Upfront recycling fees can help curb flood of e-waste

Charging consumers an upfront fee to cover the eventual cost of recycling the electronics they buy also encourages people to use their devices longer and gives manufacturers more time to develop better products, according to researchers at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Such fees could provide a powerful strategy for reducing e-waste, which today comes…

ByThe Global ViewOctober 29, 20092Comments

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Yanks in search of pills to celebrate Earth Day

If Greenbang were to approach you in the street and ask if you've got any old pills or e-waste, what would be your response? Chances are you'd shrug your shoulders and point her in the direction of some 'nu rave' warehouse party in East London. That or get on the blower to the cops and…

ByThe Global ViewApril 23, 20080Comments

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Upfront recycling fees can help curb flood of e-waste

Yanks in search of pills to celebrate Earth Day

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