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Consumer electronics companies green up industry
September 5, 2013
Consumer electronics companies green up industry
Sony’s development of SoRPlas ? it’s proprietary recycled plastic ? is just one example of how consumer electronics companies are becoming more environmentally friendly, according to the Consumer Electronics Association’s latest sustainability report.
The report tracks the industry’s green efforts and includes more than two dozen case studies from various electronics companies such as Best Buy, Sharp and FulTech Solutions illustrating challenges and accomplishments in their environmental efforts. The report also documents and illustrates green practices across the industry.
The Second Annual Report of the eCycling Leadership Initiative said that consumer electronics companies working in the eCycling Leadership Initiative recycled 585 million pounds of electronics in 2012, up from 460 million pounds in 2011. This represents a total increase of 95 percent since 2010. The report singles out Apple, Best Buy, Dell, HP and Samsung as the top recyclers of 2012.
Read more at Environmental Leader.
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