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In the world of electronics it can be hard to find corporations truly working for positive change. That’s why it’s so important to recognize the companies who are really putting their efforts into finding and using better, more environmentally safe practices. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries does that every year, presenting its annual Design for Recycling Award to products meeting a series of stringent criteria.

To earn the Design for Recycling Award, a product must be designed (or re-designed) and manufactured in such a way that it:

Contains the most amount of recyclable materials possible;
Is easy to recycle using either […]

In 2006, the Green Electronics Council opened a new registry designed to recognize electronics manufacturers that met specific eco-conscious standards. Called the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT, the registry rates the full environmental effects of electronic products.

To understand the all-encompassing nature of EPEAT, let’s compare it the more familiar Energy Star rating. While Energy Star focuses only on energy efficiency, EPEAT evaluates products for 51 separate criteria. These include the materials used in production, the longevity and recyclability of the product, the amount of energy used in production and consumer use and even the materials used in […]

CRT glass continues to be a pressing issue for e-cyclers in 2015. As old CRT displays are replaced by newer LCD and plasma displays, e-cyclers are faced with a growing pile of lead-treated glass. The question of how to handle this increasing stockpile is a difficult one, and real solutions still appear to be mostly in the future. Here’s a quick update on CRT glass in the news:
What’s in a name?
When CRT glass is used as alternative daily cover on a landfill, has it been recycled, or simply disposed of? According to the U.S. EPA, that’s a good question […]

Tis the season to be jolly — and, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, the time for Americans to gift each other with more than $33.7 billion worth of headphones, tablets, laptops and smartphones. This is an enormous amount of money, but it comprises just a small percentage of the $211 billion the CEA estimates we’ll have spent by the end of 2014.

Our Christmas gift-giving habits are great for the national economy. Unfortunately, they’re not so great for the environment. Each time we replace an old electronic device with a new one we’re likely adding to the world’s growing […]

Cell phones, smartphones, computers and monitors — you know these are all part of the mountain of e-waste we’re building with our out-of-date electronics. But there’s another, less obvious addition to the list of environmental offenders, and it’s one that bears consideration as we head into the holiday gift-buying season: video games and gaming systems.

Last year, more than 40 million video game consoles were purchased by gamers all across the globe. Here in the U.S. we spent over $20 billion on video gaming, with new PlayStation’s, Wii’s and Xbox’s accounting for nearly a quarter of that amount. Alongside this, […]