Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2011

This past July the Obama Administration announced its National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship. It is the United States' first comprehensive policy that addresses the proper handling of used or discarded electronics devices. A federal Interagency Task Force on Electronics Stewardship developed the national strategy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

It's the largest manufacturer in the world of network routers , switches , wireless security devices , and other equipment that connects all of us to each other and the Internet. More than 99 percent of Cisco's electronics sent for processing are recycled. Cisco: Improving Environmental Efforts on Multiple Fronts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

We do it because most large electronics companies don’t release repair instructions to their customers. I’m sure those policies make sense to manufacturers of electronics. But repair-unfriendly policies certainly don’t make sense to me: those policies hurt customers and they hurt the environment.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

It feels odd to use "CES" and "low-key" in the same sentence because the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is anything but. While I don't quite understand the appeal of large-display smartphones and tablets, they must be popular since manufacturers keep coming out with them. Bigger Devices, Faster Chipsets.

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