Eco Friendly News and Articles

Eco Friendly News and Articles

Indian e-Waste Generation – Recycling India

August 30, 2009

Indian e-Waste Generation : Facts and Figures At present, India has about 25 million computers which are expected to grow to 65 million by 2010 An estimated 2 million computers will become obsolete this year Around 15 million mobile handsets were replaced for new ones It is estimated that e-waste generated in India will touch [...]

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ENERGY SAVERS – CFLs – compact fluorescent lamp

August 28, 2009

ENERGY SAVERS – CFLs – compact fluorescent lamp——————– 1) Approximately 20% of electricity generated in India is consumed by lighting.2) The most common means of lighting is the incandescent bulbs/tubes.3) These bulbs are very inefficient, as energy consumed by them produce heat and not light.4) Though halogen lamps produce brighter and white light, but they [...]

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BIOPLASTICS

August 20, 2009

BIOPLASTICS Growing environmental awareness and public focus on increasing amount of plastic waste generated as a result of increased usage has necessitated work on effective recycling systems.  However, recycling is difficult since the plastic waste is a mixture of plastics with different properties.     Many countries have been focusing on waste management programs which include [...]

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Eco Friendly Phone

August 11, 2009

Eco Friendly Phone Sprint Nextel and Samsung have announced Samsung Reclaim as the first phone in the US constructed from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials. With a hardware casing made with corn-derived bio-plastics, a charger that consumes 12 times less power than the Energy Star recommendation and packing that is 70 per cent recyclable, the Reclaim has [...]

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Tips for Healthy Environment

July 31, 2009

Tips for Healthy Environment Use Cloth or Jute bags for shopping Grow flowers in cans and old containers Use both sides of paper for writing Segregate your waste to allow easier recycling Reuse scrap paper and envelopes Promote the use of recycled products Researched by Maninder

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Eco-Management by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics

July 24, 2009

Eco-Management by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has announced a green management initiative which hopes to make it a leading eco-friendly company by the year 2013. In doing so, it pinpointed four core objectives as part of its “Eco-Management 2013″ plan, which includes:     * Reducing emissions of greenhouse gas from manufacturing [...]

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