e-waste
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. e-waste articles below.
E-Waste Recyclers In U.S. Examined
This week, a PBS News Hour segment raised questions about the mismanagement of some of the e-waste sent to certified recycling facilities.
January 24, 2013: New Electronics Recycling Law Hits Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, trash haulers will no longer take covered devices unless the municipality has a curbside electronics collection program that ultimately sends the devices to an electronics recycler.
U.S. EPA Names Facility Electronics Champs
The 2012 FEC Award winners completed a variety of electronics stewardship activities in fiscal year 2011, including purchasing more than 105,000 green electronics registered with EPEAT; enabling power saving sleep features on more than 97% of their computers and monitors; and recycling more than 361,000 pounds of electronics.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: E-Waste Recycling/Handling By USMe
With this service, from start to finish, facility managers can identify where their items are in the recycling process.
