Comments on: The School District of Philadephia to investigate its computer recycling program http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/the-school-district-of-philadephia-to-investigate-its-computer-recycling-program/ A blog about EPC, computer recycling, data security, and other IT related mess Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:45:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brian Wahoff http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/the-school-district-of-philadephia-to-investigate-its-computer-recycling-program/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Brian Wahoff Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:33:52 +0000 http://blog.epcusa.com/?p=305#comment-122 Thanks for the comment Ann - we definitely use this story when talking to schools and not-for-profits. Many of them use "free" recycling services that end up shipping the equipment overseas. They don't understand why they should pay for recycling. According to studies done by the <a href="http://ban.org/" rel="nofollow">Basel Action Network</a> only 20% of equipment destined for recycling actually gets recycled. Definitely watch that PBS Frontline special, its scary. Thanks for the comment Ann – we definitely use this story when talking to schools and not-for-profits. Many of them use “free” recycling services that end up shipping the equipment overseas. They don’t understand why they should pay for recycling.

According to studies done by the Basel Action Network only 20% of equipment destined for recycling actually gets recycled.

Definitely watch that PBS Frontline special, its scary.

]]> By: Ann Evanston http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/the-school-district-of-philadephia-to-investigate-its-computer-recycling-program/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Ann Evanston Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:10:41 +0000 http://blog.epcusa.com/?p=305#comment-121 I think there is an important point here: if you institute a green policy research who you hire to support that policy! I wonder if you thought about sending this to other school districts? Ann Evanston The Warrior is Within You I think there is an important point here: if you institute a green policy research who you hire to support that policy! I wonder if you thought about sending this to other school districts?

Ann Evanston
The Warrior is Within You

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