Add this to the awesome file. Indian entrepreneur Nitin Gupta founded what is one of the most interesting E-Waste recycling companies in the world. He is the CEO of Attero, an E-waste recycler. Currently, a half million tonnes of e-waste is discarded each year in India, but almost 95% is still recycled in the informal sector, according to recent estimates. Typically, the neighbourhood kabadiwala, the Hindustani term for junk dealer, collects the material. … Read more »

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February 7, 2014
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By now, Ottawa’s residents are intimately acquainted with the city’s composting program. To say that it had a rocky rollout or that it continues to be a controversial program is an understatement. The program was instituted back in 2010 when the reality set in that the city was going to have to start looking for another landfill site. Council weighed the cost of finding and operating said landfill with the … Read more »

Looking to ditch unwanted electronics? Have computers, laptops, or DVD players that you’re not using anymore? Don’t throw them away! Bring them to the Emily Carr Middle School parking lot for recycling. The money generated from recycling will go back to the Scouts program! When: Monday Nov 25 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Where: Emily Carr Middle School – 2681 Innes Road – Ottawa, Ontario – K1B 4Z7 Many people don’t realize that the … Read more »

Hey Folks, We’re hosting another E-Waste Round Up! Where and When: Saturday October 12th, 2013 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Walter Baker Park Maple Grove – parking lot Ottawa, Ontario The City of Ottawa has this posted on their website here. We’ve been doing these for the last few years, and each year we literally save a few tonnes of household electronics from going into a landfill. Many people don’t … Read more »

We’ll be hosting another free e-waste round up event! Where: Jim Durrell Arena 1265 Walkley Rd, Ottawa, ON K1V 6P9 When: Sat May 4th, 2013 10-3pm rain or shine! Items being accepted: Televisions Desktop computers and terminals Monitors Laptop computers Desktop printers Fax machines Disk drives CD-ROM drives Keyboards and mice Amplifiers, stereos, speakers, receivers Cameras, digital cameras Copiers, fax machines, scanners Pagers, PDAs Radios Telephones, cellphones, answering machines VCR and … Read more »

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We’re hosting one of our famous E-Waste roundup events on September 1st, 2012 at the Ray Friel Center (1585 Tenth Line Road) in Ottawa. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The following items will be accepted for free recycling: Televisions Desktop computers and terminals Monitors Laptop computers Desktop printers Fax machines Disk drives CD-ROM drives Keyboards and mice Amplifiers, stereos, speakers, receivers Cameras, digital cameras Copiers, fax … Read more »

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