Friday, December 23, 2011 No Comments
David Biello does. He is the associate editor for environment and energy at Scientific American. And his blog post here offers a sobering view of the afterlife of your cell phone. “The battered Nokia represents an ever-growing trend in the world of electronics—a second or even third life for gadgets. Such “recycling” … has also [...]
Category: News
Thursday, December 22, 2011 No Comments
Since 2002 and BAN’s landmark report “Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia”, the problems following the illegal global electronic scrap trade has gained increased attention. Almost ten years have passed since, and in that time the scientific basis has gone from nothing to overwhelming. But what do we really know? Earlier this year, the [...]
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 No Comments
The U.S. Navy’s ship sinking exercise (SINKEX) program allows the Navy to fire on inactive naval warships to dispose of them at sea. The Navy has sent 70% of our obsolete fleet (109 ships) over the past decade to the ocean’s depth rather than recycle these vessels at U.S. ship recycling facilities. We know what [...]
Category: News, Shipbreaking
Friday, December 9, 2011 1 Comment
From the New York Times: Spent batteries house up to 40 pounds of lead, which can cause high blood pressure, kidney damage and abdominal pain in adults, and serious developmental delays and behavioral problems in young children because it interferes with neurological development. When batteries are broken for recycling, the lead is released as dust [...]
Category: News
Thursday, December 8, 2011 No Comments
Evidence suggests that toxins in electronics – the toxins that are contained in e-waste, too – may have killed Apple, Inc. CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs. Such is the conclusion of Dr. John A. McDougall, MD in his newsletter article “Why Did Steve Jobs Die?” Dr. McDougall is a physician and nutrition expert. He is [...]
Category: Opinion
Thursday, December 1, 2011 No Comments
Artist Anna Sew Hoy, with the help of local area GreenMouse Recycling, has found a new way to reuse discarded electronics: artistic expression! According to this article from Earth Techling, Sew Hoy was asked by the San Jose Museum of Art “to visit and respond to San Jose and Silicon Valley’s technology culture”. E-waste was [...]
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