Watch the “Story of Electronics”

The Story of Electronics video takes on the electronics industry’s “design for the dump” mentality and champions product take back to spur companies to make less toxic, more easily recyclable and longer lasting products.

Take Action Tell Lenovo to stop the greenwash on their takeback program

Computer giant Lenovo is flooding the marketplace with new products, but they are not doing much to take back and recycle their old ones.

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News Feds Appear Clueless About Their Own E-Waste

March 21, 2012. “If you auction off used electronics, you are basically saying you don’t care what happens to it. It just goes to the highest bidder, end of story.”

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More states ban disposal of electronics in landfills

Dec 19, 2011. USA Today: Seventeen states have banned electronic waste from landfills, requiring it to be recycled so its toxic materials don’t leach into groundwater. Seven of these bans took effect this year, and two more will take effect soon: Illinois in January 2012 and Pennsylvania in January 2013.

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Blog CEA’s Recycling Report Reveals Still No Industry-wide Commitment to E-waste Recycling

Just three companies, Dell, Best Buy, and Samsung collected more than HALF of the total CEA reported.

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GAO Report Finds Feds Not Always Managing Own E-Waste Responsibly

GAO: “Federal agencies often have little assurance that their used electronics are ultimately disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.”

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