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KPFT Radio Houston, August 19, 2010 By Zac Trahan, Texas Campaign for the EnvironmentLone Star State of RecyclingRadio: TCE Program Director Zac Trahan hosts a KPFT Community Spotlight to speak on improving recycling in Houston and throughout Texas. Two City of Houston recycling offcials join as guests - click here to listen! |
Electronics TakeBack Coalition, August 12, 2010 By Press ReleaseGAO Report Misses the Mark with Recommendation on Basel ConventionCongress released a Government Accountability office (GAO) report yesterday - Electronic Waste: Considerations for Promoting Environmentally Sound Reuse and Recycling – that seeks to address the management and trade of hazardous electronic wastes. |
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KIAH Houston, May 22, 2010 By Going Green with Yolanda Green"Going Green" spotlights Texas Campaign for the EnvironmentVideo: How a fired up grassroots campaign is working to reduce waste in Texas. Truly a must see! |
Austin Chronicle, May 21, 2010 By Lee Nichols
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 14, 2010 By Teresa McUsicFt. Worth Star-Telegram: New report ranks Texas last in recycling old computersIn 2009, Texas ranked dead last in per capita collections of old computers among the seven states that require manufacturers to take back old equipment from consumers, according to a report released this week by the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund. Click here to read the report. |
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Austin American-Statesman, May 11, 2010 By Asher PriceTexas ranks last in recycling old computers, environmental group saysTexas ranks last in recycling computer parts among states that require manufacturers to take back their electronics, according to a report by an Austin environmental group that tries to keep computers and other electronics from landfills. |
Houston Business Journal, May 11, 2010 By Christine HallTexas last in electronics recycling, report showsTexas is ranked last in per capita collections of computers for recycling among states with similar takeback programs, according to a report released Tuesday by the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund. |
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NextGov.com, May 10, 2010 By Emily LongElectronic waste recycling program falls short of lawmaker's expectationsContractors responsible for recycling government computers and other electronic equipment aren't held accountable to certification standards and environmental regulations, according to the leader of a House oversight committee. |
The Guardian, May 6, 2010 By Jonathan WattsGlobal IT brands urged to be more accountable for pollutionInvestigation by coalition of Chinese environmental groups accuses global IT brands of supply chain links to heavy metal poisoning cases in China. |
Inter Press Service, May 3, 2010 By Michael StandaertE-waste Processing Poisons Health, EnvironmentLike many who have profited from the electronic waste trade in this southern Chinese town, hospital administrator Lin Banghong does not live there. |
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Waste & Recycling News, April 22, 2010 By Amanda Smith-TeutschGoodwill now accepts Microsoft electronics for recyclingA free consumer computer equipment recycling collection run by Dell and Goodwill will now accept Microsoft electronics at Goodwill locations. |
Waste & Recycling News, April 21, 2010 By Amanda Smith-TeutschBest Buy to increase electronics, appliance recyclingElectronics retailer Best Buy is looking to significantly increase the amount of electronics and appliances it collects for recycling in its retail stores. |
Community Impact Newspaper, April 16, 2010 By Kimberly StaufferLocal programs provide residents with e-waste alternativeNorthwest Houston organizations and companies are helping residents recycle electronics instead of trashing them. According to the Texas Campaign for the Environment, more than 80 percent of electronics are thrown out. |
New York Times, April 14, 2010 By Todd WoodyI.B.M. Suppliers Must Track Environmental DataI.B.M. said on Wednesday that it will require its 28,000 suppliers in more than 90 countries to install management systems to gather data on their energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and waste and recycling. |
New York Times, April 14, 2010 By Tom Zeller Jr.A Program to Certify Electronic Waste Recycling Rivals an Industry-U.S. PlanThe Basel Action Network plans to begin a new certification and auditing program both e-waste recyclers and companies that generate electronic refuse. |
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GamePro.com, April 5, 2010 By Oliver J. ChiangHow Green is My Game?In recognition of Earth Day, which is later this month, we take an investigative look into the environmental impact of video games at all states of their development cycle. |
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India West, April 5, 2010 By Sunita SohrabjiIndia Attempts to Curb Deluge of E-WasteThe Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests is expected to approve by the end of this month unprecedented regulations placing responsibility on manufacturers in India to properly dispose of their used electronic products. |
Environmental Health Perspectives, April 1, 2010 By Kellyn S. BettsBrain Drain? PBDEs Alter Development of Human Brain CellsA new laboratory study demonstrates that polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs, found in electronics and other consumer products) can alter human fetal brain cells. Babies can be exposed to significant amounts of PBDE flame retardants both in the womb and through breastfeeding. |
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TCE, March 3, 2010 ByGovernor Perry replies to your lettersGovernor Perry replies to a TCE supporter’s letter to his campaign office. Read his reply and TCE's response here. |
Business Week, March 1, 2010 By Rachael KingGreen Tech Gone FakeReused electronics may be good for the environment, but they are feeding the counterfeit tech industry and poisoning some foreign workers. |
GlobalPost, February 25, 2010 By Kathleen E. McLaughlinSilicon Sweatshops: Another black eye for Apple supplierWorkers at the factory suffered nerve and muscle damage after working with the toxic chemical hexane to clean component touch screens for electronic products. |
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PC World, February 22, 2010 By Agam Shah, IDG News ServiceUN Warns Developing Countries of Growing E-wasteDeveloping countries need to prepare for an avalanche of e-waste generated by PCs, consumer electronics and appliances, the United Nations said in a study released Monday. |
BBC News, February 22, 2010 By'Mountains' of e-waste threaten developing worldUrgent action is needed to tackle the "mountains" of e-waste building up in developing nations, says a UN report. The report gathered information about current levels of e-waste in 11 nations and also looked at how those totals might grow in the next decade. Globally, e-waste is growing at a rate of about 40 million tonnes per year as consumers, in both developed and developing nations, buy new gadgets and discard their old ones. |
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Environmental Leader, February 15, 2010 ByHP Bans E-Waste Exports From Rich Nations to Developing OnesHP has updated its global corporate policy on banning exports of non-working electronics to developing countries, a move environmental groups are applauding. |
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E-Scrap News, February 12, 2010 By E-Scrap NewsHP refines e-waste export policyComputer giant Hewlett-Packard today clarified its position of banning the exports of nonworking electronics to developing nations. |
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Bloomberg News, February 4, 2010 By Rob DelaneyOlympic medallists to get a load of junkU.S. skier Julia Mancuso and Russian hockey player Alex Ovechkin may be wearing waste from recycled Sony Trinitrons around their necks if they reach the medals podium at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. |
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GreenerComputing, February 2, 2010 By GreenerComputing StaffE-Waste Market to Boom in Next Five YearsA new report from ABI Research predicts that the market for recovering and recycling used electronics will reach $14.7 billion by 2015, nearly tripling in size. |
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Associated Press, January 18, 2010 ByFactory workers in China protest over pay, use of toxic chemicalsThousands of workers in a factory in eastern China's Jiangsu Province protested Friday over the cancellation of annual bonuses and poor work safety environment, a human rights watchdog and local media reported. |
TCE press release, January 14, 2010 By TCETV Zombies Demand Secession (From Texas Landfills) at Republican DebateThe first debate in the Republican primary actually started a few minutes early when recycling advocates-turned-TV zombies descended on the debate site. |
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CBS/AP News, January 12, 2010 ByToxic Cadmium Swapped for Lead in JewelryAn international chain store says it will no longer sell jewlery that lab testing reported by The Associated Press showed was laden with toxic cadmium. This cadmium likely comes from e-waste: click here to read the report.
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Slate, December 29, 2009 By Nina Shen RastogiPulling the Plug: How to dispose of old electronics in a responsible wayI just got a new laptop for Christmas and don't know what to do with my old one. I've heard that most electronic waste ends up being exported to Asia, where poor laborers recycle the scrap under unhealthy, unsafe conditions. How do I get rid of my old computer in an environmentally and socially responsible way? |
Mother Nature Network, December 17, 2009 By SimpleSteps.orgWhat to look for in a new computerFrom computers to laptops to eco-certifications, we have the answers you're looking for. If you have to buy new, here are some things to keep in mind. |
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CBS News , November 29, 2009 By 60 MinutesHow Gold (In Our Electronics) Pays For Congo's Deadly WarVideo: There's demand for gold for investments, for circuits in cell phones and computers, and for jewelry. In the heart of central Africa, "60 Minutes" found a campaign of rape and murder being funded largely by gold that is exported to the world. |
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Christian Science Monitor, November 25, 2009 By Moises Velasquez-ManoffE-waste recycling – are solutions near?E-waste poses a large and growing problem around the world. Americans generated 3.01 million tons of the stuff in 2007, according to the EPA. But only 13.6 percent of it was recycled. As e-waste recycling is subject to almost no oversight, some 50 to 80 percent of e-waste is, in fact, exported to developing countries, according to watchdog organizations. There, people often extract scrap metal, circuit boards, and other resalable materials without adequate protective material. In doing so, they’re potentially exposed hazardous materials — lead, mercury, and cadmium, among them. |
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BBC News, November 23, 2009 By Dave LeeHazardous conditions for India's e-waste workersIn Mustafa Bad, a remote part of east Delhi, a narrow street is home to tiny workshops filled with hard workers. Inside, dozens of people, many of them children, spend tiring hours picking through the remains of old computers and mobile phones. |
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Beaumont Enterprise, November 20, 2009 By Sarah MooreThe electronics recycling gapBeaumont and Port Arthur - along with most other Texas cities - fail to provide residents with information on the proper disposal of old electronics, according to a study released this week by Public Research Works and Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
TCE & TCE Fund, November 19, 2009 ByFree e-recycling, but nobody knowsA new report on local government references to free manufacturer takeback recycling options for obsolete e-waste shows that producer takeback programs continue to receive little or no mention on local government websites and among local government officials. |
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TCE/PRW, November 17, 2009 By TCE/PRWMost Local Governments Leave Texans in the Dark on Producer Recycling OptionsA new report shows an overwhelming majority of cities in Texas fail to provide their residents with information about free manufacturer recycling programs for old computers, televisions and other byproducts of the digital age. |
Scientific American, October 29, 2009 By Larry GreenemeierU.S. Lags Behind World with Its Patchwork Approach to Curbing E-WasteOne of the world's largest producers of electronic refuse, the U.S. imposes no federal restrictions on what materials can be used to make electronics or how they can be discarded. |
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Times of India, October 25, 2009 By Atul SethiOur Mountain of E-trashIn India, more than 95% of e-waste recycling is carried out in slums dotted around Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and other big cities. Computer monitors are broken manually to recover glass. Circuit boards are heated or dipped in acid to get at the metal within. The residue is dumped in a landfill. |
The Bergen Record, October 21, 2009 By Herb JacksonTroubled tech recycler has political tiesSeveral New Jersey officials who trumpeted their "green" credentials received campaign contributions from executives at an Ocean County electronics recycling company fined by environmental regulators and in danger of losing its state permit. |
Associated Press, October 1, 2009 By Rick CallahanIncreasingly, states push for e-waste recyclingFrustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing waste streams. |
Austin American-Statesman, September 27, 2009 By Kirk LadendorfIn East Austin, one company is biting into electronics wasteOne way to deal with obsolete electronics products is to literally tear things apart. That's why Electronic Recycling and Trading has built a massive shredding and sorting machine that occupies about 20,000 square feet at its recycling plant in East Austin. |
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New York Times, September 26, 2009 By Elisabeth RosenthalSmuggling Europe’s Waste to Poorer CountriesWhen two inspectors swung open the doors of a battered red shipping container here, they confronted a graveyard of Europe’s electronic waste — old wires, electricity meters, circuit boards — mixed with remnants of cardboard and plastic. |
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San Jose Mercury News, September 18, 2009 By Paul RogersAre flat screen TVs the new SUVs?Sparking a battle with the electronics industry, the California Energy Commission on Friday released the nation's first rules mandating energy efficiency for televisions. Under the rules, new TV sets sold in California will be required to reduce electricity consumption 30 percent by 2011 and 50 percent by 2013 from current models. |
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Houston Chronicle, September 17, 2009 By Purva PatelThis isn't built to lastBrenden Macaluso doesn't consider himself an environmentalist. He's a designer at heart. But the Houston resident hopes the cardboard computer casing he created will encourage others to rethink what sustainability means in design. |
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Science Daily, September 17, 2009 BySet World Standards For Electronics Recycling, Reuse to Curb E-waste Exports to Developing Countries, Experts UrgeProcesses and policies governing the reuse and recycling of electronic products need to be standardized worldwide to stem and reverse the growing problem of illegal and harmful e-waste processing practices in developing countries, according to experts behind the world's first international e-waste academy. |
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Austin American Statesman, August 25, 2009 By Arnold GarciaIn simpler times, leftovers didn't qualify as toxic wasteBack when recycling became a political statement, I remembered my grandfather and smiled. Crecencio García didn't recycle to be hip. |
The News Herald, August 8, 2009 By Brittany SmithLawsuit claims prison recycling poisoned participantsIf recycled without proper safety measurements, electronic equipment can release a toxic dust containing dangerous substances such as lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic. |
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Midland Reporter-Telegram, August 5, 2009 By Kathleen ThurberLocals have opportunity to recycle TVs, electronicsFor TVs that now flicker or buzz instead of displaying nightly programming, Keep Midland Beautiful has found a place for them. Its television recycling day, being held Saturday in conjunction with several other organizations, is offering locals a place to get rid of old TVs without dumping them at the curb. |
CNN, August 3, 2009 By Matt FordSifting through the mounting problem of e-wasteClouds of black smoke from burning plastic hang over the sites of Nigeria's vast dumps, as tiny figures pick their way through slicks of oily water, past cracked PC monitors and television screens. |
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New York Times, June 29, 2009 By Leslie KaufmanA Green Way to Dump Low-Tech ElectronicsSince 2004, 18 states and New York City have approved laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics, and similar statutes were introduced in 13 other states this year. |
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San Antonio Current Queblog, June 24, 2009 BySurprise Veto of TV Recycling Bill Turns HeadsSince the 81st regular legislature closed up shop June 1, environmental organizations here waited to hear Governor Rick Perry say yes and officially sign HB 821, otherwise known as the TV TakeBack Bill, into law, or at least let it slide by unconfronted. |
PBS, June 23, 2009 By Peter KleinGhana: Digital Dumping GroundVideo: On the outskirts of Ghana's biggest city sits a smoldering wasteland, one of the most polluted bodies of water on earth. The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah. |
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New York Times, June 15, 2009 By Nathanial GronewoldSome See E-Waste Crisis Trailing Switch to Digital TVThere's growing concern that the United States' conversion last weekend from analog to digital television broadcasting will exacerbate a national e-waste problem and fuel the smuggling of cathode ray tubes to the developing world. |
