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In addition to the recycling program we told you about earlier, a separate recycling program is available for Apple UK customers. According to a notice on Apple’s web site, you can get free and environmentally friendly disposal of your iPod and mobile phone with no purchase necessary.
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16 January 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Apple has launched a recycling program in the United Kingdom where customers can turn their old equipment into a brand-new Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad. Or, they can just accept the cash.
A message on the company’s UK site reads: “Apple’s commitment to the environment includes finding the most efficie... |
16 January 2012
14:11 GMT |
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Music is an important element in our lives, therefore companies operating in this industry have scaled up their efforts to launch a few eco-friendly alternatives. First, we spotted the guitar made from sustainable wood, now it is time to take a look at the amazing pair of Noisezero headphones designed by Michael Yo... |
22 December 2011
06:09 GMT |
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Last time we wrote about MiniWiz, the Taiwanese team of innovators dedicated to eco-solutions, was when they created a solar-powered LED device dubbed Solarbulb.They seem to have gone a long way, as the latest offering comes in the form of Re-Wine, a chic wine case that builds on the company’s core values... |
4 October 2011
10:37 GMT |
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If you’re the tree hugging type and own an iPhone, perhaps you’d give it some thought to protect your handset with a 100% trash-made case, says Miniwiz, a company dedicated to sustainable solutions through Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle.Miniwiz claims to have the capabilities to translate state-of-the art sus... |
3 October 2011
06:51 GMT |
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A recycling one-day marathon is to take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 29th, 2011, courtesy of Verizon Wireless. The company recently announced it will collect no longer needed computers, electronic equipment and other items and offer the chance to win a water/energy saving eco kit.The initiative is part... |
19 September 2011
10:55 GMT |
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Apple’s Reuse and Recycling Program is undergoing some changes, including a new policy that says any old Mac, PC, iPad, or iPhone can be recycled for free now.“Turn that iPhone, iPad, or computer — Mac or PC — you’re not using anymore into something brand new,” Apple states.
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10 August 2011
02:53 GMT |
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It seems that after all the waste that has been gathering from old computers, peripherals and all sorts of gadgets, the US E-Waste Law has begun to be seriously enforced, and the State of New York seems to have landed a fairly convenient deal with the Per Scholas non-profit organization.
It is a generally accepte... |
2 April 2011
06:05 GMT |
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1-800-Recycling.com has announced the latest winner of a free Apple iPad, via its “My Recycle List,” an iPhone app designed to help anyone to participate in the recycling of items they would otherwise throw away.1-800-Recycling.com is an interactive website dedicated to enhancing and simplifying the consu... |
17 September 2010
08:21 GMT |
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1-800-Recycling.com, an Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) initiative, has announced that its iPhone app, “My Recycle List”, is now the #1 top rated “recycling application” on Apple’s App Store, just 22 days after its release. However, there is no such category as “recycling ... |
8 July 2010
10:58 GMT |
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John Shegerian, the Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), a recycler of electronics and e-waste, issued a statement about Apple’s iPhone 4 launch, outlining that the new iPhone is “an intuitively designed device that takes the concept of the smart phone to the next level”... |
28 June 2010
10:26 GMT |
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Apple claims that its commitment to the environment includes finding the most efficient ways to reuse or recycle electronic equipment, including computers and displays from any manufacturer. The Mac maker also strives to reduce even the consumer’s carbon footprint, by making extremely power-efficient computers,... |
18 June 2010
10:49 GMT |
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Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America have decided to collaborate in an attempt to break the Guinness World Records mark by organizing the largest mobile-phone donation in a single location. The event will take place between 15-18 April at the Samsung Mobile 500 on the Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas.... |
15 April 2010
10:40 GMT |
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While Apple touts its new products as being even greener than their predecessors, the latest Greenpeace survey says otherwise. Although it got high marks for reducing toxic chemicals, the Mac maker scored low in the organization’s Guide to Greener electronics for not supporting global recycling initiatives or u... |
