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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 --- 53 days ago http://ohmygov.com/blogs/on-the-horizon/archive/2008/07/16/greening-the-gov-elim
 Wondering how you should get rid of your old, run-down, first generation iPod? How about a trip to Sidney, Montana (population 5,000), now home to one of the largest recycling programs of electronic waste in the country, thanks mostly to the hard-work and diligence of one federal employee. Jackie Couture, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), had been frustrated by the lack of any available electronic waste recycling program (dubbed e-recycling) or company in her area, or even her state, so she took matters into her own hands. She began storing extra electronic material in an empty storeroom at the ARS office, just waiting until there came a time when an e-recycling program became available. Despite the sound of it, electronic waste, or "e-waste," is not the spam or spyware floating around in your computer-though it can be as difficult to get rid of. From computers to televisions, microwaves to cell phones, any piece of electronic equipment that is broken or irreparable is considered e-waste. Unlike food waste, e-waste is particularly harmful to the environment because of the amount of chemicals and substances it contains. Making up only two percent of America's landfills, e-waste accounts for about 70 percent toxins in the landfill, including nervous system toxins like lead, mercury, and cadmium, and cancer-causing substances such as poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In or ... |
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