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about a month ago my door bell rang around 5:30pm. all you moms out there know how crazy the five o'clock hour is in a home with children. i answered the door, obviously annoyed and flustered. but i got lured in because this door to door volunteer was answering just the question that had been on my mind for a while. where is a safe recycling center in dallas for electronic waste? he was a volunteer for the texas campaign for the environment.
TCE is dedicated to informing and mobilizing texans to protect the quality of their lives, their health, their communities and the environment. they believe that people have a right to know and a right to act on issues that fundamentally affect their lives and future generations.
currently nearly 90% of electronic waste is disposed of dangerously. what does that mean?
- landfills are not a good option. toxins in electronic waste quickly add up.
- incineration puts the toxic materials into the air we breathe.
- exporting toxic waste to developing nations is callously irresponsible and against international law.
- prison labor is a taxpayer-subsidized practice that exposes prisoners, prison guards, staff and their families to dangerous levels of toxins.
TCE is impressive. with their pressure, texas passed an electronics takeback law that require producers to provide consumers with convenient and responsible recycling for their electronic waste. this makes texas one of 9 other states and new york city in passing a producer takeback policy.
here are just a couple of things i did and you could do too:
write a letter to your state representative and state senator.
- after generating over 12,000 letters to state legislators voicing overwhelming support for a responsible recycling alternative, the bill (hb 2714) passed through both the house and the senate and becomes law on september 1, 2008.
recycle your mobile phone, pager, pda in an environmentally and socially responsible manner through CollectiveGood and select the charity you would like to help.
fyi - i recognize that my footprint is still tiny.
5 comments:
this is great! i have several old electronics that need to be recycled. this will help me recycle them in a more responsible way.
This is great since, with Rob's line of work, we have more electronics than the average geek needs. Trouble is, looks like NJ doesn't have the recycling program. I don't know what criminal politicians would take notice...unless he got paid. That's the only way agendas move in NJ. "A you, you got da dough?"
jess - you'll be happy to know that new jersey passed the first state e-waste bill in 2008, on jan 15, 2008.
http://www.e-takeback.org/docs%20open/Toolkit_Legislators/state%20legislation/state_leg_main.htm
so somebody in NJ cares & got da dough too....
Denise - this is great!
R. Casey, from Boston, where Lester pitched a No-Hitter and the Celtics have advanced to the next round - woo! :)
There's always Ebay too.
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