Houston Chronicle, June 12, 2009 By Mary TumaRecycling Tube TVs by the TonWith millions of obsolete TVs headed to Texas landfills after today's digital switch, a timely bill could help avert potentially hazardous sets from polluting the environment. The Television TakeBack Bill now sits on the governor's desk for final approval. |
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KUHF Houston Public Radio News, June 11, 2009 By Pat HernandezDigital Switch May Not Mean DisposalAudio: On the eve of the transition to digital television, Houston residents are being told not to trash their TVs. The digital switch could result in a wave of electronic waste to area landfills. Click here to listen! |
KPRC Local 2 NBC News Houston, June 11, 2009 ByRecycle, Reuse TVs After DTV SwitchVideo: With the switch to digital televisions on Friday, environmentalists are encouraging everyone to recycle or reuse their old televisions, so they won't end up in landfills. Click here to watch! |
KVUE 24 ABC News Austin, June 11, 2009 By Elise HuBill aims to keep old TV sets out of landfillsVideo: TVs are made with lead, mercury and other harmful toxins that can pollute landfills and get into water sources, so responsible recycling is being advocated in advance of the big DTV switch. Click here to watch! |
KRIV Fox 26 News Houston, June 11, 2009 By Sally MacDonaldDTV Switch Begins at 6:45 A.M.Video: Once families make the DTV switch, their first urge might be to send the old TV to the graveyard, but environmentalists are sounding the call to recycle. Click here to watch! |
New York Times, May 31, 2009 By Tom Zeller Jr.Few Rules for Recycling ElectronicsIn a scathing report published early last week, the Basel Action Network, or BAN, an advocacy group based in Seattle that seeks to curb the exporting of electronic waste from the United States, argued that EarthECycle — and companies like it — falsely represent themselves as recyclers. |
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New York Times, May 30, 2009 By Kevin FergusonComing Soon: A New Eco-Label for TVsConsumers shopping for a new television may soon have another criterion to consider beyond price, screen size and picture quality: the set’s environmental impact. |
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Austin Chronicle, May 29, 2009 By Richard WhittakerTV Recycling a No-BraaaaainerVideo: On Wednesday the Senate passed House Bill 821, establishing the Television Equipment Recycling Program and requiring TV manufacturers to recycle their market share of old TVs, regardless of the brand. But it seems a celebratory press release wasn't enough for Texas Campaign for the Environment. Click here to watch. |
KXAN News Austin, May 28, 2009 By Natalie StollManufacturers to fund television recyclingVideo: TV zombies descended on the Capitol to thank legislators for their work in helping to alleviate the environment from the estimated millions of televisions that will need to be recycled with the DTV switch. Click here to watch. |
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San Antonio Express-News, May 27, 2009 By L.A. LorekTexas Senate OKs TV recycling programThe Texas Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the Television TakeBack Bill that promotes TV recycling. The bill requires TV manufacturers to provide Texas residents with “free and convenient recycling” for their old TVs. |
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The News & Observer, May 27, 2009 By Tim Johnson - Knight Ridder NewspapersChinese city is world's digital scrap heapWhen discarded computers vanish from desktops around the world, they often end up in Guiyu, which may be the electronic-waste capital of the globe. Some 60,000 laborers toil here at primitive e-waste recycling—if it can be called that—even as the work imperils their health. |
KUHF News Houston, May 27, 2009 By Bill StampsTexas Says Yes to Television RecyclingAudio: Today the Texas Legislature signed a bill that forces television manufacturers to give consumers a way to recycle their old televisions. Supporters of the plan say it'll keep toxic chemicals out of landfills. Click here to listen! |
eWeek.com, May 26, 2009 By Roy Mark
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IPS News, May 24, 2009 By Danielle KurtzlebenGreen Groups Say E-Waste Bill Is Too LaxEnvironmentalists are expressing discontent over recently introduced legislation regarding the U.S.’s exporting of electronic waste, or "e-waste". |
Associated Press, May 13, 2009 By Jessica MintzDell bans e-waste export to developing countriesPC maker Dell Inc. formally banned on Tuesday the export of broken computers, monitors and parts to developing countries amid complaints that lax enforcement of environmental and worker-safety regulations have allowed an informal and often hazardous electronic-waste recycling industry to emerge. |
New York Times, May 2, 2009 By Erica GiesBring Out Your Dead (TVs)In February, Best Buy, the largest electronics retail chain in the United States, upgraded its electronic waste take-back and recycling program to make it one of the most comprehensive in the country. |
GlobalPost, April 30, 2009 By Drew HinshawGhana's illicit trade in discarded electronicsThe VCRs and shattered radios entered the country optimistically labeled as secondhand gear, but they soon found their way to Aglogloshie, the place where electronics have autopsies. |
The Morning News, April 18, 2009 By Christopher SpencerArkansas' E-Waste Goes To TexasSome federal inmates in Texarkana spend their days dismantling Arkansans' old computers, TVs and cell phones. But not all think using prisoners to recycle electronics is a good idea. |
Ghana Business News, April 15, 2009 By Emmanuel K. DogbeviE-waste in Ghana - Anti-dumping legislation soonGhana's Communications Minister has given hints of the possibility of government enacting legislation to stop the dumping of e-waste into Ghana. The fact that Ghana is a major dumping ground for e-waste from the US, Europe and other countries is undisputed. |
MSNBC News, April 13, 2009 By Suzanne ChoneyCell Phone Recycling: Delete, Then DisposeOnly about 10 percent of cell phones in the United States were recycled in 2007, with many of them being tossed in the trash or stashed away in nooks and crannies around the house. |
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PC Magazine, March 2, 2009 By Jennifer L. DeLeoThe Electronics Recycling SuperguidePC Magazine shows you how to recycle your used electronics through manufacturers, your local electronics stores, and online trade-in programs that offer you cash or gift cards. |
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National Public Radio, February 2, 2009 By Ann DornfeldE-Waste Law: Manufacturers Pay For RecyclingAudio: When old TVs and computers end up in landfills or incinerators, the heavy metals and flame retardants they contain can pollute lakes and oceans. Click here to listen! |
Processor.com, January 30, 2009 By Kurt MarkoE-Waste: The Global ImpactRecycling is one of those concepts everyone embraces. Yet, when it comes to electronics—TVs, monitors, computers, and peripherals—why do so few of us actually do it? |
Environmental News Service, January 29, 2009 By ENS NewsElectronics Recyclers Gear Up for Digital BroadcastingIn two weeks, Best Buy Co., Inc. will bring its electronics recycling program to all of the company's 1,006 stores across the United States, the company announced Wednesday. |
Best Buy, January 26, 2009 ByBest Buy electronics recycling program launches Feb. 15 in all U.S. storesStarting Feb. 15 2009, consumers can bring up to two units of electronic waste per day, per household, for recycling at any U.S. Best Buy store. Best Buy will accept most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32”, computer CPUs and notebooks, small electronics, VCR and DVD players, and phones, as well as accessories such as keyboards, mice, and remotes. |
Calgary Herald, January 25, 2009 By Reese HalterMore plastic than plankton in Pacific OceanA mass of plastic in the Pacific, increasing tenfold each decade since 1945, is now the size of Texas and killing everything in its wake. Globally, 100 million tonnes of plastic are generated each year and at least 10 per cent of that is finding its way into the sea. |
Rocky Mountain News, January 24, 2009 By David Montero and Julie Poppen
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Environmental News Service, January 12, 2009 ByConsumer Electronics Show Greens Its ActProducts introduced at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show demonstrate that the promise of more environmentally friendly consumer electronics is becoming a reality. |
KPFT Houston News, January 9, 2009 By Tucker WilsonDelay in DTV Switch Could Help the EnvironmentListen: KPFT Radio interviews Texas Campaign for the Environment on the possible delay of the DTV switch and how it may help recycling programs and e-waste export laws. Click here to hear the story! |
PC World, January 9, 2009 By Yardena ArarTV Zombies Kicked Out of CESI finally got one of the TV zombies to stop long enough to tell me: "We want the producers to take back responsibility." |
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Time Magazine, January 8, 2009 By Bryan WalshE-Waste NotThe U.S. is the only industrialized country that refused to ratify the 19-year-old Basel Convention, an international treaty designed to regulate the export of hazardous waste to developing nations. |
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GreenYes, January 6, 2009 By Maggie ClarkeHP offers money for old tech equipmentHewlett-Packard has decided to offer people in the United States money in exchange for their old tech equipment, the company announced Tuesday. Given this economy, I'd say it's worth your time to look up the value of your electronic junk on HP's site and make that trip to the post office. |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 3, 2009 By Teresa McusicGetting rid of old electronics isn't as hard as you thinkThe Legislature will soon take up a bill requiring television manufacturers that sell in the state to take back their old sets, according to Jeffrey Jacoby, senior director of the Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
San Antonio Express-News, January 3, 2009 By Travis E. PolingBusiness bills fill state LegislatureThe Texas Campaign for the Environment wants to expand the Computer TakeBack law that legislators unanimously passed in 2007 to include TVs, said Robin Schneider, its executive director. |
USA Today, December 29, 2008 By Julie SchmitUSA's trashed TVs, computer monitors can make toxic messHong Kong intercepted and returned 41 ship containers to U.S. ports this year because they carried illegal electronic waste from the U.S., thwarting attempts by U.S. companies to dump 1.4 million pounds of broken TVs or computer monitors overseas and an estimated 82,000 pounds of lead, a known toxin, in the devices. |
Houston Chronicle, December 25, 2008 By Allan TurnerE-waste recyclers may not be good for environmentMost people — about 88 percent according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — simply toss so-called e-waste into the trash. |
Seattle Post-Intellegencer, December 24, 2008 By Phuong LeNew State Law Allows Free Electronics RecyclingWashington residents looking to safely get rid of old computers and TVs can do so for free when a new statewide recycling program begins January 1. The new law allows consumers to bring unwanted computer monitors, laptops and TVs to 200 permanent collection sites at no charge. |
Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2008 By Business WireIDC Survey Shows Energy Concerns Lead the Way Toward Green IT AdoptionIT executives are becoming more deeply involved in their companies' green-based initiatives as pressures mount to cut costs and as government mandates begin targeting carbon emissions and the disposal of all IT equipment. |
KPFT Houston News, December 15, 2008 By Tucker WilsonWhat to do with those old electronics?KPFT Radio interviews Zac Trahan, Houston program director for Texas Campaign for the Environment and member of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition -- click here to listen. |
Greenercomputing.com, November 19, 2008 By Mary Catherine O'ConnorHow Activists Are Forcing Change in Green ITOften, advocacy groups campaign against specific business practices --- take the movement to ban BPA from baby bottles, for instance. But when it comes to the electronics industry, non-government organizations are attempting to shift the entire business paradigm. |
Greenwire, November 19, 2008 By Sara GoodmanE-waste: Lawmakers investigate EPA's regulations of toxic exportsLeaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced today that they are investigating how effectively U.S. EPA regulates the export of electronic waste, following several reports documenting inadequate controls and the harmful effects of sending toxic materials to developing countries. |
Associated Press, November 13, 2008 By Jessica MintzStaples offers free Dell PC recyclingUnder the partnership announced Wednesday, people can drop off any amount of Dell-branded PCs, monitors, keyboards, printers, mice and other accessories at any of Staples' 1,500 U.S. stores for recycling, without having to make a purchase. |
New York Times, November 12, 2008 By John HancFor the Digitally Deceased, a Profitable GraveyardFinding ways to dispose of America’s increasingly large stream of e-waste is difficult: an estimated 133,000 computers are discarded by homes and businesses every day. In a 2006 report, the International Association of Electronics Recyclers estimated that about 400 million pieces of e-waste are scrapped each year. |
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CBS News, November 9, 2008 By 60 MinutesFollowing The Trail Of Toxic E-WasteVideo: 60 Minutes is going to take you to one of the most toxic places on Earth - a place government officials and gangsters don't want you to see. It's a town in China where you can't breathe the air or drink the water, a town where the blood of the children is laced with lead. Click here to watch! |
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New Jersey Star-Ledger, October 31, 2008 By Jennifer WeissVideo: TV zombies protest PanasonicMembers of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition and Clean Water Action went to Panasonic's Secaucus headquarters yesterday dressed as "TV Zombies". They wanted the company to commit to taking back its old TVs for recycling -- nationally -- in advance of the broadcasting switch to digital in February, which will render many old TVs obsolete. Click here to watch the video!
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Siliconvalley.com, October 25, 2008 By Melita Marie GarzaDell, PC industry find it isn't easy being greenProving Kermit's adage, Dell spent three years building 25 prototypes before the computer maker found a way to twist bamboo into a natural fiber exterior for its new "Hybrid" desktop. |
Plastics News, October 20, 2008 By Don LoeppElectronics get press for dressing in greenCanon Inc. and Apple Computer Inc. made headlines last week for materials-related choices in their electronics products. |
Christian Life Commission, October 20, 2008 ByElectronic Take-Back EffortsIn the upcoming session the Christian Life Commission will be working with The Electronics Take Back Coalition to help extend the recycling law that applies to computers to include TVs. |
Business Week, October 15, 2008 By Ben Elgin and Brian GrowE-Waste: The Dirty Secret of Recycling ElectronicsAs the e-waste recycling industry proliferates, it has also become enmeshed in questionable practices that undercut its environmentally friendly image. Lax rules and weak enforcement allow scrap companies to profit by sending junked computers, printers, and TVs overseas. |
Dallas Morning News, October 8, 2008 By Letter to the Editor, Jeff JacobyTCE Staff Director on E-Waste ExportSadly, many U.S. consumers attempt to do the right thing by taking their old computers and TVs to be recycled, when in fact the so-called "e-cycler" is nothing more than a waste-broker engaged in toxic trade. |
Business Week, October 2, 2008 By Brian Grow, Chi-Chu Tschang, Cliff Edwards and Brian BurnsedDangerous FakesHow counterfeit, defective computer components from China are getting into U.S. warplanes and ships: the garbage-strewn streets of Guiyu reek of burning plastic as workers in back rooms and open yards strip chips from old PC circuit boards, often exported from the US. |
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New York Times, October 2, 2008 By Azadeh EnshaIt Comes in Beige or Black, but You Make It GreenIn a bid to secure your green bragging rights, you have the usual suspects covered, but what about your PC? After all, the machine that can provide you with information on how to lead an ecologically sound life can also be contributing to the environmental problem you are trying to solve. |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , October 2, 2008 By Patrick BrownVideo: E-waste Dumping GroundA dangerous underground electronics recycling industry employs China's vulnerable migrant workers. And Canadians export the raw materials to them. View the in-depth video here. |
Discover Magazine, September 26, 2008 By Melissa LaskyWhere do the Presidential candidates stand on e-waste?Discover Magazine asks McCain, Obama: how should we deal with the growth of hazardous consumer waste, including electronics and compact fluorescent light bulbs? |
Scientific American, September 23, 2008 By Susannah F. LockeMajor U.S. recycler vows not to ship e-waste abroadJust days after congressional investigators slammed companies for shipping e-waste overseas (and the feds for failing to crack down on them), a major U.S. recycler today vowed to stop the practice. Waste Management, based in Houston, today announced that it would not send hazardous electronic garbage to developing countries for recycling. |
Boston Globe, September 23, 2008 By Derrick Z. JohnsonElectronics dumping groundIt is easy to dump on China's tainted milk, toxic toys, and poison pet food, ignoring how the United States makes China its personal PC dump. |
Newsweek, September 22, 2008 By Lily HuangWhat About Ijunk?What happened to all the once useful things we wanted before? The cell phone that's not a computer, the GPS that's not a phone, the squarely three-dimensional television, the videotape rewinder? With the right design, a manufactured good can be broken down into a number of universal, toxin-free components. |
