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Hewlett-Packard recycles 70% of inkjet material with mail-in program DETROIT (Feb. 22) — About 70 percent of the material in used inkjet cartridges returned to Hewlett-Packard Co. in the United States ends up being recycled into new products. The waste generated by consumers — the used cartridges — is returned …

New US study for environmental paper industry Market demand for environmental office and printing papers is lagging, and a new US “listening study” intends to find out why. The study, funded through a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency will provide a comprehensive “snapshot” of the industry and its …

E-waste flooding landfills You might be interested in this piece on waste EEE from USA Today. Yesterday’s computers, cell phones, VCRs and television sets are headed for the nation’s 2,200 landfills by the ton. Cities and states are scrambling to cope with electronic waste. Although discarded electronics make up only …

Recycling used items not a waste of time and saves money – China Daily The Chinese Government recently hatched a plan to recycle industrial and family waste and, in the process, yield 55 billion yuan (US$6.62 billion) a year within five years. The State Economic and Trade Commission’s plan would …

US – New tools target health care waste Aiming to reduce the amount and toxicity of waste that comes from caring for patients, four national agencies launched a new phase in a landmark collaborative effort called Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). ENN reports that the groups, the US Environmental …

Rosy future for EU’s flower Ecolabel The profile of the European Union’s flower ecolabel could grow dramatically under a three year promotional initiative to be published shortly by the European Commission. The plan – formally a commission decision – was adopted by commissioners at the end of December after being …

Solar ovens from PET bottles NAPCOR – the National Association for PET Container Resources (the trade association for the PET plastic industry in the United States and Canada) has worked with the Solar Oven Society, a project of the non-profit organization Persons Helping People, to manufacture low-cost, durable, effective solar …

The UK Resource Recovery Forum has agreed to support two new studies to help provide data on aspects of sustainable waste management. Protocols for measuring recycling of WEEE The Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive requires end-of-life equipment to be collected for recovery, recycling and re-use. The proposal has …

Survey of wastes spread on land Hot air blowing hand driers produce half the global warming burden of paper towels, although the use of paper towels results in lower resource depletion, a report commissioned by the air drier manufacturer Airdri has revealed. The streamlined life-cycle assessment study, carried out by …

SEATTLE — Worn out, obsolete, fried or just plain dead. Yesterday’s computers, cell phones, VCRs and television sets are headed for the nation’s 2,200 landfills by the ton. Cities and states are scrambling to cope with electronic waste. “Local governments all over the country are trying to deal with this,” …