Recycling Facts and Statistics

Recycling Tip: How to Recycle “Non-recyclables” Including Plastic Bottle Caps, Batteries, etc.

Surprise! There are certain items you are probably throwing into your recycling bin that cannot be recycled by your public recycling facilities. But don’t despare! There are options for recycling the following items (check out my video for all the info): 1) Plastic bottle caps 2) Printer ink cartridges 3) Batteries 4) Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs 5) Plastic bags (Yuck!) I will show you how companies such as Aveda (www.aveda.com), Staples (www.staples.com), and Whole Foods (www.wholefoods.com), and Starbucks (www.starbucks.com) are doing their part to help YOU make the world a greener place!

Recycle one glass bottle at a time

Simple facts about recycling one bottle at a time. Photography by Spencer Gordon – www.spencergordon.com Art Direction By Lucy Frend – www.lucyfrend.com Music by Scott Gordon – www.scottgordonmusic.com

Electronics Recycling – Computer Recycling – EWaste

interconrecycling.com Electronics Recycling – Computer Recycling and ewaste by Intercon Solutions

BATTERYCYCLE- Ottawa Pilot Campaign 2009

A five minute summary of our BATTERYCYCLE pilot campaign in Ottawa this past spring. In just over a month, 11000 students collected over 19000 pounds of batteries for recycling!

Recycling Facts

Google I/O 2009 – Coding for Life — Battery Life, That Is

Google I/O 2009 – Coding for Life — Battery Life, That Is Jeffrey Sharkey The three most important considerations for mobile applications are, in order: battery life, battery life, and battery life. After all, if the battery is dead, no one can use your application. In this session, Android engineer Jeffrey Sharkey will reveal the myriad ways — many unexpected — that your application can guzzle power and irritate users. You’ll learn about how networking affects battery life, the right and wrong ways to use Android-specific features such as wake locks, why you can’t assume that it’s okay to trade memory for time, and more. For presentation slides and all I/O sessions, please go to: code.google.com/events/io/sessions.html

Responsible e-waste recycling: Basel Action Network E-Waste Film

Most companies want to dispose of their e-waste responsibly so they seek out an electronics recycler, or an asset recovery company. Unfortunately, all too often these e-waste recyclers are not recyclers at all. This eye-opening Basel Action Network (BAN) documentary featuring BAN founder Jim Puckett exposes the ugly underbelly of the computer recycling industry and what really happens with the used electronics discarded by businesses and individuals. The trade in toxic wastes leaves the poorer people of the world with an untenable choice between poverty and poison a choice that nobody should have to make. The Basel Action Network has qualified e-Steward recyclers that will not export toxic electronic waste to developing countries, including Redemtech, under its e-Stewards Initiative (www.e-stewards.org). Robert Houghton, president and CEO of Redemtech, a BAN e-Stewards Founder and leading IT asset disposition services provider, is interviewed.

Recycling : How Is Recycled Paper Made?

Recycled paper is made from shredded up paper that is turned into a liquid pulp, which is in turn smoothed out and dried. Find out how recycled paper can be made at home withhelp from a solid waste planning engineer and recycling program coordinator in this free video on recycling facts. Expert: Lynn Bestul Contact: www.nhcgov.com Bio: Lynn Bestul is the solid waste planning engineer and recycling program coordinator for the New Hanover Department of Environmental Management in Wilmington, NC Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Rechargeable Batteries Revolution : DigInfo

diginfo – movie.diginfo.tv Sanyo develops immediately usable, new rechargeable battery product line. Sanyo has recently begun marketing a variety of “eneloop” related products. The product lineup features a solar battery charger, a pocket warmer featuring a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and, to spur the company’s eneloop sales promotion, a battery checker configured in the shape of a dog. Sanyo is excited about the future of its eneloop product series, products that it designed to promote the benefits of recycling, and also to support the company’s vision to engender a clean energy society. Disposable batteries contribute to environmental degradation, but up to now consumers have largely shunned rechargeable batteries because of their limited charge volume, short life cycle, and overall poor cost performance. Previously, buyers had to first charge the rechargeable batteries after purchase before they could use them, and these batteries would quickly lose their charge if left on the shelf. Now, however, buyers can use Sanyo’s new eneloop rechargeable batteries immediately after purchase, and can recharge them up to a thousand times. Buyers don’t have to worry about “battery memory effect”, and so it’s not necessary to completely discharge the batteries before recharging. Featuring immediate use after purchase and quick recharges, the eneloop battery series is definitely an environmentally friendly product line.