Associated Press, September 18, 2008 By William MannProbe sees poor US policing of electronic exportsThe U.S. is doing little to protect against the potential dangers of obsolete televisions, computers and other devices sent abroad for reuse or disposal, congressional investigators reported Wednesday. People in the U.S. threw away 330 million electronic devices in 2006, and as many as 66 million were exported, according to estimates from the Environmental Protection Agency. |
Scientific American, September 18, 2008 By David BielloTrashed Tech Dumped Overseas: Does U.S. Care?A new report proves that the fed's environmental watchdog has knowingly allowed toxic e-waste to be shipped overseas. |
USA Today, September 18, 2008 By Julie SchmitReport: U.S. lax on exports of toxic e-waste from old e-gearU.S. regulators aren't enforcing even limited laws against exporting toxic waste from used electronics, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday. The GAO report is the first time the government has come down hard on toxic e-waste exports, activists say. They can expose workers in poor countries to lead and other hazards. |
GreenRightNow.com, September 18, 2008 By Harriet BlakeComputer Recycling Becomes Law In TexasThanks to new legislation that took effect Sept. 1, all computer makers are now responsible for recycling their products. Texas is the fourth state to have such a law, says Jeff Jacoby, staff director with the nonprofit Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
Washington Post, September 17, 2008 By Juliet EilperinEPA Lets Electronic Waste Flow Freely, GAO Report SaysThe Environmental Protection Agency has done little to curb the export of discarded electronic products containing hazardous waste, much of which ends up in poorly regulated countries and harms the environment and public health, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a report being released today. |
ETBC, September 17, 2008 By ETBCGAO Releases New Report on Toxic E-Waste ExportThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on electronic waste today during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment. Texas Campaign for the Environment, the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, a national coalition of environmental and consumer groups promoting responsible recycling and green design in the electronics industry, applauded the report, hailing it as the U.S. government’s first comprehensive look at the magnitude of the problem of exporting toxic e-waste to developing nations. |
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KUHF Houston Public Radio, September 9, 2008 By Rod RiceDoor-to-door Initiative To Promote Electronics RecyclingThe Texas Campaign for the Environment opened an office in Houston today. Organizers will begin door-to-door canvassing to spread the word about recycling electronics. |
San Antonio Express-News, September 3, 2008 By L. A. LorekComputer makers responsible for recyclingComputer companies now must provide free recycling programs for Texas customers. A state law passed last year that went into full effect Monday mandates that PC makers take back old computers, keyboards, monitors, mice and other parts. |
KUHF Houston Public Radio, September 2, 2008 By Laurie Johnson
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TCE, September 2, 2008 By TCETCE Statement on Start Up of Computer TakeBack Recycling LawWhy doesn’t your town need to recycle computers anymore? Because the computer makers have to recycle them now. |
KLBJ AM 590, September 2, 2008 By Ryan PoppeComputer giant and non-profit join forces to comply with state lawStarting today, computer companies here in the state will have to provide and free and convenient method to recycle all used computers and their accessories that wind up becoming electronic waste. |
TCE, September 1, 2008 By TCEComputer-makers Now Required to Provide Free & Convenient RecyclingDell, Goodwill, local government leaders and a statewide environmental group gathered to alert consumers to the range of recycling options now that computer-makers are responsible for the end of life of their brand’s computers, monitors, keyboards and mice. |
San Marcos Daily Record, August 30, 2008 By By Ollie & Gloria MaierA Word About Recycling - August 31, 2008...Received a call from a member of the Texas Campaign for the Environment in Austin who read our column and reminded us that according to a Texas law going into effect the first of September, all computer makers must take back their older computers for recycling... |
BusinessGreen, August 25, 2008 By Rosalie MarshallIllegal African E-waste Dumping Highlights Need for Better PoliciesThe government last week was accused of failing in its duty to enforce its own e-waste regulations in the wake of fresh reports that large quantities of broken IT equipment are continuing to be dumped illegally in Africa. |
Austin-American Statesman, August 11, 2008 By Asher PriceWith Olympics under way, groups protest environment and human rightsA day before the Olympic torch was lit Friday in Beijing, two men in warm-ups, waving bouquets and wearing giant fake gold medals, ascended a podium on a hot street corner in Northeast Austin. |
BBC News, August 5, 2008 By Will RossGhana's Growing E-waste TradeGreenpeace says it is concerned about the electronic waste trade in Ghana which it claims is putting the health of workers at risk. The campaign group says the dismantling of discarded computers on rubbish tips exposes people to smoke and chemicals. |
GreenerComputing, August 5, 2008 ByLG and WMI Partner to Tackle E-WasteLG Electronics and Waste Management will partner to open more than 160 recycling centers across the country to handle masses of unwanted electronics. Beginning next month, the companies will launch e-waste recycling centers in all 50 states. |
Portsmouth Herald News, NH, August 4, 2008 ByResolution would ban e-waste exports to developing countriesLeaders of a campaign to protect the public from toxic chemicals in electronics applauded U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for introducing a congressional resolution (HR 1395) Friday that calls for the U.S. to join other nations in banning the export of toxic e-waste to developing countries. |
TCE, July 31, 2008 By TCEHouse of Representatives Considers Resolution to “Ban the Export of Toxic E-Waste to Developing Nations”Leaders of a campaign to protect the public from toxic chemicals in electronics applauded U.S. Representative Gene Green (D-TX), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for introducing a congressional resolution today (H.Res.1395) that calls for the U.S. to join other nations in banning the export of toxic e-waste to developing countries. |
ABC News, July 10, 2008 By Kristen JonesPrison Work Program May Have Put Hundreds at RiskToxic dust from an electronics recycling program run by the federal prison system may have put hundreds of inmates, workers and even their families at risk, according to preliminary findings in a two-year investigation by the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General. |
Dallas Morning News , July 8, 2008 By Jefferey WeissTech trash dealers get with the program to salvage old computersTech trash is the fastest-growing category of American garbage. While computers and their assorted peripherals are still a relatively tiny tributary to the national waste stream, they are numerous enough to represent a problem – and an opportunity. |
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Time Magazine, June 29, 2008 By Bryan WalshYour Laptop's Dirty Little SecretCoal, steel, oil — we think of these old-economy industries, and we picture pollution. But the tech industry has a dirty little secret: it has toxic waste of its own. |
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Business Week, June 2, 2008 By Michael LiedtkeBest Buy testing free e-waste recycling programBest Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure millions of obsolescent TVs, old computers and other unwanted gadgets don't poison the nation's dumps. |
Chemical and Engineering News, May 28, 2008 By Jeff JohnsonA Tsunami Of Electronic WasteON A SUNNY Saturday in late April, some 4,000 cars and trucks crawled up 16th Street in northwest Washington, D.C., ferrying loads of electronic and other wastes to drop off at the city's semiannual hazardous waste collection event. |
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BrandWeek, May 12, 2008 By Steve MillerRecycling Becomes Electric for CE BrandsEWaste management has gone from being a headache to a marketing tool. Electronics manufacturers and retailers are attempting to address the problem and give themselves a green halo by encouraging consumers to recycle old TVs, computers and other devices. |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 12, 2008 By Scott Streater
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E-Scrap News, May 6, 2008 By E-Scrap NewsConsumers International (London) has launched a campaign to end the illegal dumping of e-scrap in West AfricaAccording to the release, Nigeria receives 500,000 PCs monthly, of which only 25 percent are working. The remaining 75 percent are relegated to landfill and crude metal-recovery workshops — where peripherals and circuit boards are set afire on the ground, and the resultant metals are picked out of the pile of dirt and melted plastic. (Click here to watch the new video Hidden Flow). |
Computerworld, May 1, 2008 By Grant GrossE-waste recycling faces challenges, critics sayMany devices are dismantled overseas using crude and unsafe methods, experts tell U.S. house panel Many discarded electronic devices in the U.S. wind up being dismantled overseas using crude and unsafe methods, partly because of a lack of markets for some electronic materials, e-waste experts told a congressional committee today. |
Cox News, April 23, 2008 By Bob KeefeDell CEO Seen as an Environmental PioneerOn Tuesday, Michael Dell was the headliner at a green business conference, where he was introduced as one of the most forward-thinking CEOs in the country when it comes to the environment. |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 22, 2008 By Scott StreaterRecycling Electronics Can Put a Dent in PollutionWhen you buy a new computer and bring it home, you take it out of the box, proudly position it in on your desk and plug it in. Then you look down at the old computer on the floor and ask: What do I do with it? |
MSNBC, April 21, 2008 By Jennifer AlseverThe ‘green’ way to dump electronic junkErik Hodne's Denver basement contains two computers, two printers, a stereo receiver, two VCRs, six cell phones, three cordless phones and two Palm Pilots. Millions of Americans are equally perplexed when it comes to disposing of old technology. |
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San Antonio Business Journal , April 11, 2008 By Mike W. ThomasNothing goes to waste for San Antonio electronics recyclerEarly next year, when the nation's television broadcasters pull the plug on their analog signals in favor of digital, many once-treasured household appliances in homes across America will instantly become useless junk, taking up space in closets, attics and garages. |
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Business Week, March 17, 2008 By Olga KharifE-Waste: Whose Problem Is It?In a movement that may make it easier for consumers to recycle old computers and TVs, states are stepping up pressure on electronics manufacturers to assume responsibility for the millions of tons of e-waste discarded each year. |
Washington Times, March 16, 2008 By Kara RowlandToxic Waste in TV TransitionMillions of analog TV sets could be discarded before the digital TV transition next year as Americans upgrade to high-definition flat panels. Chances are most of them will end up in ditches in the developing world. |
New York Times, March 15, 2008 By NYT Editorial StaffOne Small Step for Electronic WasteThe sensible way to handle the growing load of electronic waste — televisions, computers, printers and other no longer new technology — is to make manufacturers responsible for their proper disposal. |
Triple Pundit, March 5, 2008 By Andrew BergerGreenwash, Green Certification and Consumer ResponsibilityCommenting on a recent “Countering Greenwash” post, one insightful reader pointed out how ”green” product certifications, such as the EPA-backed, Green Electronic Council’s EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) and the United Nations led StEP (Solving the E-Waste Program) - can be an excellent means of getting past the greenwash. |
DanWatch, February 25, 2008 By DanWatchOut of control; Hidden flow: The rising tide of European electronic waste in Ghana and NigeriaDespite new European regulations to prevent electronic waste from being dumped in Africa and Asia, a hidden flow of end-of-life electronics is threatening to drown West Africa. |
MSNBC Keith Olbermann Countdown, February 19, 2008 By Keith OlbermannUndead and UnhappyKeith Olbermann's Countdown Show on MSNBC covered the Texas Campaign for the Environment "Day of the Dead TVs" protest in Dallas. |
KWGN News Denver, February 18, 2008 By Colin CampbellConversion to digital TV one year awayDENVER — Dozens of concerned protestors met at the Capitol Sunday morning expressing concerns over the environment. They're worried that old analog TVs may overflow our nation's landfills. |
Detroit Free Press, February 18, 2008 By Tina LamProtest broadcasts trouble with old TVs: toxic chemicals a concern for manyGreg Sobcyznski dressed in black to mimic a dead TV screen and marched in downtown Ann Arbor on Friday with people wearing antennas on their heads to make a point: A year from Sunday, 21 million old analog TV screens will be outdated overnight as the nation switches to digital television.
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Grand Rapids Press, February 18, 2008 By Tom GantertGroup wants solution for trashing outmoded TVsANN ARBOR -- As nearly 20 people marched in downtown Ann Arbor Friday - some wearing cardboard TVs over their heads while pretending to be zombies - Greg Sobczynski led them in chants. "Take my TV back!" the Ann Arbor man yelled as many of the marchers yelled back, "Don't let it poison me." |
Boulder Daily Camera, February 18, 2008 By John AguilarActivists worry that mandate will result in TV dumpDENVER -- It's the mass funeral they're trying desperately to avoid -- up to 70 million analog television sets tumbling into landfills a year from today, obsolete and unwanted. |
KDFW News, February 18, 2008 By Melissa CutlerDemonstrators Want Awareness for TV ConversionMore than a dozen demonstrators staged an unusual rally in downtown Dallas to raise awareness of a big change coming to TV watchers everywhere next year. Older TVs will need a digital converter unless they're hooked to cable or satellite TVs. |
Austin American Statesman, February 16, 2008 By Austin American Statesman StaffGroup Warns of TV WasteA group of about 15 environmental activists met Friday at Republic Square Park to bring attention to the dangers of disposing of televisions in landfills. |
The Hollywood Reporter, February 15, 2008 By Brooks BoliekHas a trusted friend become e-waste?It was a clear day when I laid the mighty Quasar to rest. Funny how people get attached to things. That TV was nothing but a big hunk of glass, plastic and a smattering of precious metals. Still, seeing the old tube sitting on the curb was sad. |
WJRT News Ann Arbor, February 15, 2008 By Joel Feick'Day of the Walking Dead TVs' plays out in Ann ArborWhat you should you do with your old TV set? Environmental activists here in Michigan said in unison Friday, "Don't throw it out!" A bizarre scene was played out in Ann Arbor and all over the country Friday for an event called "Day of the Walking Dead TVs." |
The Environment Report, February 15, 2008 By Mark BrushDumping Obsolete TVsNext year, millions of televisions across the country will become obsolete. That's because the government is phasing out analog television signals. That means Americans will be tossing out one of the most toxic items in their home - their old TVs. |
KVUE News, February 15, 2008 By Tom HarrisEnvironmental group calls for TV recycling programsMembers of an environmental group shuffled around Republic Square Park in downtown Austin Friday, dressed as zombie TVs, calling for companies to start televison take-back programs. |
New York Times, February 14, 2008 By Anthony DePalmaNY City Council Approves a Bill Requiring Residents to Recycle ElectronicsNew York City is a step closer to adopting one of the toughest electronics recycling laws in the nation, despite strong objections from manufacturers and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. |
Austin Chronicle, February 8, 2008 By Dan MottolaActivists Call on Samsung to Kick Off TV RecyclingFootball-garbed activists from Texas Campaign for the Environment demonstrated last week at the Austin offices of Samsung, the official HDTV sponsor of the NFL and the nation's No. 1 selling brand of digital television, calling on the manufacturer to offer free recycling for old TVs and other Samsung electronics, similar to competitor Sony. |
Austin American Statesman, February 7, 2008 By Jason EmbryDell, others make case for tech efficiencyIndustry leaders say they're helping reduce energy across economic sectors. |
Wall Street Journal Article, January 24, 2008 By Sara Schaefer MuñozThe Dark Side Of 'Green' Bulbs: Disposing of Fluorescents, Electronics Releases Toxins; Companies Tout RecyclingAs Americans set up their new computers, TVs and other electronic goodies from the holidays, the increasingly eco-minded consumer is wondering: What should I do with the old ones? |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, January 14, 2008 By World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentCorporations Go Public with Eco-Friendly PatentsLeading members of the corporate community have come together in a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally responsible patents to the public domain. |
New York Times Magazine, January 13, 2008 By Jon MooallemThe Afterlife of CellphonesAmericans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on your outlook, either an enormous problem or a bonanza. |
Reuters, January 4, 2008 By Georgina ProdhanElectronics makers vie to make machines greenWith its plethora of gadgets that become outdated almost as soon as they are sold, the consumer electronics industry is an unlikely champion of the environment. |
New York Times, January 3, 2008 By Michelle SlatallaOn Gadget Overload and Feeling PowerlessIn the end, all it took was a single “wafer-thin mint” to explode Mr. Creosote, the obese Monty Python character who couldn’t stop eating. At my house, a wafer-thin cellphone was to blame. |
TechNewsWorld, January 3, 2008 By Andrew K. BurgerA Recycled Laptop's Journey, Part 1: Exporting Toxic WasteWhile they are instrumental in disseminating information and raising environmental consciousness, our dependence on digital electronics is also putting ever greater strains on us and our environment. |
