very interesting and informative,thanks for a chance to get some great info Very interesting and informative,thanks for a chance to get some great info

]]> By: Simiya House http://earth911.com/news/2009/09/21/8-ways-gadgets-have-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-32983 Simiya House Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:58:31 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=24060#comment-32983 Blessed Simiya House also needs to know, what to do with a fill bin of electrical cords? My business is in the small and beautiful Island of Jamaica, unfortunatly my Island is referred to as a Third World Country that receives most of the waste products via importation. Its a immense! Stay Green Blessed

Simiya House also needs to know, what to do with a fill bin of electrical cords?
My business is in the small and beautiful Island of Jamaica, unfortunatly my Island is referred to as a Third World Country that receives most of the waste products via importation.
Its a immense!

Stay Green

]]> By: Joe Marovich http://earth911.com/news/2009/09/21/8-ways-gadgets-have-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-32759 Joe Marovich Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:46:46 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=24060#comment-32759 I agree with el f. I have so many electrical cords and a bag full of a/c adapters with cords, not to mention cords for charging old phones. Who can use them? What do we do with them? I agree with el f. I have so many electrical cords and a bag full of a/c adapters with cords, not to mention cords for charging old phones. Who can use them? What do we do with them?

]]> By: el f http://earth911.com/news/2009/09/21/8-ways-gadgets-have-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-32737 el f Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:39:16 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=24060#comment-32737 how about electrical cords; for computers, printers, and related type. can and how can we recycle this? let me know. thanks how about electrical cords; for computers, printers, and related type. can and how can we recycle this? let me know. thanks

]]> By: Zoe Russell http://earth911.com/news/2009/09/21/8-ways-gadgets-have-gone-green/comment-page-1/#comment-32628 Zoe Russell Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:23:47 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=24060#comment-32628 Our company, <a href="http://www.compucycle.net" rel="nofollow">CompuCycle</a>, sells recycled (see: refurbished) electronics. People could always check out pre-owned electronics to go greener. The original manufacture of a PC accounts for 70% of the natural resources used in its life cycle--including all the energy it takes to power the machine. About the resources that can be recovered from cell phones--Forbes recently had an article about this, too. They said that 1 ton of scrapped electronics contains more gold than in 17 tons of gold ore, and cell phones are exceptionally valuable. Our company, CompuCycle, sells recycled (see: refurbished) electronics. People could always check out pre-owned electronics to go greener. The original manufacture of a PC accounts for 70% of the natural resources used in its life cycle–including all the energy it takes to power the machine.

About the resources that can be recovered from cell phones–Forbes recently had an article about this, too. They said that 1 ton of scrapped electronics contains more gold than in 17 tons of gold ore, and cell phones are exceptionally valuable.

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