By: Daniel Hall Daniel Hall is an experienced digital marketer, author and world traveler.
The relevance of recycling and its good influence extends beyond forests and land, particularly to the sea and oceans, which are particularly polluted due to all (e-) waste flowing into the water.
MAY. 9 2022, PUBLISHED 2:27 P.M. ET
APPEARING IN GREENMATTERS
Although there are many contributing factors to air and water pollution, and climate change overall, a leading contributor is e-waste. Consumers are continuously tossing old electronics in the trash — as opposed to properly recycling them — which leaves quite a bit of toxic waste in landfills. But also, it wastes precious metals which could easily be reused for new electronics.
That's why climate scientists are pushing people to "mine e-waste," not planet Earth.
Laptops, desktops, gaming computers - new or computer recycling near me, with or without corporate pickup. Graphics card prices are coming down.
GPU prices are finally coming down after being stuck in an upward trajectory for the past year or so. According to prices on various Indian retailers, and more widely, around the world, GPU prices have started falling when compared to the past few weeks.
And there is still more to come – prices of some popular graphics cards are still over 25% more than the maximum retail prices set by the manufacturers.
BY APRIL MILLERAMERICASMAR 3RD 2022
It’s no secret that humans generate all manners of waste. Residential and commercial waste exist, including municipal, animal and industrial, radioactive or hazardous waste, and more. It must then be managed through reusing, recycling, storage, treatment or disposal. Most of it is sent to one of the many landfills scattered throughout the country.
One type of waste that people may not be aware of is electronic waste, more commonly known as e-waste. E-waste is becoming a more significant issue, especially as we become more dependent on technology. Below, we will learn more about e-waste, how big an issue e-waste is, and what type of impact a growing amount of e waste pollution has on the environment. READ MORE…
We appreciate our community and are glad to be able to serve our local residents, schools, organizations and businesses. We’ve had a record year in the amount of ewaste recycled, computers donated and sold, interns trained and money donated to schools and school foundations.
We are grateful for this opportunity and look forward to doing even more in the New Year! Wishing you all the very best and hoping for a safe, healthy and prosperous (however you may define that) 2022.
Triangle Ecycling Has Kept 100 Tons of Toxic Ewaste Out of Durham’s Landfill Year-to-Date.
Imagine a convoy of 14 trailer trucks packed full of old computers, printers, monitors, batteries and other discarded electronics pulling up to the dump and dropping it into a big hole to leach toxins into the earth for the next 1,000 years. One Durham small business/nonprofit has prevented that from happening, this year alone.
Triangle Ecycling, announced today that it has recycled the benchmark weight of 100 tons of toxic ewaste since January 2021. Now in its 11th year of serving the Triangle Community, the grand total is many times that.
Larry Herst, Founder/CEO said, “We are grateful to be able to support the businesses, schools and organizations from downtown Durham, Raleigh, RTP and beyond that use our recycling services. These clients and our individual community customers using our free drop-off help us to make a positive environmental impact.”
“And that number doesn’t include the more than 1,000 computers we have refurbished this year and donated to local nonprofits and students or sold to support our educational program. We even pull old processors from desktops before recycling to remarket and play a small role in reducing the chip shortage that has disrupted the global supply chain,” added Herst.
Triangle Ecycling is a triple bottom line business that gives 10% of its profits to the Durham Public Schools Foundation in support of Digital Equity. It works closely with the CTE Division of DPS and Durham Tech through its semester-long internship program which has graduated over 140 students. In the past month it has established a computer lab for the Thresholds nonprofit, donated laptops for the DPS Student of the Month and provided computers to mothers graduating from the Families Moving Forward residency program.
Triangle Ecycling is self-sustaining but this year it established Ecycling4Good, to raise funds for a coalition of environmentally-oriented Durham nonprofits empowering community members to support their work during this difficult pandemic year.
Updated: September 16, 2021
by Colin Staub ESCRAP NEWS
An environment-focused investment firm this month filed a shareholder resolution with Apple, asking the OEM to move away from its “restrictive” product repair policies.
Green Century Capital Management on Sept. 9 announced the shareholder proposal. Through the resolution process, Apple shareholders may be asked to vote on the measure at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. Apple shares make up 3.71% of one fund managed by Green Century, which is based in Portland, Maine.
“Investors are extremely concerned about Apple’s disingenuous combination of promoting environmental sustainability while inhibiting product repair,” Green Century President Leslie Samuelrich said in a release. “The company risks losing its reputation as a climate leader if it does not cease its anti-repair practices.”
Please help @TrianglEcycling address this global environmental/humanitarian crisis by bringing your electronics in for recycling. 9:30-5 weekdays. It's free.
Growing Threat of E-waste Affecting Millions of Children Worldwide, WHO Warns
And only 17% of all electronics are being responsibly recycled.
Learn more from this video by one of the industry leaders. CLICK HERE.
