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July 28, 2009
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
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- e-waste, electronics, electronicwaste, EPR, erecycling, ewaste, extendedproducerresponsibility, newyork, newyorkcity, NRDC, productstewardship, recycling
Last Friday, hiding behind two trade associations, electronics manufacturers filed suit challenging NYC's e-waste law. The law is based on the producer responsibility, or product stewardship, approach, which holds that manufacturers should be responsible for taking their products back from...continued→
April 22, 2009
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
- Tags:
- computers, consumers, earthday, electronics, electronicwaste, erecycling, ewaste, newyorkcity, NRDC, televisions, TVs
Earth Day presents an excellent opportunity for an update on e-waste recycling initiatives in New York, where things are developing at a fast and furious pace. You may recall that last summer the New York City Council passed landmark legislation...continued→
July 17, 2008
Posted by Kate Sinding in Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- cab, globalwarming, hybrid, newyork, newyorkcity, NRDC, taxi, taxicab
Good news from New York City: Since the last Checker went the way of the old Penn Station, New York has lacked a cab that lives up to New Yorkers’ elevated self-image. Uninspiring Crown Victorias now lumber down Broadway, inadequate substitutes...continued→