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Recycle - Archives
High tech companies move
towards sophisticated methods of recycling
Electronics from discarded cellphones, printers, computers and TVs are
increasingly finding their way back into the marketplace as tech companies
develop ever more sophisticated ways of recycling...
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Steel: Driving Auto Recycling
Success
Despite their complex construction, cars are one of today's most recycled
commodities. Whole automobiles are simply not landfilled. The reason why
is that the steel and iron components, which make up nearly 65 percent of
the average vehicle, are too valuable. Instead, virtually all of the steel
and iron are recovered for reuse and recycling along with most of the
other metals, such as aluminum, copper and lead...
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Electronics Companies Step Up
their Recycling Efforts
Electronics manufacturers and retailers are stepping up their recycling
efforts with additional drop-off or trade-in locations...
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EPA Estimates 170 Million Tons of Yearly
Construction, Demolition Debris
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released figures showing that
the U.S. increased its output of debris from construction and demolition
debris by 25 percent from 1996 to 2003, while also recovering 48 percent
of this waste...
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National Center for
Electronics Recycling (NCER)
The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization formed in 2005 that is dedicated to the
development and enhancement of a national infrastructure for the recycling
of used electronics in the U.S...
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