Media Coverage
The following listing encompasses media coverage of the Plug-In To eCycling campaign, including stories about collection events, campaign partners, and other electronics recycling stories in the news.
EPA Seeks New Life for Old Cell Phones - New York Times, January 8, 2008
Dell Says Environmental Goals Are Ahead of Schedule, July 19, 2007 (PDF) (2 pp, 108K, about PDF)
Sony
Establishes First Nationwide Electronics Recycling Program
With Waste Management's Recycle America Program Open to All
Consumer Electronics Devices - Sony news release August
16, 2007
Staples
Launches Nationwide Computer and Office Technology Recycling
Program - May 21, 2007
National Center for Electronics Recycling Thanks 2006 Partners, Receives Grant with Amandi Services to Further Recycling Initiatives in West Virginia in 2007 - November 28, 2006.
Dell and Goodwill Launch Free Computer Recycling Service for Consumers in Participating Regions of the Carolinas. CSRwire.com. October 25, 2006.
The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) Announces Putnam County Electronics Recycling Event Scheduled for August 19 at Home Depot - August 11, 2006.
The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) Announces Third in Series of Electronics Collection Events; July 15 at Lewisburg, West Virginia State Fairgrounds . NCER. June 26, 2006.
The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) Announces Second in Series of Electronics Collection Events; April 29 at Charleston. NCER. April 17, 2006.
The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) Announces First in Series of Electronics Collection Events; Feb. 25 at Morgantown Best Buy Store. NCER. February 15, 2006.
Tech.gov:
Recycling Time .
PC World. January 9, 2006.
EPA Powers Up to Recycle Storm Debris Electronics; Effort to Reduce Hazardous Waste. New Orleans Times-Picayune. November 17, 2005.
Pilot Program Shows
Strong Interest in E-Recycling . Green Biz. July 14, 2005.
Electronics Recycling Pilot Shows Strong Response from Consumers and Retailers in New England - EPA Region 1 Press Release. July 13, 2005.
EPA and eBay Partner Together in
eBay's New Rethink Initiative
Office
Depot Will Recycle Old PCs Free in 'Fabulous' Offer .
USA Today. July 12, 2004.
Electronics Waste:
What to Expect from Global Mandates 2003 .
October 2003.
Electronic
Waste Recycling Act of 2003 .
California Dept of Toxic Substances Control. September 24, 2003.
Tech Companies
Embrace Earth Day .
PCWorld.com. April 22, 2003.
Happy Endings
for Cast-off PCs .
The Christian Science Monitor. April 20, 2003.
Electronics
Recyclers Pledge: "No Export, No Dumping, No Prisons" .
GreenBiz.com. Santa Clara, CA. February 25, 2003.
EPA Launches
Campaign to Improve Electronics Recycling .
Recycling Today. January 13, 2003