Austin American-Statesman, December 24, 2007 By Dan ZehrGoing for Two Shades of GreenNew recycling laws and heightened concerns about the proper disposal of computers, phones and other electronics are generating a wave of consolidation and investment among the thousands of small firms that recover those used gadgets. |
KVUE Austin , December 21, 2007 By Elise HuHow to save old TVs from the landfillBrand new HDTV's top a lot of holiday shopping lists, but an Austin-based environmental group warns consumers to be careful in tossing out the old, to make room for the new. |
National Geographic, December 17, 2007 By Chris CarrollHigh-Tech TrashPeople have always been proficient at making trash. Future archaeologists will note that at the tail end of the 20th century, a new, noxious kind of clutter exploded across the landscape: the digital detritus that has come to be called e-waste. |
Austin American Statesman, December 13, 2007 ByHazardous waste hauled away, finallyThere was a time when the odds were that a legal knot involving the disposal of hazardous waste stored at a southern Travis County landfill would never be untied. |
PEER, December 12, 2007 By PEERExcess Heavy Metal Levels Found in Federal Prison Industry; Health Officials Urge Immediate Closure of Electronics Recycling in Ohio FacilityFederal health officials found staff and inmates are being exposed to concentrations of lead and cadmium far above permissible limits in a prison industry computer recycling plant located in eastern Ohio, according to a report released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. |
New York Times Editorial, December 9, 2007 By Editorial BoardTime to Deal with E-WasteThere’s no denying that America has become a throwaway society, where old acquisitions don’t need to show much wear and tear before being replaced. This is especially the case with electronic waste, the fastest growing piece of the nation’s municipal waste stream. |
TCE, December 6, 2007 By Texas Campaign for the EnvironmentAdvocates Encouraged by State Environmental Agency Decision to Seek Broader Input on Guidelines for Upcoming Electronic Waste Recycling ProgramElectronics recyclers, local government and environmental leaders gathered at the headquarters of the state environmental agency to call for strong environmental guidelines for the new recycling programs that electronics producers will have to set up to comply with a new Texas law. In response, the three TCEQ Commissioners voted to invite broad comments so that they can consider alternatives that would strengthen the proposed guidelines. |
CNN, December 3, 2007 By Rachel OliverHi-Tech Industry Beginning to Consider Eco-Friendly ProductsThe problem with technology is by its nature it has to be new, or at least appear so. As a result, our televisions, mobile phones and computers seem ever too frequently out of date. The stuff that gets chucked away is known as e-waste, and it is the fastest growing source of municipal waste on Earth. |
Prospect, December 1, 2007 By Ben Rawlence and Uma RamiahThe discovery of the mineral coltan—essential for mobile phones—in a remote region of Congo has been a mixed blessingThe soldiers have come to Kisengo, in southeastern DR Congo, because coltan—an inky-black mineral used to make capacitors for mobile phones—was discovered in its riverbeds. |
Austin-American Statesman, November 21, 2007 By Asher PriceTrucking company, Travis County landfill come to an agreement; Penske will remove hazardous waste after years of back-and-forthA decade-long, rancorous dispute between a Travis County landfill and a national trucking company over the disposal of hazardous waste has come to an end. |
Associated Press, November 19, 2007 By Christopher BodeenChina Not Fighting Off E-Waste NightmareThe air smells acrid from the squat gas burners that sit outside homes, melting wires to recover copper and cooking computer motherboards to release gold. Migrant workers in filthy clothes smash picture tubes by hand to recover glass and electronic parts, releasing as much as 6.5 pounds of lead dust. |
Associated Press, November 18, 2007 By Terence CheaAmerica Ships Electronic Waste OverseasMost Americans think they're helping the earth when they recycle their old computers, televisions and cell phones. But chances are they're contributing to a global trade in electronic trash that endangers workers and pollutes the environment overseas. |
Houston Chronicle, November 15, 2007 By Matt SlagleGroup Urges Free TV RecyclingA national recycling coalition says television manufacturers need to make it easier for American consumers to safely dispose of aging TVs, which can seep lead and other hazardous chemicals into the soil around dumps, often in China, Nigeria and other countries. |
Austin American Statesman, October 18, 2007 By Asher PricePenske, Texas Disposal Systems settlement dissolves; Ten-year battle wears onThe state's environmental agency will not approve a settlement agreement aimed at solving a long-running dispute over the disposal of tons of lead-tainted waste created when a truck overturned on Interstate 35 in 1997. |
Austin American Statesman, October 9, 2007 By Asher PriceAfter 10 years, Penske waste saga may be at an endAt issue: Who will be responsible for TV tube waste and where it will be disposed of. |
San Antonio Express-News, September 27, 2007 By L.A. LorekDell goes greenerRound Rock-based Dell announced plans Wednesday to become the first major computer manufacturer to cut its energy consumption to lessen its environmental impact worldwide. |
Dallas Morning News, September 26, 2007 By Matt SlagleDell says computer company will become carbon neutral next yearDell Inc. unveiled an environmental plan Wednesday that the computer maker said will make its operations carbon-neutral by 2008, a year earlier than it previously promised. |
Houston Chronicle, September 22, 2007 By Brian HemE-waste piles up trash and treasure; Recyclers of electronics dig into a business that's high-growthAs ever more amazing gadgets make older ones seem obsolete, and consumers become more aware of recycling opportunities, the business of e-cycling is booming, industry sources say. |
Business Week, September 7, 2007 By Kenji HallSony Likes The Yield From Its JunkIn a turning point for tech, it finds a way to make money from used electronics |
Fortune, August 22, 2007 By Marc GuntherSony champions free recyclingThe electronics giant says it will take back all Sony products at no cost to consumers. Will rivals follow? |
USA Today, August 17, 2007 By Michelle KessleSony plans to recycle electronics for freeSony (SNE) plans to offer free recycling of all its products in the USA, a move that may change the way the electronics industry deals with its trash. |
TCE, August 16, 2007 ByEnvironmentalists Applaud Sony Recycling AnnouncementChallenge other TV companies to match Sony program and Warn that Waste Management must not export toxic e-waste to Third World |
Salon.com, August 8, 2007 By Elizabeth GrossmanTwo words: Bad plasticScientists now fear a chemical used in baby bottles and CDs, food cans and dental sealants, can disrupt fetal development and even lead to obesity. |
Austin American Statesman, August 3, 2007 ByAccountability and hazardous wasteTCE's Robin Schneider writes a letter to the editor on toxic TVs in a Texas landfill |
MedicalNewsToday.com, July 29, 2007 By MedicalNewsToday.comStudy Shows PCs And Sofas Are Poisoning Us: We Need To Find AlternativeNew research presented at Life Sciences 2007 shows how the UK's most commonly used brominated flame retardant, TBBPA, bio-accumulates within the human body, meaning that even low concentrations could cause cells to become cancerous and have dramatic effects on sperm count and allergic responses. |
Austin American Statesman, July 26, 2007 By Asher PriceTrucker ordered to haul off lead waste in latest rulingTainted garbage left at landfill in 10-year-old dispute must be treated as hazardous, state agency says. |
Associated Press, July 19, 2007 ByDell Says Environmental Goals Ahead of ScheduleMichael Dell once again urged other computer manufacturers to offer free recycling to consumers. The founder of the Round Rock-based computer maker says protecting the environment is "too important an issue for one company to be leading alone." |
USA Today, July 17, 2007 By Michelle KesslerElectronics Makers Break Out 'Green' InitiativesThe Dell Latitude D630 laptop contains mercury, a heavy metal that can damage the human nervous system. Not one of its many parts is made of recycled, post-consumer plastics or plant-based plastics. It's packaged in a box made of largely unrecycled materials. Yet it may be the most environmentally friendly mainstream laptop on the planet. |
ScienceNews Online, July 14, 2007 By Sarah WebbE-Waste Hazards: Chinese gear recyclers absorb toxic chemicalsResidents of a Chinese region where 80 percent of families include workers who dismantle and recycle electronic devices have high concentrations of flame-retardant chemicals in their blood, researchers report. |
Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2007 By Gordan FaircloughLead Toxins Take a Global Round Trip'E-Waste' From Computers Discarded in West Turns Up In China's Exported Trinkets |
BBC News, July 1, 2007 ByNew E-waste Recycling Laws BeginA much-delayed law that makes British producers and importers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their products has come into force. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive requires 4kg of "e-waste" to be recycled per person. Manufacturers have to fund recycling schemes, while retailers must offer take-back services to customers. |
Dallas Morning News, June 30, 2007 By Andrew SmithComputers Spark Environmental DebatesYour computer's bland exterior houses an alarming mix of raw energy and deadly toxins - mercury, lead, cadmium and worse. That thin sheath of gray plastic separates you from an electrified |
NY 1 News, June 29, 2007 By Michael ScottoCity Council Members Push for Electronic Recycling BillSome City Council members are pushing a measure that would improve the environment by requiring electronics companies to take back their used products and recycle them. |
Globe and Mail, June 19, 2007 By Paul LimaWho's the greenest of them all?NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, ELECTRONICS IS A FILTHY BUSINESS. Manufacturing one desktop computer uses more than 240 kilograms of fossil fuels, 22 kilograms of chemicals and 1,500 kilograms of water, according to an environmental impact study carried out under the auspices of the United Nations. It takes four times more energy to produce a desktop than is required to power it over its life. |
TCE, June 17, 2007 By TCETCE Applauds Gov. Perry for Signing the Texas Computer TakeBack BillWe are thrilled that Governor Perry has made Texas the seventh state in the nation, and fourth in less than two months, to enact a law holding computer companies accountable for taking back their old products for recycling and disposal,” said Robin Schneider, Executive Director of Texas Campaign for the Environment, which has been working on the electronic waste issue since 2002. |
Ars Technica, June 11, 2007 By Nate AndersonTexas legislature passes Dell-backed computer recycling billThe Texas House and Senate have both passed an identical version of a bill that would require computer companies doing business in the state to provide free recycling services for those machines. The bill might sounds like bad news for business, but it was actually backed by both Dell and HP. |
Austin American Statesman, June 6, 2007 By Lori HawkinsDell vows to be greenest tech companyComputer maker will require its suppliers to report their greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative requires Dell suppliers to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions. A supplier's emissions score could affect the amount of business it receives from Dell, the computer maker said. |
Houston Chronicle, June 4, 2007 By Janet ElliottBiggest polluters don't bear brunt of new clean-air lawsMost legislation targets consumers, not industry |
TCE, May 31, 2007 By TCEActivists Deliver Letters and Over-sized Pen with Message for Governor Perry to Sign the Computer TakeBack LegislationMore than a dozen environmental activists with a “No to Trashing E-Waste” display and a gigantic signing pen rallied at the Governor’s Mansion today. They proceeded to march to the Capitol to deliver letters from Texans calling on Governor Perry to support the Texas Computer TakeBack Bill (HB 2714) and advocate for TV recycling legislation in 2009. |
TCE, May 25, 2007 By TCEElectronics Recycling Bill Clears the Texas State Legislature without A Dissenting VoteBill Would Require Computer Producers to Be Responsible for Recycling Their Products |
TCE, May 22, 2007 ByGauntlet of TV-bearing Activists to Urge Housemembers to Press for TV RecyclingDigital TV Transition to Create an Avalanche of Obsolete TVs in Feb. 2009 More than a dozen environmental activists carrying TVs will form a gauntlet at the entrance to the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to encourage House members to request that State Rep. Dennis Bonnen include TVs in his electronic waste recycling bill. Currently, House Bill 2714 covers computers, monitors and laptops. |
Associated Press, May 21, 2007 By Mark JewellStaples Starts Computer Recycle ProgramStaples Inc. is expanding its electronics waste recycling program by accepting used computers and monitors that can now be dropped off for a $10 fee at any of the office products chain's 1,400 U.S. locations during store hours. |
KUT, May 17, 2007 By Ben PhilpottThe Battle to Recycle TV'sA Senate committee will consider a bill May 17th that would create a computer recycling program in Texas. But some want TVs added to the recycling list. The bill's author is in favor of TV recycling, but says lawmakers and TV makers need to work on an agreement in the months leading up to the 2009 legislative session. |
TCE, May 13, 2007 By TCETCE Runs Ad in Support of Producer TakeBack Recycling LegislationOn Sunday May 13, 2007 more than 400 Brazoria County residents voiced their support of producer takeback recycling in an ad sponsored by Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
KUT, May 12, 2007 By Crystal ChavezMercury In Fluorescent Light BulbsThe small amount of mercury found in fluorescent light bulbs pose an environmental concern. Austin and Texas may soon join the groups of states and countries swapping incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent ones. |
Sherman Herald Democrat, May 10, 2007 By Kathy WilliamsSherman looks to the futureThe Sherman City Council looked to the future Monday, passing a resolution regarding high-tech trash, holding public hearings on annexations and learning about police computers. |
Associated Press, May 3, 2007 By Rachel KonradApple touts environmental record after critics decryApple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs fired back at environmentalists Wednesday, saying the maker of the ubiquitous iPod is an industry leader in removing toxic chemicals from its products and promoting recycling. |
Associated Press, April 29, 2007 By Matt SlagleTX Plan To Control E-Waste Could Be National ModelTexans buying new computer equipment often face a perplexing question -- what should be done with the obsolete PCs they've just replaced? |
TCE, April 26, 2007 By TCEElectronics Recycling Bill Passes Key Senate Committee UnanimouslyBill Would Require Computer Producers to Be Responsible for Recycling Their Products The Senate Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously today to pass Senate Bill 1364 (Watson D-Austin). The bill would require computer makers to provide consumers with convenient and free recycling. |
Austin Chronicle, April 19, 2007 By Daniel MottolaE-waste Bills MovingComputers and electronic devices are becoming increasingly larger parts of our waste stream, with observably damaging health effects, including the dispersal of the toxic cocktail of heavy metals they contain if disposed of improperly. |
KLBJ-AM, April 15, 2007 By TCEAdvocates Push For Electronics RecyclingRecyclers, local government leaders and environmentalists call on state lawmakers to support recycling legislation. |
TCE, April 11, 2007 By TCE“Old Computers and TVs Should Meet Their Makers,” Says Broad Alliance of Recyclers, Cities and Environmental GroupsElectronics recyclers, local government officials and environmental leaders gathered on the steps of the State Capitol and called for passage of legislation to require computer and television makers to provide consumers with convenient and free recycling. |
Austin American Statesman, April 11, 2007 By Asher PriceWatson presents e-waste proposalLawmakers heard a proposal Tuesday that would make electronics manufacturers responsible for the recycling of their computers. |
The New Republic , March 27, 2007 By Bradford PlumerData Dump: New computers are ruining the environment.Like many people who don't know much about computers, I assume I'll end up using Vista, Microsoft's latest version of Windows, eventually. Not that I really need it, mind you: My computer use mostly involves trawling the Internet, pecking away on a word processor, watching political ads on YouTube, and playing music. |
Silicon Valley Metro, March 22, 2007 By Diane SolomonToxic Outsourcing'State authorized recyclers' and 'free electronic recycling' are soothing Silicon Valley's conscience about E-waste. But the dirty truth behind the feel-good slogans is that our high-tech industry is piling up millions of tons of hazardous waste around the globe. |
Webwire, March 12, 2007 By Wal-MartWal-Mart To Score Electronics Suppliers On Environmental SustainabilityToday, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. released criteria that will be part of a scorecard used to evaluate consumer electronics suppliers on the environmental sustainability of their products. |
Christian Science Monitor, March 8, 2007 By Moises Velasquez-ManoffHow do you make electronics easier to recycle?A UN-led group is grappling with the growing crisis of high-tech trash. |
Austin-American Statesman, March 7, 2007 By Austin-American StatesmanDell, Toshiba broaden efforts for environmentDell Inc. plans to expand its program to offset carbon emissions, and Toshiba Corp. said it will begin recycling old computers in the U.S. at no charge, regardless of whether customers buy a new one. |
Austin American Statesman, March 5, 2007 By Craig SimonsFirms starting to stem wave of toxic tech junkAfter computers and other electronic gadgets around the world are discarded, many end up in this squalid town in southern China's Guangdong province. |
