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Environmental issues affect disposal of obsolete equipment
In a recent article, we recounted many of the methods members told us they use to dispose of obsolete computer equipment. These included employee giveaways, donations to charity, and, in one case, an execution of an old mainframe. A couple of folks pointed out that old computers are considered toxic...
Tags: waste, Newtech Recycling Inc., Toni Bowers, computer, CRT, hazardous waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, monitor, Joe Kostick, Newtech
Technical articles 2003-07-30

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Coming Full Circle: Why Disposition Is as Important as Acquisition
From an environmental perspective, the challenges of e-waste are both complex and potentially costly to business. Electrical and electronic components are not biodegradable and are often toxic; as a result, their disposal cannot be taken lightly. PCs and monitors are particularly difficult to dispose of because they contain a number...
Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., E-waste
White papers 2007-01-01
The Value of Green - A Case Study of Hewlett-Packard's Social and Environmental Responsibility Strategies in the Supply Chain
AMR Research has explored the intersection of business process and information technology since 1986. Over the past several years, the company has seen a steady rise in inquiries about environmental regulations and their impacts on the global supply chain see Appendix for published research. In the electronics industry, this has...
Tags: Supply Chain, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMR Research, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Regulations, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Government, Management
Case studies
Oracle Case Study: Dryden Flight Research Center
Dryden Flight Research Center is NASA's premier installation for aeronautical flight research. The center wanted to develop a way to leverage new sensor-based technologies within an existing U.S. Department of Defense hazardous materials management system and increase the safety and security of hazardous material movement and storage. They wanted to...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Dryden Flight Research Center, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
Case studies
NASA Optimizes Operations by Tracking Hazardous Materials With RFID
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center is demonstrating a project called ChemSecure, designed to improve the management of hazardous materials to enhance security and safety, while significantly reducing ongoing supply chain costs. Once implemented, the ChemSecure program will integrate Radio Frequency IDentification RFID and sensor-based technology with the Department of Defense's...
Tags: NASA, RFID Journal, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, RFID, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Software
Webcasts
RoHS Compliance at Intel
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive is a European Union EU directive that seeks to minimize the use of certain hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment EEE. As a world leader in the EEE industry, Intel is committed to adhering to RoHS requirements. This...
Tags: Intel Corp., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
White papers 2006-05-01
The OmniView E Series KVM Switch (Cracking open a KVM switch)
Waste of timeWhy bother with these articles? What good are they to anyone? Someone has way too much time on their hands!Re: Waste of TimeI aggree a huge waste of time....Why spend time creating a series of pictures dissasembling something if your not going to explain it or give...
Tags: dyoungman@...
Discussion threads 2007-10-11
SAP Waste Management Helps Secure Long-Term Competitiveness
Greater flexibility of business processes, better use of resources, and improved economic viability - Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH achieved all of these aims by implementing SAP Waste Management, a key solution within the SAP for Utilities portfolio of software and services. As a result, the company now has...
Tags: SAP AG, Operational Planning, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Management
Case studies
Create Waste-Free Lunches - Save The Environment (exe)
The amount of waste created by americans is astounding. We have become a culture completely accustomed to disposable items. The goal of this e-Book is to give you suggestions on how to reduce the amount of waste created when packing lunch. Version 1.1 updates links and information relevant to the...
Tags: Indiana, Environment, E-books, Personal Technology
Software downloads 2008-08-12
Are you aware of hazards of E-WASTE ?
hello friends ! Are we as IT professional aware of hazards of E-waste on the human beings and environment. what are we doing in this direction to overcome the problem. I require your suggestions on E-waste.I recycle it when on TRby converting all of...
Tags: kunal.khandait@..., E-Waste
Discussion threads 2007-05-11
Department of Defense Green Procurement Strategy
This paper formally establishes the Department of Defense's DoD Green Procurement Program GPP and provides an agency-wide strategy for implementing an effective program. The purpose of the GPP is to enhance and sustain mission readiness through cost effective acquisition that achieves compliance and reduces resource consumption and solid and hazardous...
Tags: Procurement, U.S. Department Of Defense, Green Procurement Program, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
White papers 2004-09-07
Photos: Creative uses for dead computers
Crative but bad idea.Using a computer as a barbeque is a inovative but a bad idea.The cadmium plating on the steel is volatilized by the heat of the charcoal and is deposited on the relatively cooler meat making it hazardous to consume.NeilCreative but bad idea.Using a computer case as a...
Tags: and consumers, bad idea, computer, Creative, dead computers, hardware, nrp@..., photograph
Discussion threads 2005-12-10
VMware Workstation 6 (VMware Workstation 6)
What a wasteYou've got to be kidding posting this as 62 image files to step through. If you can't take the effort to make an article preferably a downloadable pdfout of it, don't waste our time posting it in a format like this.I agree - a waste!I would expect my...
Tags: GregH, VMware Workstation 6, VMware Workstation, VMware Inc.
Discussion threads 2007-05-17
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Receives Comprehensive Protection From Viruses and Spyware Thanks to Trend Micro
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality DEQ is a regulatory agency whose charter is to protect and enhance Oregon's water and air quality, clean up spills and releases of hazardous materials, and manage the proper disposal of hazardous and solid wastes. With the importance of maintaining the environment at stake,...
Tags: Trend Micro Inc., Virus, NeatSuite, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security
Case studies
Photo: Turning waste into energy
Start-up Ze-gen is testing a cleaner technique for turning municipal solid waste into electricity.
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Start-up Ze-gen, technique, photograph
Image galleries 2007-06-06
Recycling e-waste into modern art
Link to the photo galleryTransforming e-waste into arthttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-42371.html
Tags: Sonja Thompson, e-Waste
Discussion threads 2007-01-29
A Swarm-Based Fuzzy Logic Control Mobile Sensor Network for Hazardous Contaminants Localization
This paper describes a swarm-based Fuzzy Logic Control FLC mobile sensor network approach for collaboratively locating the hazardous contaminants in an unknown large-scale area. The mobile sensor network is composed of a collection of distributed nodes robots, each of which has limited sensing, intelligence and communication capabilities. An ad-hoc wireless...
Tags: Mobile, Network, Sensor, Node, Wireless Network, Mobile Sensor Network, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
White papers 2004-10-14
Waste Basket (widget)
A simple way to get your Recycle Bin or Trash Can out of your dock, or beyond 48x48 pixels. You can also choose to show how many items are in your waste basket on top of either a badge or a glassy tray. This version is the first release on...
Tags: Basket, Yahoo! Inc.
Software downloads 2007-11-06
Waste Management: Henry Bertholf
This webcast shows how Waste Management turns to HP's fast and reliable products, support and integrated management to deliver comprehensive environmental services for the needs of each customer.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
Webcasts 2007-01-01
(Photo: Turning waste into energy)
Waste-to-energyLet someone come forward to give more enlightment on this solution.And I would be interested in the demo to see how it worksIf sucessful as propose I could see a great breakthrough somewhere in the globe.I would also want to know if this is in mini- state.That is, for individual...
Tags: spectrumconsult_ng@..., photograph
Discussion threads 2007-06-06
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