Aluminum and Plastic
The Campus Environmental Center (CEC) at UT handles recycling of aluminum cans and #1 and #2 plastics. There are 24 large, blue barrels located throughout campus for outdoor recycling. They can only accept plastic bottles without lids. Please do not put full bottles or anything that has been used for food or hygiene [...]
Computer manufacturers must take responsibility for dealing with electronic waste to ensure toxic trash doesn’t fall into the wrong handsDell, the world’s second largest PC manufacturer, announced earlier this month that it is imposing a ban on the export of used equipment bearing its name to developing countries – unless the equipment is in full [...]
Office Depot recycled almost 1.5 million pounds of old tech equipment through its service for consumers, the company said Wednesday.That sounds like a lot. It makes you realize how quickly all those landfills must be filling up since that figure represents only the junk from people who 1) actually bother to recycle, and 2) chose [...]
HP has developed the ability to use recycled plastics in the production of new HP inkjet print cartridges, according to this report. More than 200 million cartridges have been manufactured using the process thus far. HP used more than 5 million pounds of recycled plastic in its inkjet cartridges last year, and the company plans [...]
Last spring, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) introduced its ColorQube™ 9200 Series multifunction printer (MFP) with a straightforward proposition – affordable color that lowers the environmental impact of office printing. One year later, organizations around the world say it’s true – solid ink technology is making a positive impact on business and the environment.
“The technology behind [...]