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RE: Greening Laptop Use
Re. take back, CNET recently renewed electronics take-back programs - for
cash or donation
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10110288-2.html?tag=smallCarouselArea.1
Anastasia
Anastasia O'Rourke
Yale University PhD Candidate
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-p2tech@great-lakes.net [mailto:owner-p2tech@great-lakes.net] On
Behalf Of Paul Orum
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:26 PM
To: p2tech@great-lakes.net; Gary Miller
Subject: Re: Greening Laptop Use
The availability of computer take back options for end of computer life
should also of course be part the "greenness" assessment. This site has
information:
http://www.computertakeback.com/
- Paul Orum
202-507-3211
--- On Fri, 12/5/08, Gary Miller <gmiller@istc.illinois.edu> wrote:
> From: Gary Miller <gmiller@istc.illinois.edu>
> Subject: Greening Laptop Use
> To: p2tech@great-lakes.net
> Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 11:12 AM
> Today I came across this article
> http://www.slate.com/id/2205761/
>
> I guess I had never looked at this resource before. They
> are addressing many sustainability/p2 questions.
>
> My question, do you agree with their recommendations on
> laptop use and laptops versus desktops. Is there a current
> ranking or rating of the green-ness of laptop and PC
> products.
>
> I am finding that now more than ever organizations are
> trying to address energy saving and are looking for
> guidance.
>
> Gary Miller
>
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