electronics

Sam Pulcrano, Vice President, Sustainability, United States Postal Service (USPS) is interviewed about sustainability initiatives at the US Postal Service, including recycling, energy efficiency, and the new business opportunities sustainability brings.

Tired of lugging around a battery charger? Not sure how effective those rechargeable batteries actually are at protecting the environment?

45% less power... this is a huge step forward in the computer industry.  The number of monitors and computer related electronics being used worldwide is massive.  Anything to bring down this energy consumption is great!  Interesting write article.

To battle the e-waste problem, the U.S. Postal Service is working with recycling company Clover Technologies Group to develop a free national collection program for small electronics.

Our appetite for electronic goods, especially cell phones and computers, is so voracious, we are now threatening to deplete valuable resources and generate huge amounts of toxic materials at the same time. Recycling of electronic goods, when it happens, is difficult, potentially hazardous and immensely labor intensive.

Nowadays, it seems that everyone has some sort of game console. If you don’t have an Xbox 360, a Playstation 3 or a Nintendo Wii, you’re just not considered cool. But whether you’re a green gamer or not, you might want to take a second look at how these consoles could be harming your physical health.

So .... who, in the electronics industry, is at the forefront in fighting climate change and who is sadly ignorant to the fact that everything is hotting up around them. Maybe we should all think twice and take things like this into consideration before making that next electronics purchase.

Here's how to go green with your mobile phone without putting in a whole lot of effort.

Cuba has lifted the ban on electric bikes and other electronic items as new President Raul Castro wants real progress for the nation.

It may not be intuitive, but voice mail uses less energy, and results in less hazardous waste than answering machines.

To give an idea of how far we have progressed since the original advocates pressed for electronic recycling programs, Wal-Mart is calling for more uniform U.S. guidelines regarding consumer electronics, energy consumption and recycling.

Ever wanted to say a few things to computer companies? This post thanks computer companies for making greening efforts, but implores them to go one step further and tells them, "Create them (totally green computers) and we will buy."

Win an energy-saving EcoButton. Plugs into the USB port of any PC...

Apple is making a stronger commitment to the environment, as evident in the unveiling of it's latest laptop, which is the first computer to be mercury free. It also boasts arsenic-free glass and lead-free circuit boards, among other features. Apple has been on the environmentally conscious path since 1990 from their product designs to responsible manufacturing. According to the website, Apple plans to eradicate the use of PVC, BFRs and arsenic in its products by the end of 2008.

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) offers consumers online resources on how to properly recycle old electronics equipment.