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Archive for January, 2008

Seattle Times Post: Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba Form Recycling Co-op

Icon Written by jennifer on January 11, 2008 – 11:40 am

Did you know your consumer electronics have several harmful chemicals in them? Items like Lead, mercury, cadmium and brominated flame retardants can be quite problematic to the environment. What is the advantage of recycling them? According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency:
“Electronic products are made from valuable resources, such as precious and other metals, [...]



CES highlights green technology

Icon Written by jennifer on January 3, 2008 – 3:34 pm

CES, one of the largest tradeshows in the world features all types of home electronics. But this year, with green living gaining a strong presence—they are making this a major focus of the show.
Today, in the Seattle Times, there is a lengthly article highlighting some of the home automation products at CES that are testing [...]