By Adrian Gibbons - All About Circuits
With 50 million tons of e-waste produced yearly, the race is on to find a solution to the growing mound of electronic waste. Recycling is one solution, and the other option is reusing aging electronics, especially cell phones. READ MORE…
FROM THE SAMSUNG NEWSROOM…
“E-waste is something I was unaware of as being a problem,” said Covey Denton, a K-8 teacher from Sallie B. Howard School of the Arts and Science in North Carolina. “I have always just taken old electronics to my local electronics store to be ‘recycled.’ I definitely think educating consumers about the hazards and need to recycle E-waste properly is important for the good of our environment.” READ MORE…
Director & Senior Analyst, Circular Economy
GreenBiz Group
One hundred percent of the approximately 5,000 medals awarded at the Tokyo games this year will be made from gold, silver and bronze extracted from the used consumer electronics sourced from people across Japan. READ MORE….
FROM EARTH911.COM
It feels as if electronics were made to be thrown out every year, right? From mobile phones that just happen to die right when your contract is over to televisions that become obsolete as soon as a larger, thinner version debuts.
While every generation of electronics gets a little more efficient, we should make our phones, tablets, TVs, and computers last as long as possible to reduce the amount of e-waste sent to landfills — and most of our electronics still go unrecycled. Most surprising of all, though, is the billions of dollars worth of precious metals and rare-earth elements that go into landfills each year because of carelessly disposed of electronics. Countries are literally throwing away money every day. MORE…
The consumer electronics industry is starting to consider e-waste, but it is still the fastest-growing domestic waste stream on earth, with the world generating 53.6 million metric tonnes in 2019 according to a UN report published last year. Whilst COVID has seen a slump in electronic sales, the drop is expected to be temporary, with e-waste projected to grow almost 40% by 2030.
FROM GREEN CITIZEN
You may have noticed the increasing price of recycling your old electronics. There are 4 major reasons why electronic recycling costs have risen over 100%.
The high plastic content found in over 50% of electronics recycled
The abrupt China, Vietnam, and Thailand ban of scrap plastic imports
The largest local de-manufacturer ECS Refining going bankrupt in July, 2018
The 25% tariff war imposed by the Trump Administration.
Let’s take a look at each one in more detail. READ MORE…
FROM TEXAS NEWS TODAY:
You look out your window and these people look very happy.
They sit happy in a park with warm latte while you’re wrapped in work, cables, and a very dull PC.
When you try to be one of the great gamers in the world, you have a huge screen that explodes every few seconds.
Meanwhile, some young tykes are sitting outside-outside, I tell you-play the game cheerfully with fresh air whispering through his lock.
This is the pain that people who are not allowed to go out suffer because they own a desktop PC.
At least, this is how Apple builds modern life with the latest ads on the iPad Pro.
Durham Tech Support Company Net Friends recently posed this helpful piece:
Working from home has become the norm. According to a recent WalletHub study, before COVID-19 only 20% of persons whose work could be done from home did so all of the time or sometimes. However, since the pandemic, that figure has increased to 71%, with 54% of those employees desiring to continue working from home post-COVID. Businesses also save on office building costs and other overhead expenses by following the working from home model. Therefore, working from home will likely persist as the new normal.
Know someone in need of a good laptop?
Enter to win one that avoids e-waste!
For our final raffle of the year, Don't Waste Durham is thrilled to announce that our e-waste-fighting friends at Triangle Ecycling in Durham are offering a certified refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T450s laptop to a lucky donor!
This weekend ONLY, donate $25 or more to our fundraiser between Now & Midnight ET tomorrow (Sunday, April 25th) to be automatically entered to win! All $25+ donations receive a thank you prize!
Learn about raffle rules, donation prizes, and Triangle Ecycling below!
Laptop features:
5th-generation Intel i5 processor, 8 GB of RAM, & 256 GB Solid State Drive, making it super fast for work, home or play!
Lightweight & compact, the 14” 1600 x 900 high resolution screen is excellent for work, watching videos/Netflix or playing basic games.
720p HD webcam for video calls and fingerprint scanner for security Currently going for $349-429+ online!
With only minor scratches on the lid and display, this laptop is in great working condition, and comes complete with a good battery and charger.
Could be a great gift for a student!
DONATED BY TRIANGLE ECYCLING
Questions about the laptop? Email Cristian at cristian@triangleecycling.com.
Raffle Drawing Rules:
Each donation is a single raffle ticket entry—No limit on number of entries per person!
Donations to enter raffle are not tax-deductible (IRS rule)
Open to all current North Carolina residents aged 18 & older at time of entry
Only new donations occurring during drawing period (above) will be eligible
Winner will be selected at random & emailed by Monday night (4/26/21)
Winner will receive their laptop via delivery, if local. Otherwise, via shipping.
Want to donate during this raffle but not participate in it? After donating, let us know in a reply to this email by midnight ET on Sunday (4/25/21). This will keep your donation tax-deductible.
A big thank you to Triangle Ecycling for their generous support, and to everyone who has participated in our raffles so far! We are halfway to our goal!
Everyone who donates at or above these levels will still receive prizes, even if you don't win!
This story is written by Joumana Khatib and published in the New York Times
If you’re inspired to pick up a book about climate change this Earth Day, here are five good options
Put TV at the curb for collection. Television collection is offered by appointment only and is not considered a bulky item.
A maximum of 3, 32 inch (screen size) TVs or larger should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. the morning of your garbage collection.
Call Durham One Call at 919-560-1200 for information or to schedule an appointment.
Or, Drop off at Waste Disposal and Recycling Center (Transfer Station)
2115 East Club Boulevard, Durham, NC 919-560-4611