America Recycles. But Not Rayovac.
The major four battery makers were all set to begin a national recycling program for single-use batteries until Rayovac backed out. Energizer, Duracell and Panasonic are all on board.
Bananaphone Founder Challenges InfoTech To Grow Up
A new book by children’s performer Raffi is built around three compelling and urgent reasons to reform social media and issues a resounding call for a thorough “mid-course correction” before it is too late.
Stop flunking e-waste: 6 steps to boost electronics recycling
Guardian Sustainable Business: “When it comes to e-waste recycling, most electronics retailers aren’t just struggling; they’re downright failing. At least according to the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which took the industry to task in a recent report.”
Responsible Electronics Recycling Act, to ban overseas dumping of US ewaste, introduced in Congress
The news comes just after one Colorado firm was ordered to pay over $4 million in fines, with two executives sent to prison, for a scheme to illegally dispose of and export electronic waste to China and other foreign countries.
Bipartisan Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Introduced in Congress
Reps. Mike Thompson, Gene Green Introduce BIPARTISAN Legislation that creates jobs, Promotes Responsible Recycling of E-Waste Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Gene Green (TX-29) today introduced H.R. 2791, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA) of 2013. The legislation promotes the U.S. recycling industry by prohibiting the exportation of some electronics whose improper …
Tell the retailers to help us recycle electronics
Tell retailers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Amazon, & Sears to help us recycle our electronics, like Best Buy and Staples do.
Electronics Retailers Receive Fs on Recycling Report Card
July 18 2013. Environmental Leader: “…more than half of the 16 retailers flunked, including retail giants such as Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Sam’s Club and Sears.”
Walmart, Amazon And Most Other Electronics Stores Fail At Recycling
July 17, 2013: What do you do with your old gadgets? Ideally, you would be able to bring them back to the store where you bought them and drop them off to be recycled but as a new report card shows, there aren’t very many retailers in the nation that make that possible or convenient.
Most Retailers Flunked Our New Report Card on Electronics Recycling
It’s time for these retailers to step up and start taking some responsibility for their role in the e-waste problem. They are selling us billions of dollars in electronics, but most are doing nothing to help us recycle them.
Most Electronics Retailers get F’s on New Recycling Report Card
July 17, 2013: Only three electronics retailers are making a serious effort to help consumers responsibly recycle their old electronic products.
