Christmas LED lights still in progress

From Waste in Recycling:

The holiday-light recycling program offered by HolidayLEDs.com has been extended past its original Feb. 28 cut off date.

"We receive several e-mails each day from people interested in the program and inquiring whether it is too late to send us their lights," said Philip C. Curtis of HolidayLEDs.com. "As long as there is sufficient interest and demand for the program we will continue the operation," he said.

The Jackson, Mich., company has recycled more than 10,000 pounds of holiday light strings so far this year. People who send in their old strings of lights receive a coupon for discounts at HolidayLEDs.com.

Nice to see a Jackson-based company doing great things.

Surge in e-waste hitting developing countries

Sales of electronic products in countries like China and India and across continents such as Africa and Latin America are set to rise sharply in the next 10 years.

And, unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle materials, many developing countries face the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains with serious consequences for the environment and public health, according to UN experts in a landmark report released today by UNEP.

From United Nations Environment Program.