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From the Shelby County Reporter:

HELENA — Helena residents could have curbside recycling available by Dec. 1, after a year-and-a-half long process is drawing to a close.

Helena Mayor Sonny Penhale is this week signing a contract with Allied Waste for twice-monthly curbside recycling for the city.

Councilmember Cris Nelson said the recycling service, which will be optional for residents, would cost $6.79 per household monthly.

Read the whole article here.

Labels: green, Helena, Shelby County

This is a handy article which lists four local groups that recycle old electronics.

Recycle your electronics in Alabama

Here's another article from the Shelby County Reporter about Technical Knockout, a Birmingham company that specializes in electronics recycling:

Technical Knockout

Labels: Alabama, Birmingham, electronics, green, Shelby County

Apparently, this Toshiba REGZA television, an LCD TV, exceeded energy efficiency requirements (as did all involved in the manufacturing process).

It also helped that Toshiba, Panasonic, and Sharp have joined forces to recycle old electronics.

You can read more about the testing process here:

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Toshibas-REGZA-R-TV-Wins/story.aspx?guid={35E776C4-D530-4487-BAAF-416A26D35B5F}

Labels: electronics, green, LCD, Panasonic, REGZA, Sharp, televisions, Toshiba

I found this on Toshiba's website (and Panasonic & Sharp's)... finally read it. Who knows, you might find this of interest if you have old electronics products (televisions mostly, I presume) that you want to get rid of.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 30, 2008

MRM LAUNCHES NATIONAL RECYCLING INITIATIVE

Link: http://www.mrmrecycling.com/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Editorial Contacts:

David Thompson
MRM
201-348-3486
david@MRMrecycling.com

Maria Repole
Toshiba
973-628-8000 x4250
maria_repole@tacp.com

Christopher Loncto
Sharp
201-529-8680
lonctoc@sharpsec.com

Jim Reilly
Panasonic
201-392-6067
reillyj@us.panasonic.com

Minneapolis, MN (October 30, 2008) — Today, MRM, a leading provider of e-waste recycling management services to manufacturers, will begin creating a national recycling infrastructure that manufacturers can utilize to provide convenient recycling opportunities for their customers. Panasonic Corporation of North America, Sharp Electronics Corporation and Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, will be the first companies to utilize this expanded recycling service to operate their individual manufacturer recycling programs. MRM´s goal is to address America´s e-waste recycling needs most efficiently by bringing the electronic product manufacturing community together into a unified voluntary effort.

This new initiative will enable MRM to expand its operations beyond its current compliance management activities in Minnesota and Texas. Now entering its second year of operations, MRM has successfully implemented and currently manages recycling services in these two states for some 25 individual electronics manufacturers.

The first phase of the MRM nationwide ramp-up will kick off in November with management of electronics recycling for manufacturers in several additional states, including California, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. MRM will continue its expansion until its services cover all 50 states. Additional details on MRM´s plans will be available in January 2009.

"MRM is focused on enhancing the sustainability of individual company brands and product offerings through convenient, environmentally sound and efficient recycling," said MRM President David Thompson. "This type of collaborative effort is essential to providing consumers with convenient recycling opportunities and to achieving practical, long-term solutions."

"The power of MRM´s platform is its capacity to help the electronics industry move beyond individual company programs that focus on only a single company brand, often at separate, widely dispersed and costly collection locations, to make use of a common efficient system," said Tricia Conroy, MRM´s Executive Director. "Our consolidation and management services make electronics recycling more convenient and accessible for both consumers and manufacturers."

(Continued on Toshiba's news website)

Labels: electronics, green, Panasonic, Sharp, televisions, Toshiba