Associated Press, March 4, 2007 By Terence CheaComputer firms boost recycling as electronic garbage mountsThis is where computers go to die a green death. Inside Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cavernous recycling plant in the Sacramento suburbs, truckloads of obsolete PCs, servers and printers collected from consumers and businesses nationwide are cracked open by goggled workers who pull out batteries, circuit boards and other potentially hazardous components. |
Computer TakeBack Campaign, February 27, 2007 By CTBCStates Take on E-Waste ProblemBills to solve the problem of what do to with the mounting piles of electronic waste are already under consideration in 21 state legislatures, plus the city of New York. |
Texarkana Gazette, February 13, 2007 By Brandy S. ChewningArkansas state law would put crunch on e-waste: Dumping old TVs, computers has long-term effects on environmentArkansans’ disposal of old TVs, computers and other electronics may change soon in response to growing environmental concerns...Refuse collected in Texarkana, Ark., is transported to the landfill in New Boston, Texas. |
Shanghai Daily, February 3, 2007 By Jiang ZechunJunk appliances, electronic waste make China dumping groundChina needs to put electronic garbage under stricter control and keep devising technologies that work in our labor-intensive economy. |
Reuters, January 25, 2007 By ReutersChina Vows to Crack Down on Illegal Garbage ImportsChina promised on Wednesday to crack down on illegal imports of |
iHealthBeat, January 4, 2007 By Colleen EganGreen Machines: Health Care IT Can Improve Care, Hurt the EnvironmentIt has been a slow process, but it finally has become widely accepted that IT can improve health care by preventing errors, reducing costs, and providing caregivers with comprehensive patient information and best practices. However, now that IT adoption is picking up and hospitals are trading clipboards and paper charts for PDAs and electronic health records, there's another problem: pollution. |
Technology Review, January 3, 2007 By David TalbotHow to Throw Away that Broken iPodWondering what to do with your old electronics this New Year? Online guides tell consumers how to avoid sending their computers to toxic chop shops. |
Austin American Statesman, December 18, 2006 By Austin American StatesmanDell’s recycling program adds countries to its listDell Inc.’s free recycling program has gone global. |
St. Louis Post Dispatch, December 16, 2006 By Bill LambrechtA vast e-wasteland: Private info at risk on discarded computersComputer files on these American high school students are private and revealing...sensitive information was discovered in an unlikely place: on discarded computers for sale in Nigeria, a cyber-crime capital of the world. |
The News Connection, December 15, 2006 By Stephen WebsterHighland Village council endorses recycling programOn Tuesday, December 12, the Highland Village City Council voted in favor of a resolution supporting a bill in the Texas legislature that would require electronics manufacturers to offer buy-back and recycling programs for outdated goods. |
Austin American Stateman, December 7, 2006 By Bob KeefeApple rates poorly on the environment, Dell ranked second-highest among electronics companiesApple Computer Inc. might be hip with consumers, but it's anything but a trendsetter when it comes to good environmental policies, according to activist group Greenpeace. |
BBC News, November 30, 2006 By BBC NewsUN warning on e-waste 'mountain'The world's richest nations are dumping hazardous electronic waste on poor African countries, says the head of the UN's Environment Programme (Unep). |
GreenBiz.com, November 30, 2006 By Steve AttingerExtended Producer Responsibility: Making Green from GreenOver 30 tons of waste is produced for every ton of product that reaches the consumer, and then 98% of those products are thrown away within six months. The US generates more waste per capita each year, while available landfill capacity diminishes. |
Austin Chronicle, November 10, 2006 By Daniel MottolaToxic Sweatshops Exposed by Whistle-Blower
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CLEAN Living, October 23, 2006 By Geoffrey CastroLandfills: A concern piling upWith just over four million residents living in the Houston –Galveston Area Council’s (H-GAC) region, garbage is piling up although most of it is kept out of sight. The region is expected to grow by as much as 40 percent over the next twenty years creating a concern about disposing of the trash, paper and yard waste all those people will add to already bulging landfills. |
Austin American Statesman, October 18, 2006 By Asher PricePrison recycling programs called unsafe - Report released as part of Austin's e-waste conference
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Austin American Statesman, October 16, 2006 By Dan ZehrTech Trash Talk - Recyclers will discuss future of electronics scrap industry at Austin conference this week
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Dallas Business Journal, October 13, 2006 By Margaret AllenPlano in 'e-waste' crackdown - Dallas also eyes pushing producers to resolve electronic trash problem
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Dallas Morning News, October 8, 2006 By Crayton HarrisonOld PCs less of a pain to recycle - Computer firms rethink their stance, now offer Earth-friendly services
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TCE, October 7, 2006 By TCETwo New Books Expose Health and Environmental Hazards of High TechTwo books published in 2006 detail the underside of the global high tech revolution. One book features a chapter on the Dell Campaign and TCE's role in the campaign that won Dell over to embrace producer takeback recycling of electronic waste. |
TCE, October 3, 2006 By TCEKyle City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution on Producer TakeBack RecyclingVote Makes Kyle the First City in Hays County and the 3rd in Texas to Pass E-waste Resolution The Kyle City Council became the first city in Hays County and the third city in Texas to unanimously pass a resolution in favor of producer takeback recycling of electronic waste. |
Dallas Morning News, September 29, 2006 By Elizabeth GrossmanBefore you toss that PC ...In recent weeks, Dell and Apple have recalled nearly 6 million – or up to 3 tons – of computer batteries. This sounds like a lot, but these batteries arejust a drop in the bucket of our collective high-tech trash. |
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, September 28, 2006 By Elizabeth GrossmanMountain of high-tech trash presents a world of problemsMy neighborhood in Portland, Ore., is a great place to watch Fourth of July fireworks. Families gather along the bluff above the river with blankets and lawn chairs. On the morning of the 5th, the street was littered with the celebration's detritus. By afternoon, the debris had vanished, and that was a good thing. |
AlterNet.org, September 14, 2006 By Stan CoxWar, Murder, Rape... All for Your Cell Phone"As you crawl through the tiny hole, using your arms and fingers to scratch, there's not enough space to dig properly and you get badly grazed all over. And then, when you do finally come back out with the cassiterite, the soldiers are waiting to grab it at gunpoint. Which means you have nothing to buy food with. So we're always hungry." |
Plano Star Courier, September 13, 2006 By Cory J. MageorsTake 'em back, officials sayThe age-old debate about computers taking over the world might not be as far fetched as most would think. Machines don't necessarily have to be functioning robots to make an impact on the daily lives of Texans. Monday night at the Plano City Council meeting, the Texas Campaign for the Environment brought nearly 1,200 handwritten letters to the council showing support from city residents who have joined a grassroots effort to force computer companies to take back and recycle outdated computers. |
Washington Post, September 11, 2006 By Elizabeth WilliamsonSpecial Counsel Cancels Award Ceremony for Whistle-Blower
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TCE, September 11, 2006 By TCEPlano City Council Votes Unanimously to Pass an E-waste ResolutionThe City of Plano became the first city in North Texas to pass a resolution in favor of producer takeback recycling of electronic waste. |
GovExec.com, August 14, 2006 By Jenny MandelSBA: Federal Prison Industries not small for servicesIn a decision issued last year but only publicized recently, the Small Business Administration ruled that Federal Prison Industries cannot win service contracts set aside for small businesses. |
Dallas Business Journal, August 4, 2006 By Phil KuhlenbeckBusinesses legally liable for disposal of computersObsolete and defunct computer systems can take up a lot of valuable office space that could be put to better use. |
CSR Wire, July 24, 2006 By CeresComputer Giant Dell Inc. Approved as a Ceres CompanyCompany’s new product recycling policy draws praise Citing the company’s recent progress on electronics recycling and its overall commitment to social and environmental improvements, the Ceres board of directors today announced it has approved Dell Inc. as a Ceres company. |
Beaumont Enterprise, July 14, 2006 By Robert LopezWhat to do with your techno trashFifty-seven-year-old James Callas says he's been selling computers since 1982 - and throwing them out since 1984. |
SocialFunds.com, July 7, 2006 By Bill BaueRecycling 1.2--Dell, HP, and Apple Upgrade Takeback Programs to Slouch Toward SustainabilityThe Computer TakeBack Campaign applauds the improvements while mapping the long road the computer industry still has to travel to attain true sustainability. |
Austin Chronicle, July 6, 2006 By Daniel MottolaDell computers unveiled a global electronic-waste recycling programAustin-based Dell computers unveiled a global electronic-waste recycling program last week, expanding their existing efforts to now offer no-charge recycling of any Dell-brand computer or printer. |
Austin American Statesman, June 29, 2006 By Dan ZehrDell launches first free recycling programComputer maker will take back all products it sold worldwide. Dell Inc. wants its old computers back, and it will pick them up for free. The company said Wednesday that it will provide free recycling for all its products worldwide, the first computer maker to offer such broad recovery services at no charge. |
CTBC, June 28, 2006 By Computer TakeBack CampaignEnvironmentalists Applaud Dell’s Recycling AdvancesThe Computer TakeBack Campaign applauds Dell’s announcement today that they will become the first company in the world to provide consumers with free electronics recycling globally. Previously, Dell offered free takeback of their products only with purchase of a new computer or monitor, and only in certain countries. This marks a significant expansion of Dell’s recycling program and sets the standard for the rest of the electronics industry. |
Austin Chronicle, June 23, 2006 By Dan MottolaGeorgetown City Council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of producer take-back recyclingThe Georgetown City Council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of producer take-back recycling for computer and electronic waste last week, becoming the first Texas city to formally call on the state Legislature to enact policy requiring electronics manufacturers and vendors to recycle discarded products. |
Austin American Statesman, June 22, 2006 By Francisco Vara-OrtaGeorgetown takes on tech trash - City is first to vote on resolution urging new electronics recycling rulesConsumers aren't the only ones frustrated about what to do with obsolete and broken electronic equipment such as televisions or computers. |
TCE, June 14, 2006 By TCEGeorgetown City Council Passes Resolution on Producer TakeBack RecyclingUnanimous Vote Makes Georgetown the First City in Texas to Pass E-waste Resolution |
TCE, June 13, 2006 By TCETCE Statement in Support of Georgetown Resolution on Producer TakeBack Recycling of ElectronicsIn the U.S., more people recycle than vote. However, when it comes to electronic waste recycling, there are many pitfalls. |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 3, 2006 By Bill LambrechtComputer Waste Can Be a Toxic MessWhen a man with a truck offered to "recycle" a load of old computer monitors in 2001, the University City School District was happy to pay him $5 apiece to be rid of them. So district officials were distressed to learn that some of its equipment has turned up dumped in a once-idyllic place called Echo Valley amid stately cottonwoods and spring daisies. |
New York Times, May 17, 2006 By Susan MoranPanning for GoldRenee St. Denis is prospecting. Scanning the rows of the latest arrivals of discarded computers and other electronic products at Hewlett-Packard's 200,000-square-foot recycling plant, she searches for precious metals. |
Austin Chronicle, May 11, 2006 By Daniel MottolaNot all electronic waste will become art …The piece was on display at the World Congress on Information Technology Gala last week, bearing this message: "Not all electronic waste will become art … For the rest, there should be producer take-back recycling." |
TCE, May 3, 2006 By TCEElectronic Waste Art with a Message Unveiled at World Congress on Information TechnologyAdvocates Send Message: Producer Takeback Recycling for E-waste that Doesn’t Become Art Texas Campaign for the Environment and Austin Green Art have collaborated to present a striking art piece made from electronic waste. The lizard-like figure with a globe-head decorated with pieces of electronic waste will remind delegates attending the gala dinner at the World Congress on Information Technology that the digital age has resulted in more than a billion pounds of electronic waste. The art piece comes with a message: “Not all electronic waste will become art…For the rest, there should be producer takeback recycling.” |
CNET News.com, April 28, 2006 By Tom KrazitShareholders take stock of AppleApple Computer CEO Steve Jobs defended his company's environmental practices during the annual shareholder meeting, but also took time to reflect on market share and the Mac maker's transition to Intel chips. |
KGO TV (ABC San Francisco affiliate), April 27, 2006 By Karina RuskApple Launches Free Computer Recycling ProgramApple Computers record on how it disposes of or recycles its old computers has once again become a shareholder issue. |
Austin American Statesman, April 22, 2006 By Austin American StatesmanApple follows Dell, H-P in recycling old computersApple Computer Inc. will begin recycling old computers for customers who buy new ones from them, bowing to pressure from an environmental campaign that previously pulled a similar concession from Dell Inc. |
TCE/CTBC, April 21, 2006 By CTBC/TCEApple Responds to Pressure from Consumers on RecyclingApple Computer today announced that it will offer free takeback and recycling of old computers to consumers who buy new Macs at Apple stores or through their online store. |
Fort Worth Star Telegram , April 9, 2006 By Tim JohnsonChina's toxic junkyardWhen discarded computers vanish from desktops around the world, they often end up in Guiyu, which may be the electronic-waste capital of the globe. |
Austin Chronicle, April 7, 2006 By Daniel MottolaKeeping Austin From Getting E-WastedTexas Campaign for the Environment, famous for goading Dell to ramp up and reform its recycling efforts, was demonstrating at the Barton Creek Mall Apple Store Tuesday, in support of a nationwide Computer TakeBack Campaign effort urging Apple to accept and recycle all its old products, in addition to the iPods it currently takes. |
Business Week, April 4, 2006 By Lorraine WoellertHP Wants Your Old PCs Back: It's pushing states to force recycling of TVs, computers, and other e-gear. Here's whyA few years ago, when environmentalists in Washington State began agitating to rid local dumps of toxic old computers and televisions, they found an unexpected ally: Hewlett-Packard Co. Teaming up with greens and retailers, HP took on IBM, Apple Computer, and several major TV manufacturers, which were resisting recycling programs because of the costs. |
TCE, March 24, 2006 By CTBC & TCEWashington Governor to Sign Landmark Electronic Waste Recycling BillWashington Governor, Christine Gregoire, will sign into law the most comprehensive electronic waste recycling bill in the country. The bill requires electronics manufacturers to pay for the collection, transportation, and recycling of computers, monitors, and TVs from consumers, small business, schools, small governments, and charities in the State. This is a dramatic shift from what was previously a consumer and taxpayer financial burden. |
Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2006 By Giles SladeE-waste is e-vilMicrosoft has just invented a niche market between low-functioning personal digital assistants and high-functioning laptops. Enter the Origami, a new class of ultra-mobile personal computers intended to become as indispensable and ubiquitous as cellphones. |
EnvironetDaily, February 25, 2006 By EnvironetDailyEnvironmentalists blast Gore: Take back toxic electronicsGroup wants ex-vice president to use position on Apple board to promote computer recycling |
TCE, February 24, 2006 By TCEActivists Serenade Al Gore to Engage Him in Dialog on Computer RecyclingEnvironmental Watchdogs Seek Meeting with Apple Boardmember Gore |
The Battalion, February 17, 2006 By Andrew BurlesonTrashedTexas' landfills are filling up, and a surprisingly hazardous type of waste is the main culprit: used electronics. Around the United States about 100 million computers, monitors and televisions become obsolete each year - and this amount continues to increase. |
New York Times, January 27, 2006 By Elizabeth RoyteE-Waste@LargeLast week, Maine became the first state to require manufacturers of computer monitors and televisions to pay for their recycling and disposal. Washington, with a pending bill, may be next. That's progress, right? |
New York Times, January 19, 2006 By Katie ZezimaMakers Start Bearing the Cost of Recycling TV's in MaineMaine became the first state to require manufacturers to pay the entire cost of recycling old televisions and computer monitors when a state law went into effect on Wednesday. |
Associated Press, January 18, 2006 By Associated PressMaine makes TV, PC monitor makers recycleA first-in-the-nation law that went into effect Wednesday in Maine requires makers of televisions and computer monitors to pick up the tab to recycle and safely dispose of their products once they are discarded. |
ABC News, January 6, 2006 By ABC NewsIs America Exporting a Huge Environmental Problem?Old Computers Often End Up in Toxic Heaps in Developing CountriesAmericans bought an estimated $125 billion worth of consumer electronics — computers, monitors, cell phones, televisions — this past year. With hundreds of millions of them becoming obsolete every year in this country, what happens to all the stuff we don't want any more?
