Featured Article: E-Waste Recycling Program Employs Disabled Americans

This featured article is a little bit different. While we usually cover some new, interesting, or odd green product, this week is about an organization that's working to care for E-Waste in the country and to employ disabled Americans.

The Arc is an advocacy association for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They are now working to support E-Waste programs across the U.S. and hoping that their work will create a more competitive job market for the disabled while also creating a greener earth. The group received a grant from the Walmart Foundation that is helping them to fund these E-Waste programs.

With the economy still on the rebound, these E-Waste centers will now be able to create jobs and help their communities to keep additional E-Waste from disreputable disposal methods. Often times even E-Waste that is supposed to be recycled ends up in Landfills or sold overseas.

These E-Waste materials can and are being reused. The article quotes the EPA, saying that one million recycled desktop computers can prevent the release of greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of 16,000 passenger cars annually. Hopefully this funding will lead to greater E-Waste recycling as well as more competitive employment for Americans with disabilities.

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Featured Article: Recharge in the Great Outdoors

Summer is reaching a close, but there is still time to get in some final camping trips before it's done, and the  Iowa State Fair starts today. These outdoor activities are great for family bonding and a general good time, however sometimes they can leave you with dead electronics. This article features information about how to recharge outdoors, as well as some helpful information for campers about getting dual usage out of your electronics.

Being able to recharge electronics on the go, without outlets, is a pretty spectacular thing. This type of charging utilizes greener energy and may help to show people just how easy it can be to utilize green energy.

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