Watch the “Story of Electronics”

The Story of Electronics video takes on the electronics industry’s “design for the dump” mentality and champions product take back to spur companies to make less toxic, more easily recyclable and longer lasting products.

Take Action Tell Lenovo to stop the greenwash on their takeback program

Computer giant Lenovo is flooding the marketplace with new products, but they are not doing much to take back and recycle their old ones.

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News More states ban disposal of electronics in landfills

Dec 19, 2011. USA Today: Seventeen states have banned electronic waste from landfills, requiring it to be recycled so its toxic materials don’t leach into groundwater. Seven of these bans took effect this year, and two more will take effect soon: Illinois in January 2012 and Pennsylvania in January 2013.

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Colorado recycler indicted for illegal e-waste exports

Denver Business Journal: A federal grand jury in Denver has indicted two executives from Executive Recycling, a metro-area electronics recycling company, after a three-year investigation into allegations they dumped hazardous computer waste overseas instead of reusing and reselling it domestically.

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Blog Apple Takes First Steps on Supply Chain Working Conditions

Is this a significant step in improving the working conditions for the people that make Apple’s products?

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E-waste recyclers support federal bill on e-waste exports

The largest e-waste recycler in the world yesterday announced its support for legislation in Congress to restrict exports of e-waste from the U.S. to developing countries.

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