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Vancouver 2010 | Olympic Medals | The Olympic medals embodied the concept of sustainable design using end-of-life electronics for material procurement. Teck Resources harvested the gold, silver and bronze from circuit boards of old computers, melting it down and casting it back into Olympic medals. These medals highlighted both the pearls of athletic accomplishment and the dangers that electronic waste can have on the environment.sustainability in our design practices.

a brown box with a white ribbon around it and a label on the lid that says waste

Electronic Waste Recycling

Functional Crafts

Old Cell Phones

Recondition Batteries

Etceteras: ewaste bin

EWaste Bin - store old batteries and small electronics until you can properly dispose of them.

a person holding a cell phone in their left hand and touching it with the other hand

10 Ways to Stop Being a Water Waster

Researchers create electronics that dissolve in water to reduce waste [Video]

A girl stands barefoot near piles of electronic waste in Sangrampur, India.

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Conservation

Gold extracted with cornstarch: It was discovered that alpha-cyclodextrin, a cyclic starch fragment composed of six glucose units, was best at isolating gold from the solution. But not only is this process a lot less toxic than the cyanide leaching process, it also appears to be more efficient at isolating gold. But that's not all! This process could also be used to recover gold from electronic waste. Before we go mine gold, it makes sense to recycle it from our waste.

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Shower of the Future washes you with water from your past

Shower of the Future washes you with water from your past - CNET - A new smart shower now available for preorder promises to save you tons of money and let you shower for as long as you want without worrying about waste.

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Converting Plastic Waste Into Fuel In Africa

This technology helps the people in Africa to use these kinds of fuels as an alternative to fossil oil. Researchers also believe that technology can also be used in turning e-waste to fuel, thus retrieving gold, platinum, silver, and copper from several electronic wastes.

an electronic device with many wires attached to it and paper on top of it,

Turn Waste Paper Into Pencils

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Waste Art

Recycling Information

maps made from electronic waste

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Computer Recycling Scheme is Filling Minds, Not Landfills | Gadgets, Science & Technology

Electronic waste is a huge problem that will only continue to grow as our lives increasingly rely on little electronic gadgets – but there is a simple way for you to both cut down on e-waste and do another good deed at the same time. Pass IT On For Good is a new system that [...]