Cell phones still don’t get recycled very often. The modular phone concept has some hurdles to overcome, but would immediately reduce cell phone e-waste.
Tag: iPhone
The Waste Biz: Apple Expected To Accept Any Old Cell Phones For Recycling
Apple will expand its Reuse and Recycling Program to include any old cell phones, and a BC cement maker knows how to recycle K-Cups.
New Loyalty App Lets You Eat Well & Do Good: The Spring
Remember Carrotmob, the company that offered a “carrot” (specifically, a “mob” of customers at an assigned time) to small businesses for investing in social or environmental good? They’ve created a new “loyalty program” for socially-minded diners and the restaurants who share their values.
3 iPhone Apps For Indoor Gardening
Don’t have yard space for a garden? You can still grow your own vegetables and flowers indoors, and these three iPhone apps can help.
Ridesharing Service Ridejoy Comes to the iPhone
Still looking for a ride to Burning Man? Not only do you still have some time, but, as of yesterday, you’ve now got more options for finding one.
Need Upcycling Ideas on the Go? There's an App for That…
Cleaning out a closet, or basement, or other space in your home, and just hate to send all of that potentially useful material to the landfill? Sean McKenna and Jenelle Montilone’s Create Change app will show you how to upcycle that “junk” into useful items.
iPhone and iPad Solar Power Suitability Checker App Released
A leading UK solar power resource site has just launched their first application for both iPad and iPhone.
Five of the Best iPhone Apps that Make Going Green a Breeze
Want to be more green? There’s an app for that. In fact, there are so many apps for that that writing an honest review of them is pretty difficult. We [ … ]
Five for Friday: Green Green Blog Posts for the Week (7/30/10)
Is the Gulf Oil spill moving off the green blogosphere radar? Regator shows that the term “Gulf of Mexico” is still on top in Environmentalism right now, but terms related [ … ]
10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World
This post was written by Rob Reed. He is the founder of MomentFeed, a location-based marketing, strategy, and technology firm. Location technologies are transforming how we experience, navigate, and ultimately [ … ]
Driving Unsustainability: How GM planned for obsolescence
I’m coming to the conclusion that there’s very little that’s sustainable about the company known as GM. It’s frustrating and sad, because I was raised in the auto city and [ … ]
10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media
Citizen journalism, open government, status updates, community building, information sharing, crowdsourcing, and the election of a President. Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of [ … ]
E-Wasted: Where Will Your Computer and iPod Go to Die?
Simran Sethi and Sarah Smarsh are writing a series on the impacts of everyday things. They will be posting previews on Green Options before launching the posts on Huffington Post. [ … ]