Sony Launches Green Glove Recycling Service - Bravia LCD

Sony Style announced today that it is launching a Green Glove SM Service that will take some of the work out of recycling old televisions. When Sony customers purchase a 32 inch diagonal or larger new Sony BRAVIA LCD television at a Sony Style store or direct at sonystyle.com and use the premier in-home delivery service when purchasing, their old TVs will be hauled away and responsibly recycled.



Sony also still offers their Waste Management Recycle America drop off location (www.sony.com/recycle for locations). waste, and the companies anticipate the number to grow exponentially in the years ahead.

Way to go Sony. Keep up the good work!




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Dell Delivers New Line of OptiPlex Commercial Desktop Solutions

Dell Announced a New OptiPlex Line of Commercial Desktop Solutions Designed to Simplify, Save.

The new OptiPlex systems feature innovations in serviceability, manageability, security and power consumption. Here are the main areas of improvement noted in the press release.

Management

• remote system maintenance
• designed for easy serviceability
• Dell ProSupport offerings.

Security

• automated data security with full disk encryption and solid state drives for added data protection on select systems
• improved chassis intrusion prevention
• Dell Control Point security management, smart card authentication;
• remote patching and isolation.

Stability

• factory-built, pre-configured and delivered to customer specifications
• up to 36-month product lifecycle
• global standard platforms available on select systems.

Environmental Responsibility

• energy efficient design
• post-consumer recycled plastics on select systems
• recyclable packaging
• leading power supply efficiency on select systems.

Full Press Release
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Recycle Your Old Electronics at Best Buy

On June 2, 2008 – Best Buy announced that they are launching a test of its electronics recycling program in 117 U.S. stores. This is a step towards helping people be environmentally responsible when disposing of their old electronics. Full Best Buy Article. Yeah Best Buy!

16 year Old - Earth Saver (Daniel Burd)

A 16 year old teenager in Canada has figured out how to make plastic decompose in 3 months using common household chemicals. This is a little faster than the 1000 years it takes to normally decompose.

Daniel Burd decided to make this his Science Fair project after getting annoyed by the plastic bags that would consume him when he opened the closet door (Guess his Mom shops a lot). To get them to decompose he started by isolating the microorganisms that can break down plastic (common 16year old activity). Then after playing around with bacteria strains for 4-5 months, Voila! After successfully getting a single bag to decompose, he tried it on a bunch of bags and it worked fine. So, it looks like his solution will scale. And, if you couldn't guess, he won the science fair.

Good thing his mom didn't choose "Paper" over "Plastic" at the grocery store or this may have never surfaced.

See Full Story on Dainel Burd. I am sure we will see more of this kid in the future.