- Computer TakeBack Campaign
Working to make consumer electronics manufacturers and brand owners to take full responsibility for the life cycle of their products, through effective public policy requirements or enforceable agreements.
www.computertakeback.com
- WEEE Man
Seven meter tall, 3.3 ton sculpture made from the amount of waste electrical and electronic products that an average U.K. citizen throws away in their lifetime.
www.weeeman.org
- Just Say No to E-waste: Background Document on Hazards and Waste from Computers
List toxic substances commonly found in computers and possible strategies for handling them as waste.
www.svtc.org/cleancc/pubs/sayno.htm
- eWaste Guide
Knowledge resources for e-waste recycling focussing on developing and transition countries. Site provides case studies of countries including Switzerland, India, China, and South Africa, as well as statistics of e-waste materials, news, and discusssion forum.
www.ewaste.ch
- IT and Environment Initiative
Describes a project working to understand and manage the effects of information technology on environmental issues including the production, use, and disposal of computers.
www.it-environment.org
- Plug Into Recycling
Information on how to handle waste electronics from the Minnesota Office of Environment Assistance.
www.moea.state.mn.us/plugin/index.cfm
- E-cycling Central
E-cycling electronic waste is critical for preserving landfill space and for ensuring that hazardous materials used to make electronics are properly disposed. Click on your state to find reuse, recycling, and donation programs across the U.S.
www.ecyclingcentral.com
- GreenFund Network, The
Association of businesses, groups, and individuals involved in conservation and resource management through printer cartridge recycling.
www.greenfundnetwork.com
- Toxic Dude
Campaign to make computer producers responsible for the safe design, manufacturing, and recycling of their equipment.
www.toxicdude.com
- Electronic Product Management
Information on e-waste and electronics recycling from the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/electronics
- National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative (NEPSI)
Created to bring stakeholders together to develop solutions to the issue of electronic products management.
eerc.ra.utk.edu/clean/nepsi
- Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative (WEPSI)
Addressing the environmental, health, and waste impacts of electronics.
www.recyclingadvocates.org/wepsi
- Carnegie Mellon: Computer Recycling Resources and Research
Includes reports and research from the Green Design Initiative.
www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/comprec
- Fight Against E-Waste, The
Guide to e-waste discusses the problem of non-biodegradable waste in landfills and posts news and opportunities for recycling electronic products.
stopewaste.googlepages.com
- Charitable Recycling Program
Refurbishes cell phones and sends them to people in need in the U.S. and emerging countries, disposing of unusable phones in an ecologically sounds manner.
www.donateaphonetocharity.com
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