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Practical guides on responsible electronics recycling, secure data destruction, and going green at home and at the office.

greenpeace telecom and ewaste
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GreenPeace Approved Disposal

Greenpeace encourages us to Ecycle our telecom and Ewaste The ranking is important because the amounts of toxic e-waste is growing everyday and it often ends up dumped in the developing world. Reducing the toxic chemicals in products reduces pollution from old products and makes recycling safer, easier and cheaper. Companies with good recycling schemes help ensure that their products don’t end up in the e-waste yards of Asia that don’t Ecycle. “The scorecard will provide a dynamic tool to

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Tampa Ecycle / Recycling Questions

Ecycle or Recycle in Tampa Q: Do I have to remove wrappers from aluminum cans and glass bottles and jars? A: No, but please empty all remaining food and liquid from them and remove the caps lids (these should be placed in the trash). This will help keep your bin clean while aiding in the recycling process. Q: What should I do with fluorescent light bulbs? A: Residents are encouraged to take fluorescent light bulbs to one of the City’s

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improper-ewaste-telecom
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Companies are Paying the Price for Improper Telecom and Ewaste Disposal

AT&T is going to pay nearly $52 million for the illegal dumping of hazardous telecom and Ewaste, in a settlement that is the first legal action taken against a telecommunication company’s telecom and Ewaste dumping. Over the next few years, AT&T will pay $28 million to help its environmental compliance, in addition to $23.8 million in civil penalties and legal costs. The settlement, which still needs court approval, is a result of an investigation by the California District Attorney’s Office

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Ecycling to Protect Your Data!

The only thing you can do to truly delete old data is to have Ecycling experts handle it! Never in history has so much information been produced. The world is probably producing more information every second than it did in the entire 19th century! With so much data that includes everything from your holiday photos to your social security number to every email you and everyone else on Earth has ever written – some of it goes missing. We have

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Ecycling Pickups When It’s Convenient for You

  You wouldn’t realize it, but your seemingly harmless old printer or desktop computer could be an environmental disaster in the making. Not only can your old electronics damage the environment, but if the information stored on them gets into the wrongs hands you could be dealing with an extremely costly security breach!  Why would you want to risk something like that?  In many parts of the country, electronics have been banned from landfills and hefty fines are being imposed

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Florida Electronic Waste Recycling

E-Cycle Pros is proud to provide electronic waste recycling in the State of Florida. We will come directly to you to pick up your unused electronics for proper, legal disposal. Please schedule your appointment with us today! Why Recycle Electronic Waste? Electronic waste is the most rapidly growing segment of the municipal solid waste stream. Electronic waste contains many valuable, recoverable materials such as aluminum, copper, gold, silver, plastics, and ferrous metals. In order to conserve natural resources and the energy

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