We here in Wisconsin, US are looking at laws to make manufacturers responsible for collecting e-waste. To cut back on consumption, consider the ability to upgrade any electronics you purchase. This can reduce the need to buy all new equipment in the future. There are more tips at my blog: http://recycleraccoon.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/an-18-ton-computer/
Buying a more quality product in the first place is definitely a great way to save money in the long term and help save our environment. Thanks for the great tip Recycle Racoon.
Two things- wondering if you saw the report on ^60 Minutes a few weeks back, following America’s e-waste? I think that you can watch it online if you missed it.
Also, as to Tom’s point about quality products, Germany has some pretty strict’cradle to grave’ laws, where companies are required to take responsibility for their products including where they go when they are obsolete- so making quality products that don’t go obsolete becomes a major cost saving measure for companies.
Thanks Ali. America is doing the exact same thing to China that Britain is doing to Africa. It’s really sad that we are taking advantage of countries like this and our governments are allowing it to continue on.
We here in Wisconsin, US are looking at laws to make manufacturers responsible for collecting e-waste. To cut back on consumption, consider the ability to upgrade any electronics you purchase. This can reduce the need to buy all new equipment in the future. There are more tips at my blog: http://recycleraccoon.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/an-18-ton-computer/
Buying a more quality product in the first place is definitely a great way to save money in the long term and help save our environment. Thanks for the great tip Recycle Racoon.
Wow, i still wonder myself where all the waste goes. Since some or most of it can’t be like burnt or reused.
Also, buying more quality products will not fix the problem when we have manufacturing outsourced to Asian countries that can make it for pennies.
Two things- wondering if you saw the report on ^60 Minutes a few weeks back, following America’s e-waste? I think that you can watch it online if you missed it.
Also, as to Tom’s point about quality products, Germany has some pretty strict’cradle to grave’ laws, where companies are required to take responsibility for their products including where they go when they are obsolete- so making quality products that don’t go obsolete becomes a major cost saving measure for companies.
Thanks Ali. America is doing the exact same thing to China that Britain is doing to Africa. It’s really sad that we are taking advantage of countries like this and our governments are allowing it to continue on.
Tom is right, they can send it to Asian countries that can make it for pennies, coz some other country used it to create an indigenous products.
Everyone of us is responsible for our own waste. Let’s save the mother earth.
In my own opinion, I guess it is not a huge problem if they know how to recycle all their wastes.