Take Expired Fluorescent Tubes to Recycling Event
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By PHIL MULKINS  Dear Action Line: In all of your recycling pieces, I haven't seen anything on what to do with burned-out fluorescent tubes. These contain mercury, and this is not destroyed by incineration. Airborne mercury settles into rivers and streams, getting into the fish we eat.
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Find help for problem devices that have been abandoned by the companies that make them.
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Hewlett-Packard is boosting its effort to&#160;effectively recycle&#160;used inkjet printer cartridges, Wednesday introducing a new process that manufactures new cartridges from recycled cartridges that are separated and rebuilt from scratch.The &quot;closed loop&quot; process gives used HP inkjet cartridges a sustainable end-of-life value and puts the material back to good use while being environmentally friendly, HP representatives said.The process first breaks down plastic in printer cartridges made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), after which additives including fibers and resins are used to strengthen and regenerate the plastic. The remolded plastic is then used to manufacture new HP inkjet cartridges.The plastics or cartridges are not melted, refilled, resold, or sent to a landfill, HP said. The process also applies to other products, like PET water bottles, HP representatives said.The process, which went into pilot in 2005, has already resulted in HP manufacturing 200 million printer cartridges, said Scott Canonico, manager of environmental policy and strategy for HP supplies. The process will go into full manufacturing now, he said.Each inkjet cartridge contains 70 percent to 100 percent recycled material. Users will find the process beneficial as cartridges with new material perform better than used or refilled cartridges, Canonico said.HP allows users to return inkjet cartridges worldwide for free in most cases through its recycling program , said Ken Fleming, marketing director of supplies for HP. In some cases, a postage-paid return envelope is provided by HP with the inkjet print cartridge box.The process will apply only to HP cartridges, the company said. No external inkjet cartridge brand is being put through the new recycling process, Canonico said.Before the implementation of the new process, not all plastic recovered went into making new cartridges, Canonico said. They were used by others to manufacture products including auto parts and toys.The company has already recycled 1 billion pounds of hardware&#160;and hopes to recycle 2 billion&#160;pounds by 2010, Canonico said. HP offers recycling options for hardware including PCs, cell phones and computers.The inkjet cartridge recycling initiative is the latest in HP&#39;s broad effort to be environmentally friendly. HP recently announced that it would implement more energy-efficient technologies across its PC lines to reduce computer energy use by 25 percent in 2010.Recycling is one way to go green, Canonico said. &quot;We&#39;re always looking to further our commitment to customers and our commitment to the public and environment,&quot; Canonico said.While achieving the closed loop process was an achievement, HP will continue to look for new ways to better recycle products, Canonico said.
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Electronic Recyclers:  WHAT: The Clovis East High School Football Booster Club in Clovis will hold a one day electronics recycling fund raiser on Saturday, February 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 19--Last week, Daniel Flaherty had a letter to the editor published complaining that the city of La Crosse doesn't recycle plastic, which is true. However, his letter also said plastic ends up in the landfill, which isn't true.
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It isn't easy being green in an abstract world As Kermit the infuriating frog puppet once said "It's not easy bein' green" - especially as a software developer. OK you can do all things that everyone else does - buy a Toyota Prius hybrid or even cycle to work (as long as you avoid Lycra and silly helmets). You can scribble notes on recycled paper with a pencil (made of wood from managed forests) and turn your machine off standby. You can even diligently recycle your printer ink cartridges and offset your energy consumption by planting a few trees.â¦
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Are you paying for things you have no use for?
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By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Dec. 13--Because of federal funding restrictions, public meetings for a proposed 1,000-job nuclear fuel recycling plant here won't be held until at least the latter part of 2007.
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GERMANTOWN  Board sets hearing on recycling center plan  The Village Board will hold a public hearing at 7:45 p.m. Monday on a proposal by Waste Management of Wisconsin to put a recycling center and offices at the former Smith & Nephew site at N104-W13400 Donges Bay Road.
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Toss this small soda maker in the recycling bin.
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By Jim Puzzanghera  WASHINGTON  --  As new high-definition televisions fly off store shelves, millions of old sets soon could be flying into the trash.
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Get some shiny new tech gear for the holidays? Not sure what to do with the old stuff? We can help.
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I just took a coupon off my refrigerator that expired Jan. 14. I don't even remember cutting it out, but that's no surprise. If I happen to clip a coupon, I'm more than likely to forget about it until it's too old to use.
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By Michael Milstein, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 8--We're throwing more and more of our plastic containers away  instead of recycling them, for the first time triggering state rules meant to  coax more plastic bottles, jugs and other products back into recycle bins.
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By J.J.  I SUPPORT recycling and have been sorting out my waste products.   Containers - plastic and bottles - go in separate bags and paper in another.   Vegetable peelings, egg shells and the like are sent to the compost heap in the garden.
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By David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Feb. 19--At the Liberty Tire Recycling facility in Braddock, shredded  pieces of tires accumulate before being frozen with liquid nitrogen and  smashed into even smaller pieces.
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Rip up those obituaries. The club you thought had passed away still has more than enough life left in it. Enough to beat the champions.