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When E-Waste is Not Recycled & Instead, Exported

Posted on March 1, 2012 by eWasteDirect

When e-waste is not properly recycled or even worse, it’s exported to countries like Ghana, the poor take apart the devices, burning plastic wires to get at the copper inside.   Whenever you get a new computer, gadget or TV, … Continue reading →

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Sprint Encourages Manufacturers to Improve Repairability and Recyclability of Phones

Posted on January 11, 2012 by eWasteDirect

Sprint announced that it will require all new phones to go through third-party testing to improve repairability, recyclability and energy efficiency. The testing criteria for materials used, energy efficiency, sustainability and performance are developed by UL Environment, a product certification … Continue reading →

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European E-Waste Shipped to Ghana

Posted on November 23, 2011 by eWasteDirect

A new report from makeITfair reveals the effect of unregulated e-waste shipment from Europe to Ghana. Around 600 containers of second-hand electronics arrive in Ghana ever month. Unfortunately Ghana, like many underdeveloped countries, have no adequate infrastructure to deal with … Continue reading →

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MIT’s Backtalk Project Traces Discarded Electronics

Posted on November 2, 2011 by eWasteDirect

MIT researchers who have been studying the fate of used and discarded electronics will unveiled some of the results of their work in a series of real time visualizations at an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New … Continue reading →

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