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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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Just thought I'd take a look at the state of electronics recycling around the world to see how we're doing. Unfortunately, electronics recycling is a comparatively low priority in many countries. This represents the total amount of electronic waste that an average person in the UK is likely to consume in their lifetime.

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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

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The European Union (EU) is the largest economy in the world and home to over 500 million people who discard vast numbers of electronic devices each year. million tons of electronic waste. In the United Kingdom alone, the average person will throw away over 3 tons of electronics in his or her lifetime. ICRS Goes to Europe.

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News by the Spoonful: The $10 USB Condom (Seriously)

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In honor of our Safer Online theme this month, our lead nonprofit tech news story is about a low-cost device that protects your electronics devices from data theft while you recharge them in places like airports, the "USB Condom." Welcome to TechSoup's September 2014 nonprofit technology news. how costs will be shared.

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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

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Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Mobile for Good: A Low-Key CES 2014

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It feels odd to use "CES" and "low-key" in the same sentence because the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is anything but. I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. Privacy as a Trend. With the revelation of the NSA spying on U.S.