“This project speaks to me because I am conscious of how human convenience is damaging our planet in irreparable ways,” says Varela-Rico. For more information on recycling in your own neighborhood, Google “Electronic waste recycling near me.” 3. Meow Wolf Santa Fe’s Trash Te...
The idea behind recyclables is once they are used, they are taken back to a recycling facility and used to make new items. The only downside to recyclables is that the recycling rates are still relatively low in many parts of the world. Determining what is recyclable and what is not can...
But even amidst all that scurrying and time spent at my computer, writing and working, I’ve had moments. Too many to list them all here and too many people in my life to mention them all here, although they are always in my heart, but here a few moments from this year. Moments ...
Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of the computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to ...
3. Fixable things. This one’s tricky. On one hand, I think that global environmental movements will eventually push towards more repairable things. Or, the manufacturing could meet recycling halfway and the environmental issues could be solved that way. Hard to predict which way it will go....
To avoid all those toxins ending up in a landfill, the better choice is to recycle, donate, trade in, or sell your computer. Recycling your computer If you opt to recycle it, keep in mind that some recyclers will simply take your old machine and ship it over to developing nations, wher...
Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of the computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to ...