This ban is part of the NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act, which was signed in May 2010. In April 2011, the first part of the law went into effect. This part requires manufacturers to take back electronics free of charge, regardless of brand.

The second part of the act takes electronics recycling one step further, by prohibiting waste haulers from collecting electronic waste (unless it is designated for reuse/recycling). A third part of the act will go into effect on January 1, 2015 and will prohibit customers from disposing of their electronic equipment in landfills.

Electronics covered by this law include:

You can read more about New York’s law here.

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In conjunction with California schools, we’ve collected over 750,000 pounds of e-waste, which, according to CEO Arman Sadeghi “is twice as much as we expected to have at this point, the halfway point. It looks like we are going to be well over a million pounds.”

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In the interview, CEO Arman Sadeghi spoke with Maggie McKay, anchor of the program.

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When he saw the impact that discarded electronics can have on developing countries, he decided to do something about the growing e-waste problem. After months of research, he started All Green Electronics Recycling.

This is the documentary that started it all:

Here’s an excerpt:

You could say the 60 Minutes’ expose on electronics recycling changed Arman Sadeghi’s life. After viewing the piece, titled “Electronic Wasteland,” which follows America’s shipment of obsolete electronics to China, Sadeghi was moved to action. After six months of research into electronics recycling, the Iran native founded All Green Electronics Recycling, with the intent of providing profitable environmentally and socially responsible electronics recycling.

All Green Electronics Recycling provides solutions for unwanted and obsolete electronics to corporations, government entities and large and small businesses throughout California and Nevada as well as on a national scale. The company’s electronics recycling plants in Sacramento and Tustin (Orange County), Calif., process a combined total of 4 million pounds per month of electronics. Much of this material comes from the collection network that All Green operates, which features more than 250 drop-off sites in California and Nevada, including a partnership with California State University campuses. The company also routinely hosts community collection events.

You can read the full article here.

“The falling price of new TVs, international sporting events and the national switchover to digital transmission from 2012 are all fuelling a change from older cathode ray tube sets to flat screen high definition LCD and plasma TVs,” said Environment Minister Nick Smith.

The country estimates that approximately 2.2 million CRTs will be brought in for recycling once the digital transmission goes into effect. So far, $1.4 million has been directed to a network of 35 permanent drop-off depots.

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Under the current law, computer monitors, televisions, and printers are banned from landfills. The ban will now also include keyboards, portable music devices, scanners, video game consoles, and other electronics.

In addition to the increased number of banned electronics, manufacturers will now be required to recycle 40 percent of the products they sold in 2010 and the fine for violations will increase from $1,000 to $7,000. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will also have greater authority to regulate violations of the act, according to the governor’s office.

You can read more about the Illinois law here.

Here’s an excerpt:

Credit: Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ.com)

Tustin-based All Green Electronics Recycling Inc. plans to triple its processing operation in Orange County by early next year as it expands nationwide.

The company, which primarily recycles and refurbishes computer equipment, is looking to triple its space here to meet growing demand.

All Green currently leases a 50,000-square-foot building in Tustin that houses its headquarters and processing plant.

The expansion comes as companies are becoming more mindful of exposing sensitive information, such as medical and financial records, in an era of hackers and high-profile data breaches, according to Chief Executive Arman Sadeghi.

“It’s a much bigger liability to them than most people imagine,” said Sadeghi, an OC native who lives in Laguna Niguel.

You can read the full article here.

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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 data that needs to be properly wiped or destroyed.

All Green Electronics Recycling was recently featured in this article about flash drive recycling by Cherri Megasko in the Yahoo! Contributor Network. The article covers flash drive recycling and data destruction.

“Many people feel that deleting or formatting the data from a flash drive wipes the device clear of their data. This is not true. The only way to truly clear the data is to write over the data completely and then erase that information. In fact, that should be done several times in order to guarantee complete data destruction,” said All Green CEO Arman Sadeghi in the article.

Have you ever recycled a flash drive?