Tag Archive | e-waste
Data Centers and Mount Sustainability
This year Ray Anderson, often called the “greenest CEO in America” has passed away. Mr. Anderson was the founder of Interface, one of the world’s largest producer of commercial carpet tiles. After 20 years, running his business in compliance with government regulations, he read in 1994 Paul Hawken’s book “The Ecology of Commerce,” which gave […]
E-waste bill in the rebound with additional rare earth statement
This week, new legislation was announced that targets e-waste dumping in developing countries. Rep. Gene Green and Rep. Mike Thompson introduced H.R. 2284, The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act of 2011, to prohibit the exportation of some electronics whose improper disposal may create environmental, health, or national security risks. The bill will create a new category […]
Creating awareness with Infographics: Producing E-waste
We are enjoying digital services any place, any where , any time but are we aware of the e-waste we are producing and by this the waste of energy and materials (precious metal like gold and copper but also rare earth metals). Are we managing the life cycle of all this electronic devices? Creating awareness, […]
Datacenter Mining, digging for gold?
Datacenter Mining: The process of reclaiming compounds and elements from products, buildings and waste out of the datacenter arena Why should we care? Datacenter mining lessens environmental impact, rids landfills of reusable materials, lowers energy costs and conserves natural resources. We all know that E-waste is serious business and if not proper handled it can […]
Why we need better e-waste recycling
According to Electronics Design, Strategy, News we could face material shortages and challenges because of China cutting the exports of rare earth materials by 72% as of July. The price of rare-earth materials increased on average with 700%. The world’s two largest reserves of Rare Earth materials outside of China are in Mountain Pass, California […]
E-waste tracking and tracing
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) starts tracking and tracing of e-waste. According to the EPA website the EPA is taking part in a national task force to address e-waste in addition they are also taking action on an international level: “Increasing waste from electronics (e-waste) is a significant problem. To address this problem, President Barack […]
Rare earths, E-waste and Green IT
The start with having a green datacenter was reducing energy consumption. Then we got the mission of reducing carbon emission and now there is the start of reducing water consumption (see the new sustainability metrics of the Green Grid). The next step will certainly be e-waste. We all know that E-waste is serious business and if […]
Green Moore’s law for IT?
E-waste is serious business, if not proper handled it can cause severe environmental damage and harm to human health. How about the use of toxic chemicals in IT devices will be cut in half every 18 months? Annie Leonard, famous of the “Story of Stuff” project, hit big with an viral video launched in 2007 […]
U.S. E-waste legislation at last?
It looks like U.S. finally takes e-waste serious. This week, U.S. Representatives Gene Green and Mike Thompson introduced a new bill for e-waste legislation: Responsible Electronics Recycling Act of 2010. The bill is geared toward stopping companies from being able to export electronic waste to developing countries, an action that is creating very dangerous, toxic, […]
Green IT and combating E-waste crime
It is five o’clock, do you know where your replaced IT equipment has gone to and where its right now? What happened to the so-called electronic waste or e-waste? As explained in another blog entry of the estimated 4 million metric tons of E-waste that is shipped globally every year, a large part is illegal. Illegal […]
