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Dumpster Divers Are Stealing Your Information – Take Action Now!
October 27, 2015
Did you know that it is not illegal for people to go through your trash? In the case of California vs. Greenwood, it was held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home (pp. 39-44). The Supreme Court ruled that […]
Agbogbloshie: From Toxic E-Waste Dump to Model Recycling Center
November 25, 2014
Article and picture from: http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/blog/photos-transforming-agbogbloshie-from-toxic-e-waste-dump-into-model-recycling-center/ On October 9, 2014, Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana, “a digital dumping ground,” is about to get cleaner with the opening of a new facility for handling e-waste. This is a pilot project new e-waste recycling facility that really could transform the way recyclers work in Agbogbloshie because right now it is […]
The Geography of the Global E-Waste Burden
August 13, 2014
Article from Terra Daily: http://www.terradaily.com/reports/The_geography_of_the_global_electronic_waste_e_waste_burden_999.html As local and national governments struggle to deal with ever-growing piles of electronic waste (or “e-waste”), scientists are now refining the picture of just how much there is and where it really ends up. Published in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology, their study found that nearly a quarter […]
The First-of-Its-Kind E-Waste Recycling Facility
August 7, 2014
Article from CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/1134630.htm National New Markets Fund LLC has closed $15 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to help finance equipment for the first urban mining refinery in the U.S. capable of retrieving high-value metals including gold, silver, copper and palladium from electronic waste. An estimated 40 million tons of such […]
The Obsolete Electronics You Should Be Recycling
July 3, 2014
Do you have an area in your house or at your company where a collection of dated old gadgets are just piled up? All those that seem like ancient electronics are easy to dispose of in the trash, but don’t do that! By disposing of obsolete electronics in the trash, those electronics will more than […]
Turning E-Waste into an E-Resource
June 25, 2014
Article by Andrew Burger http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/06/step-initiative-turning-e-waste-e-resource/ Transforming modern life, the advent of “digital” homes, businesses, governments and societies is yielding tremendous triple bottom line benefits in countries the world over. It has also brought a host of new social and ecological problems and challenges – from the “digital divide” and threats to the security and integrity […]
Wiping vs. Destroying Hard Drives
January 21, 2014
A hard drive is a small box inside of computers that contain sensitive information. This information could include usernames, passwords, credit card information, and more. One hard drive can contain hundreds of thousands of files including: financial and tax records, internet purchases, emails, etc. While data-recovery technology continues to advance, data destruction becomes even more […]
Electronics Recycling and the Data Destruction Industry
January 17, 2014
The fastest growing segment of recycled material is consumer electronics. The accelerating pace of technology increases the environmental impact. Anything with a cord can now be recycled. This is in response to the growing need for businesses to recycle obsolete electronics. 20 to 50 million tons of electronics waste is discarded globally every year, according […]
