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A new study conducted by Ipsos-Mori (PDF) on behalf of Greenpeace International of consumers in nine countries finds consumers are generally willing to pay more for an environmentally-friendly PC, as opposed to a less-expensive machine containing more toxic chemicals and other components which end up as hazardous waste. For the survey, Ipsos Mori interviewed roughly 1,000 people in each of nine countries (India, Great Britain, Thailand,… Read More

“Senate Bill 50, a California bill that modifies the Electronic Waste RecyclingAct of 2003, was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday night, according to a spokesman for State Sen. Byron Sher (D-Stanford), the bill's author. A spokesman for the CaliforniaWaste Management Board also confirmed the bill's passage. In addition, Schwarzenegger also signed Assembly Bill 2901, a bill co-authored by Assemblywomen… Read More