Flash Drive Recycling

How many of you know how important it is to wipe the data off of a computer hard drive? Now how many of you have thought about data destruction on a flash drive? That’s right, that tiny memory stick attached to your keychain is e-waste too. And like a hard drive, it can contain important [...]

California Recycled 1 Billion Pounds of E-Waste

Ever since the electronics recycling program in California began 6 years ago, one billion pounds of electronics have been recycled. This is more than any other state and amounts to approximately 20 million computers and televisions kept out of landfills. According to our e-waste calculator on the All Green website, this has kept approximately 25,353,200,000 [...]

North Carolina Bans Computer Equipment from Landfills

North Carolina passed a law to ban printers, computer equipment, and televisions from entering landfills, according to WBTV. The law will go into effect on July 1, 2011. “By capturing valuable materials for reuse and reducing our dependence on landfills, electronics recycling can help us achieve both our environment and economic development goals,” said Dee [...]