Slim and well adorned? Clear them out!

Slim and well adorned.

That's what they are always eyeing.  To them the next one is always better with a lot more to play with! When will they stop groping for the next one that comes along?

Yeap!  Mobile phones! The latest model wins hands down again.

So, what did you do with the older models?

How about selling and donating part of the payment to a charitable organization?  Mark Bowles makes it possible for Americans to do just that with his ecoATM, as long as they are willing to have their license and thumb print scanned.  A great way to verify ownership and prevent sales of stolen mobile phones.

So, what do they do with the gadgets collected by ecoATM?  75 percent of the devices are sold to refurbishers while the rest go to e-waste recyclers.  What a great way to reduce e-waste and re-use what are still applicable.

OK, let's check out what this machine, which won the Popular Science's , “The Best of What’s New Award" in 2010, is all about.

Fair Trade Recycling for E-Waste

Check out what WR3A is about in this video.



I wish them success as that means that toxic waste from recycling will no longer contaminate other countries used electronics have been exported to.

CBS's "60 Minutes" report on e-waste

CBS's "60 Minutes" ran a Basel Action Network (BAN) report on the hazards faced by people who make a living recycling e-waste in Hong Kong.

Do you know of any business organizations that have betrayed consumers and the public trust by advocating immoral, environmentally destructive practices for the sake of profits? Go to "BAN's Whistle Blower's Corner" to find out how you can report such organizations.

You can find responsible e-waste recycler by going to:

http://www.e-stewards.org/

You can also learn about efforts by Electronic TakeBack Coalition to achieve an export ban in federal legislation by going to:

http://www.computertakeback.com/