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Congressional report: Cheaper to export than e-cycle | November 16, 2009
According to a report from the Congressional Research Service, electronic waste ends up being exported overseas because of high domestic processing costs, even though the impacts of overseas processing can be wanting. The report, Managing Electronics Waste: Issues with Exporting E-Waste, finds that, due to 'limited domestic infrastructure and high demand abroad,' as well as the complicated nature of processing e-scrap, 'a recycler may find it more profitable simply to send all of the e-waste it collects abroad.'
India swamped by e-waste | November 16, 2009
NEW DELHI - INDIA faces a mounting challenge to dispose of an estimated 420,000 tonnes of electronic waste a year that it generates domestically and imports from abroad, a green lobby group said on Tuesday. See full article at The Straits Times.
Why Information Destruction is the Key to sustainable Success in e-Scrap | September 29, 2009
Information disposal is already one of the largest concerns to consumers and business, avoiding the consequences of improper disposal is of major importance when selecting vendors to process and destroy equipment containing information. Read this white paper from NAID (National Association for Information Destruction, Inc.).
Recent Changes to HIPAA and the Impact on the Information Destruction Industry | September 29, 2009
Part of the American Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009 (ARRA) is the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. This law modifies and expands upon the existing HIPAA regulations, and introduces a host of considerations to contractors involved in the field of information disposal. Read more in this white paper from NAID (National Association for Information Destruction, Inc.).
Photo Essay by UK Photographer Sophie Gerrard | August 24, 2009
20 – 50 million tons of electronic waste, known as “e-waste” is generated annually worldwide. In Europe and the US, an old computer is thrown away, on average, every 2 years. In the US for every new computer bought, an old one is thrown away. Click here for the full story.
Mumbai To Start First E-Waste Recycling Plant | July 14, 2009
Mumbai will start the first plant for scientific recycling of e-waste generated in the region. With the proposed plant the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will be relieved of the problem of e-waste. As per the research conducted by Greenpeace, Mumbai has around 50,000 tonne of e-waste every year. This is expected to increase to three lakh tonne per annum by 2011. Tenders to set up the facility will be invited by MMRDA by the end of July 2009 and the plant is expected to be operational by 2010.
"E-waste has become a serious cause of concern for the society and the problem needs to be addressed effectively," said environment secretary Valsa Nair.The environment department of the state government, along with the MMRDA, will soon start a formal e-waste recycling facility in the region through a public-private partnership. "The pre-feasibility study conducted by IRG Systems has given highly encouraging results. The report submitted two weeks ago shows that such facility, if created in the MMR, would be highly feasible," Nair said. See full article at Energy Business Review.
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