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Japan Boots Up Computer Recycling Law

Japan’s new computer recycling law went into effect this month, giving the used computer business a boost. The new Japanese legislation requires customers to pay a recycling fee of up to 5,000 yen (US$43) in addition to the regular price of new computers. About 98 percent of new computers shipped this season will be stamped with a logo designed by the Japan Electronic and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) showing that the buyer has paid the recycling fee. When the equipment is no longer wanted, it will be collected for free by the manufacturers, who will recycle the machines into their metal and plastic components. Users of older computers will pay a disposal fee at the end of their machines’ lives. People who want to dispose of computers without the logo, must contact the manufacturer directly by phone or online to request a delivery slip from the recycling department. Secondhand computer stores sell about one million computers each year in Japan, and used computer dealers like Sofmap believe the new regulations will attract public interest in used equipment as long as it is no older than five years old. “The used computer market will likely grow threefold over the next […]

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Extreme Measures

URL: http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/03fal/extreme1.asp Website: http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/03fal/extreme1.asp     

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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:October 8, 2003

*News and Events NREL and DuPont to Design and Build a Pilot “Biorefinery” New Large Wind Facilities Online in California, New Mexico Massachusetts Provides $4 Million for Community Wind Power Lowe’s Installs 370-Kilowatt Solar Power System in L.A. Green Power Comes to North Carolina and Georgia Three Hydropower Facilities to be Shut Down in Maine ———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- NREL and DuPont to Design and Build a Pilot “Biorefinery”DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and DuPont announced on Monday that they will work together to develop the world’s first integrated “biorefinery” that uses corn or other organic materials to produce a variety of fuels and chemicals. Under a $7.7-million agreement, the two organizations will collaborate to develop, build, and test a pilot-scale biorefinery that will make use of the entire corn plant, including the stalks, husks, and leaves. Those parts, which currently go to waste, will be converted into fuel-grade ethanol and electrical power. Purified sugars from the corn kernel will be converted into chemicals such as Sorona, DuPont’s new corn-basedpolymer. See the NREL press release at: [sorry this link is no longer available]See also DuPont’s Sorona Web site at:[sorry this link is no longer available][sorry this link is […]

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