2 July 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Apple has announced an initiative to recycle outdated or unwanted Mac computers occupying valuable space in schools, free of charge. The program, available until July 31, 2009, also extends to PCs and qualifying peripherals from any manufacturer, according to Apple. “This spring, Apple will recycle your school&... |
8 May 2009
09:44 GMT |
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NextWorth, the company that, last year, announced a trade-in service for first-generation iPhone owners looking to upgrade to the new 3G model, has now confirmed expanding its recycling services beyond Apple's iPods and iPhones. The player in consumer electronic upgrades and trade-ins informed of new categories ... |
14 April 2009
14:01 GMT |
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When introducing the new line of MacBook computers, Apple was very keen to stress just how much it achieved with the new devices, both from a functional point of view, and from an environmental perspective.Hence, the company has recently set up a page that talks about the new MacBook line, dubbed by Apple “the ... |
25 November 2008
06:55 GMT |
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With Steve Jobs posting an open message on the company's web site regarding Apple's efforts to stay green, Greenpeace acknowledged that the internal cables in new MacBooks now contain no PVC. Still, the organization wants Apple to apply this across the whole notebook, not just the cables. Apple, for its par... |
17 October 2008
06:07 GMT |
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Preoccupied with climate change and the impact people have on the environment, Australia's largest mobile carrier, Telstra, has recently launched a campaign and a website called “Smarter, greener, together.” This comes on the heels of a study showing that the telecommunications industry is capable of... |
2 October 2008
10:04 GMT |
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Nokia, the giant handset manufacturer, has released a survey showing that only about 3% of the mobile users around the globe are recycling their old cell phones. The question behind the survey was "What happens to most mobile devices when people no longer use them?" and, as it turns out, unfortunately, about 44% of t... |
8 July 2008
02:58 GMT |
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In a piece of news that fits well with today's holiday (July 4, the Independence Day), AT&T has announced that, together with CPFS (Cell Phones for Soldiers), it had raised more than $2 million that will be used to offer free phone cards for the US troops and their families. The largest US mobile carrier and t... |
4 July 2008
13:29 GMT |
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Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, a new concept phone made entirely out of recycled materials. The Finnish company seems to be more sensitive towards environmental problems than any other cell phone producer, as it was the first manufactur... |
14 February 2008
03:33 GMT |
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Incredible as it may seem, the second most abundant element in the universe after hydrogen will soon be unavailable for Earth. Helium gas represents 8 percent of the total mass observed in the universe, but the reserves of the largest helium mining facility located in Texas are predicted to deplete in about eight ye... |
7 January 2008
03:47 GMT |
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Waste management began as a problem for the computer industry a few years ago and since then, big names representing powerful and well established companies decided to start their own electronic waste gathering programs in order to diminish the industry's environmental footprint.As this trend continues and grows... |
21 August 2007
09:18 GMT |
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Dell announced that it recovered nearly 40000 tons of damaged, defective or broken computer hardware parts from its customers last year, which would mean a 93% increase over 2006, with a much more ambitious goal of 125000 tons by 2009. According to the company, the amount of hardware parts collected and recycled equa... |
20 July 2007
07:05 GMT |
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HP announced today that it has met its goal of recycling one billion pound of used electronic components and that its net target is set for two billion by 2010. In 2004, the company set its initial goal after it reached the half a billion mark and in the next three years, it went on recycling another half of billion ... |
13 July 2007
09:31 GMT |
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There's little surprise that the number of companies struggling to make mobile phone recycling a common thing to do is quite large. Although environmental-concerned companies sometimes may seem to overdo with their concerns, the fact is that mobile phones thrown away randomly prove to be a considerable source of... |
22 June 2007
05:55 GMT |
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When thinking of traditional musical instruments I guess that "wood" is one of the first things we relate and associate in our minds. Now, you don't need me to tell you that wood is slowly (and unfortunately - fastly in some places) growing scarce because of irrational exploitation. Several musical instruments m... |
2 April 2007
08:45 GMT |
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