15-Year-Old Girls Create Solar-Powered Cell Phone Charger
Photo Credit: The Jakarta Globe It bothers 15-year-old Ega Sribuarti– a high school student in Bogor, Indonesia–to see her friends charge their cell phones in class. “I think it’s almost..
Happy Earth Month!
Photo Credit: NASA Happy Earth Month! All Green has decided to take Earth Day and extend it through the month of April in order to collect more e-waste and help..
How often do you buy a new phone?
Raise your hand if you don’t have a cell phone! Anyone? In this era, not owning a mobile phone is a rarity. But how many of us have considered the..
E-Waste Creations
This is a creative way to recycle e-waste, isn’t it? Photo Credit: totalgeekdom.com I can’t take any of the credit–I came across it on this blog. Here’s why I wish..
Are e-readers eco-friendly?: Part 2
As e-readers and e-books gain popularity, our requirement for print books is on the decline. Credit: WellHome.com
5 Old, Ugly Televisions
FYI–The contest deadline has been extended until April 30th at 11:59 PST. We did this to honor Earth Month and..
10 Facts About Recycling
Did you know… Used aluminum cans can be recycled and back on a grocery store shelf as a new can in 60 days? Now that’s fast turnover. To produce each..
The Digital Dump
Credit: Good.is Inforgraphics Did you know that the U.S. throws out 25 million televisions, 47.5 million computers, and 100 million cell phones? This, along with other old electronics, adds up..
Ugliest TV Contest
Picture the oldest, ugliest television you own. Maybe it has a cracked screen, rabbit ears or you still have to get up to change the channel. I’m sure you can..
Oregonians recycle 24 million pounds of e-waste – Part II
Oregon E-Cycles kept over 24 million pounds of electronics out of landfills in 2010, about 5 million pounds more than in 2009. The E-Cycles program works with about 240 collectors..
CRTs: How a TV Works
At some point most of us have wondered: How does a TV or a computer monitor display images? Screens on these devices usually have either a liquid crystal display (LCD),..
According to the EPA, e-waste is still ending up in landfills
According to the recently released EPA report about“Facts and Figures” on Municipal Solid Waste generated in the U.S., a vast majority of e-waste is still ending up in landfills. In..