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Houston Press, November 10, 2005 By Richard ConnellyFrom Houston with Love - The city sends a special something to AfricaSomewhere, in a garbage dump in the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria, sits a little bit of Houston. It's a computer, once owned by the Houston city government, now helping to add to the pollution problem in Africa. |
November 8, 2005 By TCETexas Campaign for the Environment Shares Business Ethics Network BENNY Award |
Austin Chronicle, November 3, 2005 By Daniel MottolaDeveloping World Is Our Toxic Techno Trash DumpsterEach month, hundreds of shipments of electronic waste exported from the U.S. and Europe to developing countries for supposed reuse and repair are actually dumped and often burned in unregulated conditions, releasing an array of toxic contaminants and creating a potential environmental disaster... |
San Antonio Express-News, November 2, 2005 By Anton CaputoCity dumping the way it retires old computersThe city of San Antonio doesn't want any more of its old computers to end up in a Nigerian garbage dump. Or any dump, for that matter. |
San Antonio Current, October 27, 2005 By Lisa SorgCity Computer Allegedly Among Illegal WasteA Gateway computer reportedly marked with a City of San Antonio identification tag has been found among e-waste that allegedly had been illegally dumped in Nigeria. |
Daily Texan, October 26, 2005 By Meghan YoungGroup Urges Recycling ResponsibilityA local environmental organization is trying to mobilize consumers to learn how to responsibly recycle their computers. |
San Antonio Express-News, October 25, 2005 ByDigital dump creates concernsAnton Caputo, Express-News Staff Writer The halls of San Antonio's city government and the sprawling dumps of Lagos, Nigeria, probably don't have much in common. Much, that is, except a 1999 Gateway computer tagged "Property of City of San Antonio 821465." |
TCE Press Release, October 24, 2005 By Robin SchneiderHigh-Tech Toxic Trash Exported to Africa from Texas. USA and Europe Creating a Digital Dump from Re-Use and Repair TradeTexas Campaign for the Environment released the findings of a new investigation by the toxic trade watchdog organization, Basel Action Network. The study reveals that large quantities of obsolete computers, televisions, mobile phones, and other used electronic equipment are exported from the USA and Europe to Lagos, Nigeria for “re-use and repair” are ending up gathering dust in warehouses or being dumped and burned near residences in empty lots, roadsides and in swamps creating serious health and environmental contamination from the toxic leachate and smoke. |
Austin Chronicle, October 21, 2005 By Daniel MottolaLead-Laced Garbage Case Back in CourtTexas Disposal Systems was back in court again last Wednesday, facing Zenith Electronics and the Penske truck rental company in an eight-year-old battle over the fate of 1,600 tons of lead-laced garbage. After years of suing, countersuing, and even a failed attempt by the Lege to resolve the impasse, TDS and state environmental advocates assailed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for failing to act on its own previous determinations and accused the agency of having inappropriately close relations with Penske's legal council, mega law firm Baker Botts. |
Reuters, October 11, 2005 ByMany dangerous chemicals in European bloodGENEVA (Reuters) - European children are absorbing dangerous chemicals into their blood from computers, textiles, cosmetics and electrical appliances, according to a new study released on Thursday. |
Austin American Statesman, October 4, 2005 By Dan ZehrOld PCs become a profit centerDell turns recycling into a fast-growing business. The unit is among the fastest-growing businesses in Dell's managed-services division, which itself is growing more quickly than the rest of the company, said Jake Player, senior manager of asset-recovery services. |
CNET, September 9, 2005 By By Anne BroacheElectronics companies on Thursday asked federal lawmakers to fashion a uniform, national policy for recycling electronic waste.A nine-member panel appearing before the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on environment and hazardous materials expressed concern that the current trend of varied state and local laws targeting e-waste management would breed inefficiency, confusion and higher prices for consumers. |
September 6, 2005 By TCEU.S. E-Waste Polluting Communities Abroad New Report Underscores Need for Legislative Solutions, TCE Brings Ewaste to AppleActivists in Dallas and Austin responded to a new report released today documents for the first time the extent of toxic contamination from obsolete computers, televisions, and other gadgets that have been shipped overseas by U.S. recyclers. |
TCE Press Release:, June 12, 2005 By CTBCCoalition Calls Steve Jobs a “Mini-player” in Computer Recycling, Flies Banner Over Stanford Graduation Where Jobs Was SpeakingThe Computer TakeBack Campaign flew an airplane banner over graduation ceremonies at Stanford Stadium today to encourage Steve Jobs, the keynote speaker, to improve Apple Computer’s recycling program for obsolete computers. The banner said, “Steve – Don’t be a mini-player. Recycle all e-waste.” |
Scripps Howard News Service, May 25, 2005 By Press Clipping:Environmentalists Bypass Washington to Pressure CorporationsBy Joan Lowy After four and a half years of policy defeats at the hands of the Bush administration, some green groups are finding they can achieve greater success outside Washington by exerting pressure directly on corporations. |
A World of Possibilities, May 15, 2005 ByReuse, Recycle, Redesign: Producers Taking the LeadTCE's Executive Director,Robin Schneider, was recently interviewed on award-winning syndicated radio program, "A World of Possibilities." Keep an eye out for Robin's interview on their web site and find out more on their special series about Extended Producer Responsibility and electronic waste. |
Austin American-Statesman, April 22, 2005 By Kate AlexanderAustin Looks at How to Boost RecyclingComputer recycling hailed as a national model, but overall rates aren't as good as in other cities. Made of metal, plastic and a host of toxic materials, the tons of unwanted computer monitors and processors delivered every day to Goodwill Industries of Central Texas could create environmental problems if tossed in a landfill. |
TCE Press Release:, April 21, 2005 By CTBCCoalition Warns Apple Shareholders On Company’s E-Waste Policy, Campaign Releases Alternative Annual Report For Earth DayWarning Apple shareholders of the potential impacts of Apple’s e-waste policies, local leaders today released an alternative version of Apple Computer’s annual report, called “UnApple: From iPod to iWaste.” |
ASSOCIATED PRESS , April 21, 2005 By Rachel KonradTech Waste Challenges Earth Day SpiritOld TVs, cell phones and other electronics are big hazards in the U.S., activists say.
SAN FRANCISCO -- When Earth Day dawned in 1970, optimistic environmentalists predicted emerging technologies would help reduce the nation's reliance on coal, oil, insecticides and other pollutants. |
TCE Press Release:, March 30, 2005 ByComputer TakeBack Activists Hold Protests in Austin & Dallas, Events Held Nationwide in “Bad Apple Week of Action”,Activists Appeal to Apple CEO Steve Jobs for Corporate ResponsibilityActivists with Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) held two events this week to demand that Apple takeback its obsolete products. |
Tech News World and ECT, February 8, 2005 By Press Clipping:PC Recycling on Congressional Agenda - Again
By John P. Mello Jr Thompson's legislation is similar to a law in California that took effect Jan. 1. That statute requires consumers to pay recycling fees ranging from $6 to $10 on CRT monitors and TVs and reimburses recyclers 28 cents a pound to recycle the e-waste. |
The Daily Texan, February 7, 2005 By Press Clipping:eBay campaigns for recycling electronics
'Don't trash it, cash it' program reduces waste and pollution By Marjon Rostami The slogan "Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!" no longer limits recycling to paper, plastic and glass. The increasing reliance on electronic devices and their short life spans put computers and other electronic devices in the same category. |
The New York Times, January 12, 2005 By Press Clipping:Environmentalists Protest Apple's 'iWaste'Apple Computer Corp. has become the darling of the technology sector for its wildly popular digital music player. But scorching iPod sales have also made it the target of an aggressive environmental coalition, which is trashing Apple as rotten to the core. |
Austin American-Statesman, January 11, 2005 By Press Clipping:Apple does poor job on recycling, activists say
Protests about computer maker's environmental policies are planned for Macworld convention today By Bob Keefe/WEST COAST BUREAU SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Computer Inc., which has long been viewed favorably by environmentalists, is under attack for its environmental practices. |
The Union-Tribune, January 6, 2005 By Press Clipping:PC makers and their critics join eBay recycle push
By Eric Auchard/REUTERS LAS VEGAS - Online auction company eBay Inc. Thursday unveiled an initiative to join personal computer makers and their environmental critics in an effort to recycle more of the up to 400 million electronic products that are thrown out every year. |
Austin Chronicle, December 23, 2004 By Press Clipping:Apple computer take backNow that Dell is no longer the top target of electronic waste recycling activists, Apple Computer has filled the protest vacuum. |
Austin Chronicle, October 29, 2004 By Press Clipping:Kicking PCs to the CurbBy Lee Nichols Attempts to solve the growing problem of electronic waste may have taken a giant step forward this week, at least in Central Texas: The city of Austin, Dell, and Goodwill Industries have teamed up for a one-year pilot program of comprehensive computer recycling, including both drop-off and curbside options. The project, known as the Austin Computer Recycling Project, began offering this service on Monday |
ENN, October 19, 2004 By Press Clipping:Promoter or Polluter: Rate Greatest E-WasterPromoter or Polluter: Rate Greatest E-Waster
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Austin American Statesman, August 9, 2004 By Press Clipping:Power of protest felt by DellEnvironmental groups used low-tech campaign to get computer maker's attention on recycling By Dan Zehr It only took a few thousand letters and a set of prison uniforms. When a small band of environmental groups first set its sights on Dell Inc. in May 2002, the world's No. 1 producer of personal computers had little interest in expanding the recycling programs for the PCs it sold |
El Paso Times, July 18, 2004 By Press Clipping:High-Tech TroubleTrashed electronics dirty our land, water By Monica Ortiz Uribe High-tech trash, including old computers, televisions and cellular phones, is causing environmental problems because good disposal options are lacking. |
Austin American-Statesman, July 14, 2004 By Press Clipping:PC recycling warsThe world's largest computer makers, Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., long have been locked in a fierce struggle to see who could sell you your next PC.
Now they're competing to recycle your old one for free. |
Associated Press, July 14, 2004 By Press Clipping:Dell, HP expand recycling programsBy Matt Slagle The world's two largest personal-computer manufacturers have gotten a little greener. |
San Jose Mercury News, July 14, 2004 By Press Clipping:HP and Dell going greenBy John Boudreau and Sam Diaz The two biggest companies fighting to sell personal computers are now fighting to take them away for recycling. In dueling news releases on Tuesday, Dell and Hewlett-Packard -- the world's two largest manufacturers of personal computers -- announced new programs to recycle electronics for free. HP said it will accept old electronics equipment, from PCs to TVs, that are dropped off at Office Depot outlets across the country from July 18 to Sept. 6, free of charge. |
Daily Texan, July 2, 2004 By Press Clipping:Protesters demand several TCEQ employees be firedArmed with poster-sized "pink slips," a group of 15 activists from the Texas Campaign for the Environment staged a peaceful protest Thursday outside the headquarters for the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, demanding the removal of several TCEQ employees. |
San Antonio Express-News, June 15, 2004 By Press ClippingElectronic waste is growingBy L.A. Lorek Getting rid of obsolete electronics will cost San Antonio taxpayers $56 million by 2015, according to a report released Monday by the Texas Campaign for the Environment. Junk TVs, PCs, cellular phones, and CD and DVD players will cost taxpayers statewide $606 million if actions aren't taken to prevent more than 2 million tons of toxins from ending up in Texas landfills and incinerators, said Robin Schneider, executive director for the Austin-based environmental group. |
Associated Press, June 14, 2004 By Press Clipping:Electronic trash growing in Texas, report revealsCleanup could cost $606 million Associated Press AUSTIN -- Texas faces a surge of toxic electronic trash in the next 10 years and taxpayers could be hit with a $606 million cleanup bill, according to an environmental study released Monday. |
Valley Morning Star, June 14, 2004 By Press Clipping:Study: Electronic waste disposal to cost $28 millionBy Elizabeth Pierson Obsolete computers and clunky cell phones will cost the Rio Grande Valley at least $28 million in disposal costs in the next decade, according to a study released Monday. |
KUT Newsroom, June 7, 2004 By Press Clipping:Toxic Computer DustAUSTIN, TX - In an effort to rally public sentiment and prompt change, a group of student activists publicly issued a report showing that dust collected from computers at The University of Texas at Austin contains toxins. The toxin comes from brominated fire retardants that have been used in electronic devices for years. But it doesn't just stop with electronic devices. |
Austin American-Statesman, June 3, 2004 By Press Clipping:Study finds suspect chemicals in computer dustBy Kevin Carmody Dust on computers in government and university offices throughout the country, including one tested at the University of Texas, contained measurable levels of several fire retardant chemicals that are under mounting scrutiny as human health risks, according to a report to be released today in Austin. |
Austin Chronicle, May 27, 2004 By By Lee NicholsEnviros Give Dell a (Barely) Passing GradeThe conflict over the recycling of electronic waste took a turn for the better over the past two weeks, according to both environmental activists and the high tech companies they are pressuring. On May 12, Dell Inc. announced that it has set a fiscal year 2005 goal of increasing its recovery rate of used computer products by 50% over FY 2004, which ended Jan. 30. Simultaneously, Dell released its 2004 Sustainability Report, a 62-page "update on the company's progress on a number of environmental and social initiatives over the past year." |
Austin American-Statesman, May 19, 2004 By Press Clipping:Dell gets high grades for recycling effortsEnvironmental groups praise former laggard In one year, Dell Inc. has transformed itself from a computer industry laggard into a leader in environmental and public health issues, especially the recycling of electronic wastes laden with toxic chemicals, environmental organizations will report today. |
Waste News, April 12, 2004 By Lauren S. RomanWhat if the U.S. banned e-scrap exports?What would really happen if the United States banned exports of electronic scrap? Would the domestic electronics recycling industry be sorry for what it had wished for? Would thousands of tons of electronic scrap be forced into U.S. landfills and incinerators, causing unprecedented electronic scrap pollution? |
Dallas Morning News, April 9, 2004 By Press Clipping:Computer maker becomes friendlier to critics and the earthBy Crayton Harrison Dell Inc. has gone from mean to green in the eyes of environmentalists. The Round Rock-based computer giant, once the subject of bitter protests by recycling activist groups, now invites environmental leaders to speak at events it sponsors. Activists no longer characterize Dell as an uncaring, earth-ravaging corporate monster. Instead, they say, Dell has become one of the pioneering manufacturers leading the industry to a universal plan for recycling hazardous electronic waste. |
San Jose Mercury News, April 8, 2004 By Press Clipping:Two valley firms to take lead out of chip makingBy John Boudreau With growing pressure on tech companies to reduce health threats to society, two Silicon Valley chip makers announced Wednesday that they will start taking lead out of their products. |
Wired.com, February 7, 2004 By Press Clipping:Disposable DVDs at CrossroadsDisney has stopped selling its movies on 48-hour DVDs, but that doesn't mean the technology is disappearing. |
Daily Texan, February 2, 2004 By Press Clipping:It's not easy being an EZ-D anymoreH-E-B area stores discontinue sales of disposable DVDs; environmentalists approve
By Laura Dewey H-E-B recently abandoned the idea of selling EZ-Ds, DVDs that self destruct after 48 hours. |
Austin American-Statesman, February 2, 2004 By Press Clipping:Dell founder meets with environmental activistsChief says firm has made progress but acknowledges that there's more to do. By Amy Schatz A year ago, it was unlikely that local environmentalists would have found themselves in the same room with Michael Dell. But on Friday, the Dell Inc. founder appeared at a company-sponsored PC recycling conference at the University of Texas and answered questions from local environmental activists. |
Wired.com, January 29, 2004 By Press Clipping:Stores Nix Disposable FlicksA Texas grocery chain has decided to stop selling disposable DVDs, a product that outraged environmentalists and apparently didn't sell too well, either. About 20 H-E-B grocery stores in the Austin area sold the EZ-Ds, vacuum-sealed movies that, once opened, play for 48 hours before a chemical reaction on the surface of the discs renders them unplayable. |
Austin Chronicle, December 12, 2003 By Lee NicholsTCE discovers illegal cyber dumpTexas Campaign for the Environment revealed the location of an illegal computer dumping ground in northeast Travis Co. Monday, driving home its point that the computer industry needs to set up a comprehensive electronic waste recycling program. |
Austin American-Statesman, September 24, 2003 By Press Clipping:Breast milk study finds chemicalsAustin group urges ban on certain fire retardants, found in high levels within milk By Kevin Carmody |
Daily Texan, July 21, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell's recycling plan draws criticismEnvironmental advocates demand cheap, safe reuse Dell Inc. faced harsh criticism from environmentalists Thursday and Friday for allegedly insufficient computer recycling efforts. The Texas Campaign for the Environment and the Computer Takeback Campaign gathered local and national activists to challenge Dell's recycling methods Thursday night. The activists directly confronted the company's shareholders at Dell's annual meeting Friday. TCE Director Robin Schneider acknowledged the Round Rock-based company's recent efforts to lower the costs of computer recycling but said it was not enough. |
San Antonio Express-News, July 19, 2003 By Press Clipping:Activists want increase in Dell recycling effortsBy L.A. Lorek AUSTIN -- About a dozen environmentalists protested outside PC maker Dell's annual meeting here Friday morning with a few donning gas masks and biohazard suits and holding signs criticizing Dell's recycling efforts. |
Dallas Morning News, July 19, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell flashes green credentialsEnvironmentalists push for an expanded recycling program By Crayton Harrison AUSTIN -- Dell Computer Corp. told environmental activists and shareholders Friday that it's spent the last year getting greener. And then Dell got a little leaner. |
Dallas Morning News, July 17, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell faces recycling activistsComputer giant is asked to drop fees to process old machines By Crayton Harrison Dallas environmental activists called on Dell Computer Corp. Wednesday to stop charging consumers a fee to recycle their old machines. Representatives of the Texas Campaign for the Environment and the DFW Green Alliance held a news conference at the Dallas Peace Center to ask Dell to include the cost of recycling in the price of a PC. |
Denver Post, July 15, 2003 By Press Clipping:PC recycling campaign pressures DellBy Vicky Lio A coalition pushing for better recycling of toxin-containing PCs used its Monday stop in Denver to criticize giant Dell Computer Corp. as a "laggard in the recycling effort." |
Austin American-Statesman, July 4, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell changes recycle vendorsUse of prison labor by contractor had led to criticism of PC maker By Amy Schatz Stung by mounting criticism for using federal prison labor to recycle computers, Dell Computer Corp. said Thursday that it will begin using other recycling contractors instead. |
Dallas Morning News, June 27, 2003 By Press Clipping:Recycling group faults contractor for DellFirm disputes report critical of disposal and workplace safety By Crayton Harrison An electronics recycling advocacy group said Thursday that one of Dell Computer Corp.'s recycling contractors does not maintain adequate safety conditions and environmentally safe practices for its workers, who are prison inmates. |
Austin American-Statesman, June 20, 2003 By Press Clipping:Activists are getting corporations' earCompanies are listening -- and responding -- to consumers' views about social issues By Tom Locke |
KPFT, May 16, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell Computers' recycling efforts raise labor concerns
By Erika McDonald As part of a national public relations campaign, Texas-based Dell Computers collected unwanted computers from a drop-off location in Southwest Houston one weekend in May. Where the e-waste goes from there has environmentalists raising questions over prison labor exploitation.
