9 results found for Green Design, displaying items 1 - 9
November 11, 2008
Few U.S. EE Schools Teaching Environmental Design Requirements
How many EE courses in the U.S. cover the environmental legislation coming out of the European Union (EU), China, and other major world markets that will impact the design of electronic products? Not many, according to an informal and random survey of U.S. engineering schools by Electronic Design.
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Ron Schneiderman
November 11, 2008
New Federal Rules Impact Li-ion Battery Recycling
Concern about the potential safety hazards of shipping large quantities of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has prompted the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to adopt new hazardous materials regulations covering the batteries. The rules took effect on October 1 and will impact the cell-phone recycling industry and consumers who want to ship their wireless handsets for recycling.
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Ron Schneiderman
November 3, 2008
Environmental Fund Asks Congress To Update Toxic Substances Act
With at least several hundred companies in the United States producing or importing chemicals designated as hazardous by the European Union (EU), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has issued a report calling on the U.S. Congress to update the nation’s 32-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
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Ron Schneiderman
November 3, 2008
Survey: Environmental Program Doesn’t Have Much REACH
A survey of electronics companies by the IPC, a trade association whose 2700 member companies represent virtually all facets of the electronics industry, has found that more than 40% of manufacturing and purchasing personnel have no understanding of the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) environmental program as it affects their companies, even though the pre-registration of chemicals was required from June 1.
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Ron Schneiderman
November 3, 2008
No-Load Rules Do Not Apply To Telephony Products, Says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided that its Energy Star telephony “no-load” rules do no apply to telephony products such as cordless phones, answering machines, and combination cordless phones and answering machines.
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Ron Schneiderman
October 23, 2008
GAO Study: EPA Needs To Better Control Harmful E-Waste
Hazardous waste regulations in the United States have not deterred exports of potentially hazardous used electronics, largely because of a lack of enforcement of laws by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Ron Schneiderman
