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What’s the haps with the digital TV conversion?

Posted by Lorraine | April 3, 2008

NextStep Recycling tells you all about it: On February 17, 2009, every full-power television station n the US will stop broadcasting analog signals and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. Why? Digital broadcasting promises to provide a clearer picture, more programming options and will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders. The switch over is happening, whether we like it or not! But, DON’T PANIC AND HIT THE STORE! REUSE OF YOUR TELEVISON IS TOTALLY DOABLE. You DO NOT need to purchase a new television!

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To the Energy and the Environment Committee members:
With the average life of a computer now between 2-3 years, obsolete electronics equipment is becoming an increasing risk to the environment. A United Nations study found that to manufacture an average desktop computer and 17-inch CRT monitor requires about 1.8 tons of raw materials, primarily fossil fuels, chemicals, and water. The study also found that extending a computer's operating life through upgrades or donations for reuse saved 5-20 times more energy than recycling the computer.

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Presentation to the Oregon legislation

Posted by Lorraine | March 22, 2007

re·use
To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

To use something again, often for a different purpose and usually as an alternative to throwing it out. Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.

re·fur·bish

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Speak out about ReUSE!

Posted by Lorraine | March 7, 2007

Tomorrow I am off to the capital to lobby Congress on the Child PACT Act, HR 1048. I have also attached the handout legislators will receive. The numbers of computers the federal government retires is astounding! 10,000 units a WEEK. Think what that flow of materials could do for our community schools and individuals who do not have access to technology. Think about the amount of electronic waste that could be captured by nonprofits like ours.

The purpose of the legislation is to encourage the Federal Government:

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Lane County nonprofit electronics refurbisher/recycler NextStep Recycling supports regulation of electronic waste disposal, emphasizing reuse and accountability for all handlers of electronic waste.

NextStep Recycling announces its support of draft legislation moving through the Energy and the Environment Committee of the Oregon House of Representatives. That committee will recommend a bill to the full House in mid-March.

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