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Clean Out Your Closet: This is What You’re Getting for the Holidays

Jennifer Berry, October 21st, 2010

This week, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released its 2010 holiday forecast for the season's project sales and expected hottest tech at its Industry Forum in San Francisco this week. A study that's now in its 17th edition, the CEA analysis surveyed 1,003 consumers across the U.S. to assess attitudes and trends among potential holiday shoppers with a ... read more

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Newsweek Ranks Top Green Companies of 2010

Amanda Wills, October 19th, 2010

This week, Newsweek released its annual Green Ranking for U.S. Companies, a measurement of the environmental impact, policies and reputation survey score of the 500 largest publicly traded companies. Technology companies were the clear standouts of this year's rankings, grabbing eight out of the top 10 spots on the list. Coming in at No. 1 this year was Dell, a ... read more

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Study Shows Consumer Disinterest May Be Detrimental For E-waste

Amanda Wills, October 12th, 2010

In a recent survey of 7,500 people, consumer electronics website Retrevo found that more than 60 percent of consumers do not recycle their used computers, printers, cell phones and TV sets. According to the Gadget Census Report, one in four people said they "didn't get around to it" as a reason for not recycling, as first reported by read more

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7 Surprising Ways to Save Energy

Mary Mazzoni, October 11th, 2010

October is National Energy Awareness Month, and to celebrate this joyous eco-occasion, we’ve compiled a list to help you reduce your energy consumption and shrink your footprint even more. Switching to fluorescent lighting and turning the thermostat down are great energy saving starters, but if you’re looking to go the extra mile to save energy in your home, these tips ... read more

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Tagged basics, computers, dishwasher, DIY, energy, kitchen, oven, reduce, refrigerator, stove, television, toaster

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Best Way to Hype New E-waste Bill? Toss a 5-Month-Old iPad

Amanda Wills, October 1st, 2010

Technology moves fast. Just three years ago we were using the first generation iPhone, punch-drunk in love with the concept of making calls from a touch screen. Since then, Apple hasn't lost its footing with America's hippest techies, and April's launch of the first iPad only made us want more. This week, we were surprised to get a tip about ... read more

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UNEP Backs Action for E-Waste Regulation in East Africa

Lori Brown, September 23rd, 2010

Kenya has set forth plans to become the first East African country to regulate the management of electronic waste, following a national conference held at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) this month in Nairobi. The meeting featured delegates from Kenya's Environment Ministry, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), UNEP, Microsoft and the telecommunications industry; and aimed to map a ... read more

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Your Battery Questions Answered

Amanda Wills, September 20th, 2010

Editor's Note: Get involved in rechargeable battery recycling this week with Call2Recycle. The organization is working to recycle 1 million pounds of batteries by Oct. 1 - learn more about what you can do. We talk about batteries a lot - from recycling and disposal to brand-spanking-new technology powered by rechargeable batteries. And since Americans purchase nearly 3 billion ... read more

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Tagged basics, batteries, computers, mercury, rechargeablebatteries, recycle, singleusebatteries

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Unplug or Pay Up

Raquel Fagan, September 20th, 2010

Fact Tons of electronics in your house use phantom power, meaning they take up energy even if they aren’t in use. A perfect example is your cell phone charger, which should be unplugged when not in use. To give you a clearer picture, take the average electrical draw of common household plug-ins. A constant 67-watt draw, running 24 hours a day, ... read more

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Tagged basics, cellphone, computermonitors, computers, ideas, lightbulbs, noteworthy, television, tip, toaster, videogame

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GAO to Congress: Stronger Electronics Management Needed

Lori Brown, August 27th, 2010

August has been a big month in the realm of electronic waste and recycling, as the subject was both the focus of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study and a named an international priority by the EPA. The GAO study was prepared for the House of Representative Committee on Science and Technology and released to the public August 11. Titled "read more

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Dell Sets Packaging Bar High For Electronics Industry

Amanda Wills, August 25th, 2010

Technological advances and stringent legislation have made 2010 a big year for the electronics industry. But despite a high interest in e-waste exportation and the development of sleeker designs that allow for easier recycling, many manufacturers are still skipping over one important detail: packaging. In 2008, Dell announced a plan to revolutionize computer packaging by using recycled content and ... read more

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