The recycling of old cell phones and other forms of electronic waste is not a high priority of most in the business community, according to an industry watcher. The global research director of research and advisory company CSC, David Moschella, says that the majority of enterprise has the recycling of e-waste well down their list of priorities, for the simple reason that it is not “financially attractive”.
Continue readingSydney Shifts Record Numbers of Old Cell Phones
The city of Sydney in Australia has just shifted more than 14 tons of electrical waste, including old cell phones, in barely six hours at a collection held over the weekend. Electronic waste is growing at three times the rate of any other form of waste even in Australia, yet Sydney is still one of the few places in the country where the council offers free collection sites for used cell phones and other such electronic goods.
Continue readingOut of Four Billion Cell Phones, Less than 3% Are Recycled
Each year, there are over four billion cell phones manufactured worldwide. Out of those, less than 3% make it to a recycling center.
Continue readingBus Driver Who Used Cell Phone Quits
A school bus driver who was caught looking at a used cell phone while operating the vehicle has been forced to resign from her job in Rockingham County in the United States.
Continue readingiOS 5 Favors Twitter; Takes on BBM
With the iPhone 5 just around the corner, the people at Apple have been telling us a bit more about what to expect.
Continue readingHow the iPhone Changed Smartphones
You ever have one of those days where you go onto a site to read one specific article and you end up staying and reading several? I did that today on SFGate, the San Francisco Chronicle’s news site.
Continue readingMarks Continues Old Cell Phone Cancer Fight
Lafayette resident Ellen Marks was more pleased than most by the official announcement made last week by the World Health Organization linking the use of new and old cell phones to the development of brain cancer.
Continue readingSony S2 Reaches FCC Stage
For those of us waiting for the wow Android tablet that will knock our socks off to reach the market, this may herald good news: according to Engaget, the Sony S2 is reported to have finally reached the FCC labs.
Continue readingNew Laws for Prisoners Who Used Cell Phones
California is attempting to draft new legislation to crack down on the widespread proliferation of old cell phones being smuggled into correctional facilities such as the California Institution for Women and the California Institution for Men.
Continue readingCell Phone Recycling Story CBS Anchor’s Favorite
A story on the truth about where electronic items, including but not limited to old cell phones, go once they have reached the end of their useful life, has been named as the favorite story of CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley in the United States.
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