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How Much E-Waste is in a Bitcoin Transaction?
2021-09-20 13:10:00| Waste Age
Despite being digital, cryptocurrency is known for having a negative environmental impact. A new study in Resources, Conservation and Recycling recently examined just how much waste mining Bitcoin generates. According to researchers, crypt
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Re-Teck Looks to Educate Others About E-waste Through Gaming
2021-08-09 13:48:00| Waste Age
DALLAS -- E-Waste recycling company, Re-Teck, announced the development of a new game that Great Focus Inc., a Re-Teck subsidiary, is creating to educate the public about the importance of recycling end of life electronics. Game concepts were cr
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Middle School Students Build E-Waste Collection Shed in Virginia
2021-07-26 14:51:00| Waste Age
Stafford County, Va. residents now have a dedicated location to drop off e-waste thanks to students from Stafford Middle School. Leo Club members built a 8-by-10-foot wooden shed at R-Boards Regional Landfill to house computers, phones, c
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TES Partners With Close The Gap To Help Bridge The Global Digital Divide with E-Waste
2021-07-19 13:09:00| Waste Age
ATLANTA-- Close the Gap collects decommissioned computers from companies and arranges for other organizations to sanitize and refurbish them according to their end-users' requirements. The computers are used to support educational, medical, entr
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Mount Recyclemore Using e-Waste is Built Ahead of Summit
2021-06-10 09:00:00| Waste Age
Ahead of the annual G7 summit, an art installation dubbed Mount Recyclemore was created by recommerce brand, Decluttr and its parent company, musicMagpie in partnership with artist Joe Rush, aiming to shed light on the problem of electronic waste and the importance that world leaders address its growing threat to the environment.
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