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E-waste could have horrible impacts on our environment and, eventually, our health, but some artists are doing their part by creating e-waste art. You wouldn’t expect the word “e-waste” to inspire creativity, but artists all over the world are doing just that–being creative. E-waste art is exactly what it sounds like: creating art by recycling electronics that are no longer in use. The goal of these artisans is to raise awareness of...

Technology has improved so rapidly in the past few decades that today it’s hard to imagine what the world would be like without smartphones,  GPS maps, laptops and other electronic devices. At the same time, the skyrocketing amount of used electronics being discarded has left environmental activists, state and local governments, and even the United Nations asking serious questions about how to reduce e-waste. There are now more mobile phone...

There’s a great need worldwide to increase recycling rates for e-waste. There are now more cell phones in the world than people, since many of us tend to replace our electronics more quickly than we used to, and the amount of used electronics getting thrown away keeps soaring. More and more states, even nations across the globe, are recognizing the problem and looking for ways to encourage people to recycle their e-waste. This is so that th...

The challenges posed by e-waste often come down to two top problems: there’s far too much of it ending up in landfills, and not enough people know that their used electronics can and should get recycled. A great solution is to create some e-waste activities for students to better educate them and get them involved. There’s been such a strong effort in recent years to educate the public about the risks posed by putting e-waste into landfill...

The growing popularity of cloud services has given businesses some great options, from online data storage and backup solutions, to hosted office suites and document collaboration services.  Here are top reasons why recycling offers hardware asset management solutions.  But even as more and more businesses use cloud services, that popularity has tended to obscure another fact: their technology is still based on physical equipment, including ...

Years ago, it was hard to find any hotel recycling program that truly benefited the environment; but today, with the pressure to continuously improve on environmental protection in every industry, there are many hotels pressing forward with bold initiatives to minimize their carbon footprint. While a lot of businesses today are eager to Go Green, one fast-growing industry that could make a major contribution to our environment is the hotel an...

Here’s why e-waste pickup is a service you need today. It’s always hard to resist when manufacturers roll out the latest version of your smartphone or laptop, with additional features that sound so enticing. And the same is true if you have a business that uses a lot of computers that need to be replaced so you can give your workers the best technology possible. The next question is what to do with the used electronics that you no ...

So why is it important to recycle e-waste? There are plenty of good reasons to start recycling your e-waste today. Recycling is a form of behavior, much like exercising and healthy eating. Some people remain more committed to carrying out these goals than others. But one thing we do know is that recycling is, much like exercising and healthy eating, something most people endorse, at least in concept. The vast majority of people seem to acc...

There are seen and unseen barriers to e-waste recycling. Here are the top barriers to e-waste recycling and how using this knowledge can help e-waste recycling, also known as techwaste recycling, grow this year.   It’s always encouraging when recycling rates increase. It's refreshing when we learn some countries are doing exceptionally well at recycling their waste. For example, Germany has the best recycling rate in the world followed by A...

Depending on where you live, your decision to recycle all your used and unwanted electronics can have significant environmental and economic impacts. In fact, recycling e-waste can help the environment. Keeping used electronic devices away from your community landfill makes a huge and long-lasting contribution to the health and well-being of your community. Used electronics contain toxic chemicals, which, if not recycled or disposed of properl...