Monthly Archives: October 2012

Photo by: takomabibelot | Flickr.comA recent article by Drew Hendricks on National Geographic’s site, entitled “Green Jobs and Other Benefits of E-waste Recycling,” not only propounds the threat of electronic waste on our environment but raises several other unexpected benefits. The Article Hendricks begins his article by drawing out the life cycle of electronic waste [...]

New Legislation Leaves E-Recyclers Divided Electronic waste (e-waste) recyclers have found themselves at odds over the recent reintroduction of a bill that, if passed by Congress, would ban the exportation of certain types of e-waste. The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA), which did not pass in the last session of Congress, proposes to make illegal [...]