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Central Texas News, May 7, 2003 By Press ClippingNeed Seen For Computer RecyclingLead, cobalt, barium, arsenic, mercury. Those are just some of the toxins associated with electronic waste. Legislation has been introduced in the state House and Senate to deal with the matter. Robin Schneider is with the Texas Campaign for the Environment. She says the legislation is urgently needed. |
Austin American-Statesman, April 25, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell's recycling event should be protest-freeExpect to find tons of soda-splattered PCs at Auditorium Shores on Sunday when Dell Computer Corp. holds a free recycling event. But don't expect to see environmentalists protesting Dell's use of prison labor. |
The Oregonian, April 18, 2003 By Press Clipping:Dell's call to recycle computers draws flak
By Ted Sickinger Dell Computer will roll out its own Earth Day event this weekend, bringing a five-city computer recycling tour to the Portland area. Drop off any make or model -- free. But don't bring your old fridge -- only computers and related equipment. |
Houston Chronicle, March 21, 2003 By Press Clipping:High-tech junk on lawmakers' agendaRecycling requirements 'unworkable,' manufacturers' group says By Dina Cappiello IN TEXAS, THROWAWAY technology could become a thing of the past. New legislation would make it illegal to toss a Dell into a Dumpster or incinerate an IBM. Even outdated cellular phones and Sony PlayStations couldn't be trashed. |
Dallas Morning News, August 8, 2002 By Press Clipping:PC industry wary of legislation on recyclingBy Crayton Harrison If computer makers don't do something soon to keep toxic PC parts from piling up in landfills, the government may do it for them. The computer industry wants to avoid asking consumers to pay the cost of recycling -- somewhere between $10 and $50 per personal computer -- when they make their purchases. |
Austin Chronicle, July 26, 2002 By Press Clipping:Interfacing With DellBy Lee Nichols Texas Campaign for the Environment and other supporters of the Computer TakeBack Campaign took their cause to the Convention Center last Thursday, confronting Dell Computer founder Michael Dell at Dell's annual shareholders meeting. Several activists and shareholders asked Dell if his company would take greater responsibility for preventing the heavy metals and other toxic materials commonly found in obsolete computers from ending up in landfills or unsafe salvaging operations. (See "Dude, Are You Recycling?" May 31) |
Raymond Communications, July 19, 2002 By Press Clipping:State Recycling Laws UpdateE-waste Protests Hit Texas By Michele Raymond |
Channel 8 Austin News, June 7, 2002 By Press Clipping:Environmentalists encourage computer recyclingBy Heather Maze and Web staff You can recycle newspapers, plastic, soda cans and cardboard. But have you thought about recycling your old computer? Not many people have. The National Safety Council estimates that there will be 315 million obsolete computers in the United States by 2004. In 1998, the NSC reported that of the 20.6 million computers that become obsolete only 11 percent were recycled. |
Austin Business Journal, January 9, 2002 By Press Clipping:Dell flunks environmental testRound Rock-based Dell Computer Corp. needs to step up efforts to recycle and dispose of obsolete electronics products, according to a report released Thursday by the Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
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The Brazosport Facts, May 24, 2008 By John TompkinsAgency OKs rules on e-wasteThe state’s top environmental agency passed rules Wednesday governing a mandatory electronic waste program, but did not include provisions barring retailers from exporting the potentially toxic waste. |
San Antonio Express-News, May 22, 2008 By Anton CaputoState agency approves computer recycling mandate. Manufacturers will have to offer free programs, but no standards set.It's official. If you want to make computers and sell them in Texas, you need to have a free program to recycle the equipment when customers are finished with it. |
Austin American Statesman, May 21, 2008 By Asher PriceNew state computer recycling rules do not go far enough, some sayThe passage of a computer recycling law was one of the few triumphs counted by environmentalists in the last legislative session. But the group that pushed for the law says rules by the state's environmental agency, which will take the step today of putting the law into practice, lack teeth to stop recyclers from disposing of hazardous materials overseas. |
TCE, May 21, 2008 By TCELegislators, Advocates Say Weak E-Waste Standards Fail to Ensure Responsible RecyclingRecycling activists and state legislators expressed disappointment in the final rules adopted by the state environmental agency (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ) for the Texas Computer TakeBack Law. While environmental leaders were pleased that the agency did strengthen the rules originally proposed, they say the standards for responsible recycling remain weak and fail to address the dumping of electronic waste on developing countries around the world. |
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TCE, May 20, 2008 By TCEState Environmental Agency to Vote on Rules for Electronic Waste RecyclingOn Wednesday May 21, the Texas environmental agency will meet in Austin to vote on final guidelines to implement the new Electronics TakeBack Recycling legislation. State legislators and recycling advocates say that while the proposed rules are good in some areas, they don’t do enough to ensure that the manufacturers will provide environmentally responsible recycling programs for Texans. |
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TCE, May 20, 2008 By TCEUnusual Display of Support for Electronic Waste Recycling UnveiledIn a room covered wall to wall and floor to ceiling with the signatures of thousands of North Texans—and with tens of thousands more overflowing throughout the space—environmental advocates called on the state environmental agency to adopt standards that would prevent old computers from being dumped on developing countries. |
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San Antonio Express-News, May 19, 2008 By Anton CaputoRecycling changes await OKOn Wednesday, Texas is expected to become only the fourth state in the country that requires computer makers to take back and recycle all equipment they sell for household use. |
The Brazosport Facts, April 3, 2008 By John TompkinsTCEQ delays e-waste actionThe state’s environmental agency will wait until May to pass new rules governing electronics waste disposal so it can give the law more teeth. |
TCE, April 2, 2008 By TCEState Environmental Agency Extends its Deadline to Consider Incorporating Stronger Environmental Standards for Electronic Waste RecyclingEnvironmental leaders were pleased that the three commissioners of the state environmental agency did not approve the rules for the state’s electronics recycling law and instead voted at a hearing today to take more public comment on putting in place mandatory standards on responsible recycling. |
TCE, April 1, 2008 By TCETCE Grades State Agency on Electronic Waste RecyclingTCE activists unveiled an over-sized “Responsible Recycling Mid-Term Report Card” to the state environmental agency on its proposed guidelines for implementing the new Computer TakeBack Recycling Law. |
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Electronics TakeBack Coalition, August 12, 2010 By Press ReleaseGAO Report Misses the Mark with Recommendation on Basel ConventionCongress released a Government Accountability office (GAO) report yesterday - Electronic Waste: Considerations for Promoting Environmentally Sound Reuse and Recycling – that seeks to address the management and trade of hazardous electronic wastes. |
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TCE, February 15, 2010 ByBill White replies to your lettersBill White replies to a TCE supporter’s letter to his campaign office. Read his reply and TCE's response here. |
TCE, February 15, 2010 ByKay Bailey Hutchinson replies to your lettersSenator Hutchinson replies to a TCE supporter’s letter to her campaign office. Read her reply and TCE's response here. |
TCE press release, January 14, 2010 By TCETV Zombies Demand Secession (From Texas Landfills) at Republican DebateThe first debate in the Republican primary actually started a few minutes early when recycling advocates-turned-TV zombies descended on the debate site. |
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The Bergen Record, October 21, 2009 By Herb JacksonTroubled tech recycler has political tiesSeveral New Jersey officials who trumpeted their "green" credentials received campaign contributions from executives at an Ocean County electronics recycling company fined by environmental regulators and in danger of losing its state permit. |
Letters to the Editor, August 27, 2009 By Austin American-StatesmanLetters to the Editor: Old TVs and a bunch of staticRe: Aug. 25 Arnold García Jr. column "In simpler times, leftovers didn't qualify as toxic waste": |
KVUE 24 News Austin, June 24, 2009 By Elise HuGovernor vetoes TV recycling measureVideo: Austin Democrat Kirk Watson says he's stunned by a veto from Governor Rick Perry of a bill that would have encouraged people to recycle their old TVs instead of throwing them out. Click here to watch! |
Green Right Now - ABC News, June 24, 2009 By Harriet BlakeTexas governor rejects TV recycling billTexas Gov. Rick Perry surprised environmentalists, and others, when he recently vetoed the TV Take Back Bill (HB 821), which would have allowed Texans to recycle their outdated televisions for free as part of the necessary switch to digital TV. |
Austin Chronicle, June 22, 2009 By Richard WhittakerZombie TVs Keep WalkingNo one likes a bill they worked hard on to die, but there's particular fury in the environmental community today that Gov. Rick Perry killed House Bill 821, the famous zombie TV recycling legislation. |
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Dallas Morning News, June 22, 2009 By Colleen McCain Nelson/Editorial WriterRick Perry rejects TV recycling legislationEnvironmental advocates notched few victories this legislative session. Sadly, their short list of successes got even shorter Friday when Gov. Rick Perry vetoed legislation that would have required TV makers to provide free recycling. |
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Daily Texan, June 12, 2009 By Ryan MooreActivists Press for E-waste Recycling OptionLocal environmental activists and politicians urged Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday to sign legislation that would curb increasing electronic waste by mandating television manufacturers take back their televisions from consumers and recycle them. |
KUHF Houston Public Radio News, June 11, 2009 By Pat HernandezDigital Switch May Not Mean DisposalAudio: On the eve of the transition to digital television, Houston residents are being told not to trash their TVs. The digital switch could result in a wave of electronic waste to area landfills. Click here to listen! |
San Antonio Current, June 4, 2009 By Haylley JohnsonA Texas TV WastelandWith the date of the analog to digital television signal switch looming closer, reality has become more prominent - millions of unused analog televisions have the potential to wind up in Texas landfills. Alongside this threat, recycling has risen higher on many individuals’ to-do lists, including the Texas Legislature's. |
Austin Chronicle, May 28, 2009 By Lee NicholsTV Recycling Bill PassesThe TV TakeBack bil requires that television manufacturers recycle their market share of televisions recycled in Texas, regardless of the brand. It passed unanimously. |
Austin America-Statesman, May 28, 2009 By Capitol DigestGovernor gets TV take-back billA bill that requires television manufacturers to provide Texas residents with a free and convenient way to recycle their used TVs cleared the Senate on Wednesday and is on its way to the governor. |
Waste & Recycling News, May 28, 2009 By Joe TruiniTexas governor to decide on Television Takeback BillTexas Gov. Rick Perry will have on his desk a bill requiring television manufacturers to provide Texas residents with free and convenient recycling for their old units. |
Business Journal, May 28, 2009 ByTV recycling bill awaits Perry’s signatureThe Texas Senate passed the Television TakeBack Bill, which requires television manufacturers to provide Texas residents with free and convenient recycling for used TVs. |
KUT News Austin, May 28, 2009 By Harrison PowersEnvironmental Group Says 'Thank You'Audio: Rising from the legislature’s graveyard of fallen bills, a law requiring old televisions be recycled has passed and is on its way to Governor Rick Perry’s desk. Hear the full story. |
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San Antonio Express-News, May 27, 2009 By L.A. LorekTexas Senate OKs TV recycling programThe Texas Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the Television TakeBack Bill that promotes TV recycling. The bill requires TV manufacturers to provide Texas residents with “free and convenient recycling” for their old TVs. |
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TCE, May 27, 2009 By TCETexas Legislature Overwhelmingly Passes Bill for TV RecyclingTexas landfills and waterways could gain a reprieve from a potential avalanche of old televisions following the DTV switch, according to environmental advocates and state lawmakers who are lauding the passage of a bill that requires TV manufacturers to provide Texas residents with free and convenient recycling for their used TVs. |
KUHF News Houston, May 27, 2009 By Bill StampsTexas Says Yes to Television RecyclingAudio: Today the Texas Legislature signed a bill that forces television manufacturers to give consumers a way to recycle their old televisions. Supporters of the plan say it'll keep toxic chemicals out of landfills. Click here to listen! |
Port Arthur News, May 13, 2009 ByTexas House passes statewide TV recycling billThe Texas House of Representatives passed HB 821, which will require TV makers selling TVs now to provide free and convenient recycling for used televisions. |
The Daily Texan, April 27, 2009 By Samantha DeavinRecycling Analog TelevisionsIn preparation for the final transition to digital television on June 12, local and state government officials met with environmental activists at the state Capitol on Wednesday to support legislation that would make television manufacturers responsible for recycling of their products. |
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Fox 7 News Austin, April 22, 2009 ByGroup Urges TV Recycling LawVideo: As the transition to digital television nears more and more people are buying new televisions. That is one of the reasons environmental advocates are urging lawmakers to pass legislation making manufactures run free TV recycling programs. Click here to watch. |
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Texas Campaign for the Environment, April 22, 2009 ByElected Representatives and Non-Profit Advocates Call for Producer TakeBack Law to Provide Free and Convenient TV RecyclingA broad spectrum of Texans came together on Earth Day at the State Capitol to urge for the passage of state legislation that requires TV makers to provide free and convenient recycling for old televisions. |
Texas Campaign for the Environment, April 21, 2009 ByEnvironmental Group Withdrawing from Local Earth Day Event Over Concerns with Fate of Electronics to be RecycledCelebrating Earth Day by recycling an old computer, TV or other obsolete electronic equipment? According to a local environmental group, some "e-waste recycling" companies are actually exporting toxic electronics to developing countries where they are dumped or burned and are poisoning entire villages. |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 3, 2009 By Teresa McusicGetting rid of old electronics isn't as hard as you thinkThe Legislature will soon take up a bill requiring television manufacturers that sell in the state to take back their old sets, according to Jeffrey Jacoby, senior director of the Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
San Antonio Express-News, January 3, 2009 By Travis E. PolingBusiness bills fill state LegislatureThe Texas Campaign for the Environment wants to expand the Computer TakeBack law that legislators unanimously passed in 2007 to include TVs, said Robin Schneider, its executive director. |
Houston Chronicle, December 25, 2008 By Allan TurnerE-waste recyclers may not be good for environmentMost people — about 88 percent according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — simply toss so-called e-waste into the trash. |
TCE, May 25, 2007 By TCEElectronics Recycling Bill Clears the Texas State Legislature without A Dissenting VoteBill Would Require Computer Producers to Be Responsible for Recycling Their Products |
TCE, May 13, 2007 By TCETCE Runs Ad in Support of Producer TakeBack Recycling LegislationOn Sunday May 13, 2007 more than 400 Brazoria County residents voiced their support of producer takeback recycling in an ad sponsored by Texas Campaign for the Environment. |
Computer TakeBack Campaign, February 27, 2007 By CTBCStates Take on E-Waste ProblemBills to solve the problem of what do to with the mounting piles of electronic waste are already under consideration in 21 state legislatures, plus the city of New York. |
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Washington Post, September 19, 2009 By Michael S. RosenwaldLeft in the Flat-Screen DustIn no segment of the electronics industry is the new supplanting the old faster than for boob tubes. As new TVs enter the home, many people hide the old ones in basements, garages or closets. But many TVs are simply tossed. |
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Letters to the Editor, August 27, 2009 By Austin American-StatesmanLetters to the Editor: Old TVs and a bunch of staticRe: Aug. 25 Arnold García Jr. column "In simpler times, leftovers didn't qualify as toxic waste": |
Austin American Statesman, August 25, 2009 By Arnold GarciaIn simpler times, leftovers didn't qualify as toxic wasteBack when recycling became a political statement, I remembered my grandfather and smiled. Crecencio García didn't recycle to be hip. |
Dallas Observer, June 12, 2009 By Kimberly ThorpeWhat Happens When You Kill Your TVAt noon today in Victory Park, a group of enviro-activists dressed for Halloween dropped to the concrete to rather dramatically mark the end of analog television. As a result, the Texas Campaign for the Environment -- the group behind today's Victory Park demonstration -- estimates that 3 million televisions will be tossed out. |
