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Where Do Old Gadgets Go To Die? MIT’s Backtalk Project Embeds Trackers to Find Out

12:40 pm in e-waste, electronics, gadgets, pollution, Science & Technology by TreeHugger

MIT sensiblecity lab image Image via YouTube Video MIT's SENSEable City Lab has come up with the Backtalk project to find out more about what happens to gadgets when consumers are done with them. They've turned their research into art, and it is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. But you can get a peek at the project -- and at the crazy mapping of old gadgets -- in this video. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

New CBS Evening News Anchor Names E-Waste Story Among His Favorites. More Enviro Stories To Come? (Video)

1:55 pm in Business & Politics, e-waste, News by TreeHugger

Pelley-scott-60mins.jpg Scott Pelley, the new anchor of "The CBS Evening News," has made a name for himself by doing investigative pieces on "60 Minutes"--most recently his headline garnering examination into the murky past of Lance Armstrong. Pelley is part of a new a new series from CBS news called "Correspondents Favorites" in which members of the news team share what stories they are proud of from CBS' vault. Pelley has selected his 2008 story on e-waste, an investigation that took him to China to track where our favorite gadgets...Read the full story on TreeHugger

LED Desk Lamp Made from Recycled E-Waste

11:55 am in design, e-waste, electronics, gadgets, lighting, recycling, Science & Technology by TreeHugger

led lamp ewaste image Photo via LittleFootprint Lighting Made of recycled materials - including plastic recycled from e-waste - and sporting high efficiency LED bulb, the Read the full story on TreeHugger