Comments on: One man’s trash is another man’s problem http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/04/14/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-problem/ Stories from around the Nokia neighbourhood Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: EarthPortal » Archive » EIF Week 103 - Transboundary dumping of hazardous waste http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/04/14/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-3592 EarthPortal » Archive » EIF Week 103 - Transboundary dumping of hazardous waste Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:00:21 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=6051#comment-3592 [...] One man’s trash is another man’s problem [...] [...] One man’s trash is another man’s problem [...]

]]> By: msav http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/04/14/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 msav Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:57:48 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=6051#comment-3500 @charlie, thanks for the link and reply. Here's also an interesting documentary: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3058533428492266222 It's based on this book: http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm @charlie, thanks for the link and reply.

Here’s also an interesting documentary:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3058533428492266222

It’s based on this book:
http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm

]]> By: charlie http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/04/14/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-3498 charlie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:23:30 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=6051#comment-3498 @msav, You're right, and that's why we promote sending devices back to proper recycling places. As for limiting the need for new stuff, it's an intriguing idea if we can slow down our consumption of gadgets and all. Have you seen The Story of Stuff? http://www.storyofstuff.com/ @msav, You’re right, and that’s why we promote sending devices back to proper recycling places.

As for limiting the need for new stuff, it’s an intriguing idea if we can slow down our consumption of gadgets and all.

Have you seen The Story of Stuff?
http://www.storyofstuff.com/

]]> By: msav http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/04/14/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-3497 msav Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:12:44 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=6051#comment-3497 While I do admire Nokia for it's environmental efforts and especially raising these issues as topics here on this site, it really hasn't been a secret that e-waste is dumped to poorer regions. And even if we think we've "recycled" your gadgets, or "returned" our ink cartridge for "re-filling" they might still end up somewhere overseas where people in the slums manually, laboriously are disintegrating our old stuff. But, even if we could get rid of the toxins and plastics in manufacturing new stuff, maybe we should also think about just limiting our continuous need for new stuff? While I do admire Nokia for it’s environmental efforts and especially raising these issues as topics here on this site, it really hasn’t been a secret that e-waste is dumped to poorer regions. And even if we think we’ve “recycled” your gadgets, or “returned” our ink cartridge for “re-filling” they might still end up somewhere overseas where people in the slums manually, laboriously are disintegrating our old stuff.

But, even if we could get rid of the toxins and plastics in manufacturing new stuff, maybe we should also think about just limiting our continuous need for new stuff?

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