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KRIV Fox 26 News Houston, June 11, 2009 By Sally MacDonaldDTV Switch Begins at 6:45 A.M.Video: Once families make the DTV switch, their first urge might be to send the old TV to the graveyard, but environmentalists are sounding the call to recycle. Click here to watch! |
New York Times, May 2, 2009 By Erica GiesBring Out Your Dead (TVs)In February, Best Buy, the largest electronics retail chain in the United States, upgraded its electronic waste take-back and recycling program to make it one of the most comprehensive in the country. |
TWICE, February 12, 2009 By Greg Tarr500 TV Broadcasters Ask For Early ShutoffThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a list of 500 additional full-power TV broadcasters who have sent word that they need to shut off their analog signals prior to the new June 12 deadline for the transition to all-digital broadcasting. |
Associated Press, February 6, 2009 By David BauderSome TV stations to end analog signal on 2/17When Congress postponed the mandatory transition to digital TV until June, it also gave stations the option to stick to the originally scheduled date of |
TCE, February 5, 2009 ByEnvironmental group sees more recycling opportunities in delay of digital switchCongress has passed legislation to delay the switch to digital television signals until June 12, 2009, which President Obama is soon expected to sign into law. Texas Campaign for the Campaign for the Environment sees the delay in the digital switch as a valuable opportunity to prevent more TVs that are made obsolete by the switch from ending up in landfills in Texas or dumps worldwide. |
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TWICE, February 4, 2009 By Greg TarrHouse Approves DTV Delay LegislationThe House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday to delay the analog cutoff TV date 115 days to June 12, 2009. The measure will now be sent to President Obama, who is expected to sign it into law. |
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USA Today, January 27, 2009 By Elizabeth WeiseOld TVs cause new problemsTelevisions carelessly disposed of can be toxic to the environment. A huge backlog of unused old ones (99.1 million, the EPA says) is sitting around in people's homes. |
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Kalamazoo Gazette, January 25, 2009 By Robyn RosenthalRecyclers ready for tons of TVs after switch to digitalBetween the Superbowl, which traditionally has given sports fans an excuse to trade up to bigger TVs, and the imminent switch to digital programming, which is scheduled for Feb. 17, environmental groups are estimating that 90 million televisions will become obsolete. |
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WFAA News D/FW, January 16, 2009 By David SchechterGrand Prairie company recycles TVs, saves environmentVideo: In 2006, Americans threw away nearly 26 million televisions. Placed side by side, those TVs would circle the earth. With the switch to digital this year, that number is expected to get higher. Click here to watch! |
KHOU 11 News Houston, January 16, 2009 By Christine HaasRecycling old TVs to keep you safeVideo: These days, Gus Chabayta at J and K Repair Shop finds himself walking through an electronics morgue. He says he feels that way because the analog sets in his shop have passed like the historic moments they once displayed. Click here to watch! |
KVUE News: Green Right Now, January 15, 2009 By Harriet BlakeTV makers taking steps to reduce e-wasteWith the constant upgrades consumers get with computers, cell phones and TVs, it's no surprise that electronic waste is the fastest growing part of American waste. |
Popular Science, January 12, 2009 By Abby SeiffFear and Greening in Las VegasCorporate responsibility looms large at this year's CES show, but protesters insist more companies need more proactive electronics recycling policies |
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Grist, January 12, 2009 By Sarah van SchagenAnalog-jam: Digital TV delay could be win for environmentMillions of Americans still aren't prepared and could miss out on important news and emergency broadcasts -- a fact that has led President-elect Barack Obama to urge a delay in the transition. |
KVBC News Las Vegas, January 9, 2009 By Jerry BrownEco-activists push for TV recycling at CESOutside the electronics show, activists turned the spotlight on another timely question: what happens to old tvs that aren't recycled? Dressed as analog tv zombies, they paraded down Convention Center Drive en route to a press conference. |
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Reuters Blogs, January 9, 2009 By Anupreeta DasCES: TVs, TVs and TV zombiesI stepped out of the Las Vegas Convention Center yesterday to recover from the brilliant glare of the gazillion TVs on display inside — only to run into another set of boxes on the sidewalk. Okay, they weren’t regular old TVs, but humans wearing black boxes over their heads. |
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BBC News, January 9, 2009 By Maggie ShielsCampaigners highlight 'toxic TVs'Campaigners are warning of a flood of toxic waste from old TVs and have called on manufacturers to do more to recycle them. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition took their protest to the world's biggest electronics show in Las Vegas. |
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TreeHugger, January 9, 2009 By Jaymi HeimbuchToxic TV Zombies Invade CES Show in Las VegasPutting some activist spice into this year's convention, the Electronics TakeBack Coalition has unleashed zombies on Las Vegas in an effort to draw attention to the problem with television manufacturers and their lack of responsibility when it comes to taking back TV sets. |
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Fox 4 News Dallas, December 18, 2008 By Matt GrubsMany Look to Recycle Old TVs in Digital AgeVideo: They're shiny, new, thin, and beautiful. The latest flat-screen television sets have many people bidding farewell to the old models. Click here to watch the story! |
Huffington Post Blog, December 15, 2008 By Philip G. BakerWhich TV Brands Are Best For The Environment?The Electronics TakeBack Coalition's Annual Report Card grades TV manufacturers for their recycling programs that reduce e-waste, and has just been released. |
Houston Chronicle, December 15, 2008 By Letter to the EditorsSwitching to DTV? RecycleWhat will become of the old TVs residents toss out after Feb. 17? The trouble is, TVs contain many toxic chemicals and heavy metals. |
ConsumerReports.org, December 12, 2008 By Kristi WiedemannTV manufacturers graded—and not well—on recycling effortsA new TV Recycling Report Card is out from a non-profit advocacy group, evaluating TV manufacturers, and a few retailers, on their efforts. Many companies received flunking grades, reflecting gaps in existing TV producers' recycling programs and the significant number of companies who don't offer recycling at all. |
Fox 4 News D/FW, November 28, 2008 By Melissa CutlerBe Environmental When Dumping That Old TVVideo: All the DTV changes coming in February may make some people want to dump their old television set and buy a new one. But environmental groups want to make sure you know how to properly dispose of your old TV -- click here to watch. |
Ft Worth Star-Telegram, November 28, 2008 By Mike LeeEnvironmental groups warn against dumping TV setsAs the DTV switch approaches, and with the holiday shopping season in full swing, environmental groups are warning consumers about impacts on the environment halfway around the world. |
Austin American Stateman, November 21, 2008 By Statesman staffMRM, Goodwill partner in TV recycling programMRM Co. and Goodwill Industries announced an agreement allowing customers to drop off older Panasonic, Sharp or Toshiba televisions for free recycling at any (Central Texas) Goodwill location. |
Daily Texan, November 18, 2008 By Lindsey MorganZombies campaign for proper TV set disposalLife-size television zombies sound more like a futuristic sci-fi plot than a campaign for efficient recycling of electronics. But on Monday, activists from the Texas Campaign for the Environment, an environmental advocacy group, dressed as zombies with television sets as heads to protest the improper disposal of televisions in Austin. |
KUHF Houston Public Radio News, November 18, 2008 By Bill StampsTV Manufacturers Get Low GradesAudio: An environmental watchdog group says TV manufacturers aren't doing enough to prepare for next year's transition to all digital television. Click here to listen! |
SustainableBusiness.com News, November 18, 2008 ByDigital TV Approaches, TV Makers Failing on Recycling EffortsThe Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) today released its new TV Recycling Report Card, grading the major TV manufacturers on their efforts to establish national programs to take back and recycle old TVs. |
GreenBiz, November 18, 2008 By GreenBiz StaffSony Earns Top Grade for TV RecyclingMore than half of TV manufacturers have no recycling program in place even though there are only three months left before the digital TV conversion. |
WFAA-TV D/FW , November 18, 2008 By Cynthia IzaguirreProtesters target TV recyclingVideo: With just three months remaining until the nation's transition to digital television, manufacturers of old analog TVs got a ghoulish recycling report card. Click here to watch! |
NBC 5 D/FW, November 18, 2008 ByTurning Up the Volume on TV RecyclingVideo: Texas Campaign for the Environment released its TV makers green report card, which grades the recycling programs of major television manufacturers. Click here to watch! |
KVUE News Austin, November 18, 2008 By Tom HarrisRecycling old TV's can be tough in TexasVideo: You may find recycling your old TV set a little more difficult than you might think if you are planning on purchasing a new digital TV this year. Click here to watch! |
News 8 Austin, November 18, 2008 By News 8 Austin StaffTV companies ill-prepared to recycle analog TVsThe report card is in, and most television makers are failing: The Texas Campaign for the Environment released their report on how well television manufacturers have prepared to recycle their consumers' old TVs. |
San Antonio Express-News, November 18, 2008 By L.A. Lorek20.6 million: Number of television sets U.S. consumers threw away in 2007Landfills overflowing with junked TVs containing lead, mercury and other toxic materials could eventually threaten San Antonio's water supply. That's why Texas environmental activists want TV manufacturers to take back their old sets. |
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Philadelphia Inquirer, November 10, 2008 By Sandy BauersTV's New ProgramUpdated guidelines offer more information on how much energy our sets use - or do they? That's just one environmental concern as events point to a big buying spree. |
TWICE, October 31, 2008 By Greg TarrPanasonic, Sharp Fend Off The 'Undead TVs'A group called Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) was claiming credit Friday for forcing the announcements Thursday of plans for a cooperative national recycling programming involving Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba. |
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Panasonic, October 30, 2008 ByGoal is Simple, Safe Recycling of Used ElectronicsPanasonic announced today that it is creating a program designed to provide consumers convenient and easy recycling of their Panasonic branded TVs and other consumer electronics. The recycling program will expand to all 50 states over the next three years. |
New Jersey Record, October 30, 2008 By Colleen DiskinRatings drop for TV recyclingProtesters dressed as "TV zombies" visited Panasonic's headquarters today to call attention to their concerns that electronics manufacturers are not moving quickly enough to establish recycling programs for outdated products. |
Daily Green News, September 9, 2008 By Dan ShapleyElectronics, Cradle Toward CradleAs the countdown to the switch to digital television continues, Samsung has joined the ranks of companies offering free recycling of their used electronics. |
Marketing Daily, August 22, 2008 By Laurie SullivanElectronics Coalition Targets Samsung For Use Of Toxic MetalsThe Electronics TakeBack Coalition has launched a marketing campaign attacking Samsung for what it considers a weak stance on environmental protection and electronics recycling. |
Austin-American Statesman, August 11, 2008 By Asher PriceWith Olympics under way, groups protest environment and human rightsA day before the Olympic torch was lit Friday in Beijing, two men in warm-ups, waving bouquets and wearing giant fake gold medals, ascended a podium on a hot street corner in Northeast Austin. |
The Daily Texan, August 8, 2008 By Stephany GarzaGroup urges Samsung to recycleProtesters gathered outside Austin's Samsung plant to show their disapproval of the electronics company for not offering its consumers a free nationwide recycling program for television sets, computers and other electronic devices. |
TCE, August 7, 2008 By TCESamsung Losing Race to TV RecyclingTexas Campaign for the Environment activists dressed as Olympic athletes set up their own Olympics awards ceremony outside the Samsung semiconductor plant in Austin to give medals to Samsung competitors Sony and LG. Samsung, an Olympics sponsor, did not receive any medals because they have so far failed to offer free nationwide recycling of their TVs and other products. |
TCE, August 1, 2008 By TCELG Launches New National Free Electronics Recycling ProgramTexas Campaign for the Environment and other members of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition praised LG Electronics for its announcement that the manufacturer would begin offering a free, nationwide recycling program for its old unwanted or obsolete products, including old TVs. |
Austin Chronicle, June 13, 2008 By Kevin BrassApocalypse February! Where will you be when the (TV) world comes to an end??!!Judging by the reaction in some circles, on the scale of media disasters, the nationwide transition to digital television ranks somewhere between the apocalypse and the cancellation of Star Trek. TV service will be ripped from poor minority communities. Millions of outdated TV sets will be dumped into landfills, creating ecological ruin. Families will be cut off forever from American Idol, prompting mass hysteria. |
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St Louis Post-Dispatch, May 27, 2008 By Jonathan J. CooperSwitch to digital may clog landfillsThe switch from analog to digital television in February could bring problems beyond new costs to consumers: clogged landfills and pollution from old televisions. |
San Antonio Current, May 21, 2008 By Gilbert GarciaWith the digital-TV transition nine months away, millions of Americans remain confused and misinformedWith an estimated 19-million households owning at least one analog-only television, it's reasonable to assume that the looming conversion deadline will spur many consumers to purchase new TVs. |
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KWGN News Denver, February 18, 2008 By Colin CampbellConversion to digital TV one year awayDENVER — Dozens of concerned protestors met at the Capitol Sunday morning expressing concerns over the environment. They're worried that old analog TVs may overflow our nation's landfills. |
Detroit Free Press, February 18, 2008 By Tina LamProtest broadcasts trouble with old TVs: toxic chemicals a concern for manyGreg Sobcyznski dressed in black to mimic a dead TV screen and marched in downtown Ann Arbor on Friday with people wearing antennas on their heads to make a point: A year from Sunday, 21 million old analog TV screens will be outdated overnight as the nation switches to digital television.
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Grand Rapids Press, February 18, 2008 By Tom GantertGroup wants solution for trashing outmoded TVsANN ARBOR -- As nearly 20 people marched in downtown Ann Arbor Friday - some wearing cardboard TVs over their heads while pretending to be zombies - Greg Sobczynski led them in chants. "Take my TV back!" the Ann Arbor man yelled as many of the marchers yelled back, "Don't let it poison me." |
Boulder Daily Camera, February 18, 2008 By John AguilarActivists worry that mandate will result in TV dumpDENVER -- It's the mass funeral they're trying desperately to avoid -- up to 70 million analog television sets tumbling into landfills a year from today, obsolete and unwanted. |
KDFW News, February 18, 2008 By Melissa CutlerDemonstrators Want Awareness for TV ConversionMore than a dozen demonstrators staged an unusual rally in downtown Dallas to raise awareness of a big change coming to TV watchers everywhere next year. Older TVs will need a digital converter unless they're hooked to cable or satellite TVs. |
TCE, February 18, 2008 By TCE“Day of the Walking Dead TVs” Highlights Looming Digital TV SwitchEnvironmental activists and concerned citizens in Texas and throughout the country took to the streets for the “Day of the Walking Dead TVs” to highlight the imminent flood of lead, cadmium, beryllium and other toxins from millions of televisions making their way to landfills and incinerators after February 17, 2009. |
WJRT News Ann Arbor, February 15, 2008 By Joel Feick'Day of the Walking Dead TVs' plays out in Ann ArborWhat you should you do with your old TV set? Environmental activists here in Michigan said in unison Friday, "Don't throw it out!" A bizarre scene was played out in Ann Arbor and all over the country Friday for an event called "Day of the Walking Dead TVs." |
The Environment Report, February 15, 2008 By Mark BrushDumping Obsolete TVsNext year, millions of televisions across the country will become obsolete. That's because the government is phasing out analog television signals. That means Americans will be tossing out one of the most toxic items in their home - their old TVs. |
KVUE News, February 15, 2008 By Tom HarrisEnvironmental group calls for TV recycling programsMembers of an environmental group shuffled around Republic Square Park in downtown Austin Friday, dressed as zombie TVs, calling for companies to start televison take-back programs. |
TCE, February 1, 2008 By TCEActivists Press Samsung to Kick-off TV RecyclingAustin TX – Texas Campaign for the Environment activists dressed in football uniforms and cheerleading outfits staged a press conference outside Samsung’s chip plant to call on the company to “Kick Off TV Recycling” and ”Be an Environmental Patriot Not a Giant Polluter” They chanted, “Take ‘em Back, Take ‘em Back, All Back.” |
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