e-waste
Resource pages for "e-waste"-related posts for facility managers (FMs), building operations professionals and decision-makers in all industry sectors.
Federal Facilities Conclude 5th Annual Green Challenge
Under the U.S. EPA Sustainable Materials Management Program, federal facilities managers track data in two of six categories for one year.
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.