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The effort, launched with big-name companies that include Panasonic, Best Buy, Sony and Toshiba, would triple the amount of e-waste recycled in 2010.
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With a score of 72 out of a possible 100, Cisco boosts its score to stay at the top of the heap, while Ericsson and Fujitsu also made big strides in applying IT solutions to greenhouse gas emissions to land in second and third place.
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Nearly unnoticed in the discussions of the just-signed financial reform bill is a measure that will require manufacturers of electronics and other goods to avoid using materials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 'rape capital of the world.'
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Toshiba, Samsung and Dell have all taken a hit in the latest quarterly rankings on green electronics for failing to meet their self-imposed deadlines on removing toxic chemicals from their products.
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The companies last week announced a partnership that will allow customers to recycle Xboxes, Zunes and other Microsoft hardware at over 1,900 Goodwill locations around North America.
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The responsible electronics recycling certification years in the making has launched today with support from leading global corporations and environmental groups, all aiming to make a dent in the world's massive e-waste problem.
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A slew of news about end-of-life electronics has hit the wires in recent days, some of it highlighting progress in dealing with the problem of toxic gadgets, and others showing just how big a problem it will remain.
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The computing giant announced this month more than $5 million in grants for computing research, including work on cutting data center energy use by up to 50 percent.
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A new report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets.
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In an hour-long webcast, IBM vice president Steven Sams showed how putting the company's own technology to work on overhauling its Lexington, Ky., data center highlights the potential of energy efficient IT projects.
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Far from simply being a way to improve energy efficiency in data centers, information technology can help streamline almost every aspect of business, according to a new report from Ovum.
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IBM's new 'Green Retail Store' platform offers retailers in every industry a string of tools -- from point-of-sale systems to blade servers -- aimed at boosting performance, lowering energy use and reducing related emissions.
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Through its Xerox Foundation, the company has awarded scientists at SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry a renewable grant to speed the creation of inexpensive biodegradable plastics from byproducts of wood-based ethanol production.
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The Nano Risk Framework, jointly developed by DuPont and Environmental Defense, is a new framework intended to help businesses, governments and the public at large evaluate and discuss the potential risks from nano-scale materials.