Comments on: Big Green Business of Cellphone Recycling http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shocker, Americans Don’t Recycle Cell Phones « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-8702 Shocker, Americans Don’t Recycle Cell Phones « Earth2Tech Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:02:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-8702 <p>[...] we’ll keep nagging you as it’s not only good for the planet, but is projected to be a $3 billion-a-year business by as early as 2012. Even the EPA has asked you [...]</p> [...] we’ll keep nagging you as it’s not only good for the planet, but is projected to be a $3 billion-a-year business by as early as 2012. Even the EPA has asked you [...]

]]> By: Cellphone Recycling http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-7309 Cellphone Recycling Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:28:11 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-7309 <p>[...] Rubens of GigaOm’s earth2tech has a very nice post titled “Big Green Business of Cellphone Recycling“ with lots of useful [...]</p> [...] Rubens of GigaOm’s earth2tech has a very nice post titled “Big Green Business of Cellphone Recycling“ with lots of useful [...]

]]> By: Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp Form E-Cycler « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-7229 Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp Form E-Cycler « Earth2Tech Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:59:29 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-7229 <p>[...] global e-waste market is forecast to grow to $11 billion by 2009, with $3 billion in cell phones alone. Startups and even some retailers have been working to get in on this business but manufacturers [...]</p> [...] global e-waste market is forecast to grow to $11 billion by 2009, with $3 billion in cell phones alone. Startups and even some retailers have been working to get in on this business but manufacturers [...]

]]> By: Larry http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-6164 Larry Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:09:32 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-6164 <p>I think it is great that the cell phone industry is responding to the growing demand for a more easily recycled phone. A little bit of a slow down in the introduction of a new better model of super cool must have it or you're a loser model every six weeks , may also slow down the landfill mountain of cell phone plastic we now see piling up.</p> I think it is great that the cell phone industry is responding to the growing demand for a more easily recycled phone. A little bit of a slow down in the introduction of a new better model of super cool must have it or you’re a loser model every six weeks , may also slow down the landfill mountain of cell phone plastic we now see piling up.

]]> By: Craig Rubens http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-6028 Craig Rubens Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:51:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-6028 <p>Thanks Marilyn. That is a great article. I just read it myself. <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2008-01/high-tech-trash/essick-photography.html" rel="nofollow">The photos of children working in toxic smoke pulling out copper wiring</a> are so very National Geographic.</p> <p>I also wanted to put in <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/25/how-to-recycle-your-gadgets/" rel="nofollow">another plug</a> for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl2j83LCHss" rel="nofollow">GOOD Magazine's short video about e-waste</a>.</p> Thanks Marilyn. That is a great article. I just read it myself. The photos of children working in toxic smoke pulling out copper wiring are so very National Geographic.

I also wanted to put in another plug for GOOD Magazine’s short video about e-waste.

]]> By: Marilyn Terrell http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-6027 Marilyn Terrell Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:27:36 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/12/21/big-green-business-of-handset-recycling/#comment-6027 <p>National Geographic has a feature in their Jan. issue called "High-tech Trash" about where like cellphones, tvs and computers go to die. Most of them end up being exported to developing countries where they are "recycled" by being dumped in huge smoldering piles picked over by barefoot children looking for precious metals: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2008-01/high-tech-trash/carroll-text.html</p> National Geographic has a feature in their Jan. issue called “High-tech Trash” about where like cellphones, tvs and computers go to die. Most of them end up being exported to developing countries where they are “recycled” by being dumped in huge smoldering piles picked over by barefoot children looking for precious metals:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2008-01/high-tech-trash/carroll-text.html

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