The Future of E-Waste
Electronic recycling has been a recognized problem for a while now but not a whole lot has been resolved. Europe, among other places, has been actively trying to solve this issue since early 1990s....
View ArticleDesigning Wastefulness
In one of my classes at the University of Illinois, each student was assigned to study a modern product in depth and then give a presentation on it a couple weeks later. The overall theme for the...
View ArticleE-Waste Competition Winners Announced
Winners have been announced in the International E-Waste Competition. The competition is part of the Sustainable Electronics Initiative (SEI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The...
View Article30% of use still means there is 70% waste
Recently, AppleInsider published a story titled “Nearly 30% of Apple’s first-gen iPhones are still in use – report“. In short, the report mentions several statistics regarding the first generation...
View ArticleThree new state e-waste laws!
In the past two months, three new states have passed state-wide legislation requiring increased producer responsibility for the collection and proper disposal of electronic waste. Vermont was the first...
View ArticleData security of discarded electronics
One of the most common concerns regarding electronics recycling and disposal is the issue of data security. As people use online banking and other online payment system, the concern for data security...
View ArticleDeath of Advanced Recycling Fee?
In the last few weeks, the issue of California’s e-waste recycling has become an increasingly prominent issue. When speaking of US electronic waste rules, the general statement was “California is the...
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