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A 1980 Minnesota state law prioritized waste incineration over filling landfills. HERC was developed following that law and was one of more than 10 waste incinerators opened in Minnesota. [2] The center replaced a Greyhound Lines bus maintenance facility and at the time there were few people living nearby. The center cost $189 million to ...
UNICOR, a large government contractor, produced over $765 million in sales in 2005 [31] and has accepted contracts for recycling e-waste since 1997. UNICOR has developed e-waste recycling operations in 10 federal prisons. [32] In addition, in 2009, UNICOR had 1,000 incarcerated individuals processing about 40 million pounds of e-waste. [33]
Computer monitors are typically packed into low stacks on wooden pallets for recycling and then shrink-wrapped. [1]Electronic waste recycling, electronics recycling, or e-waste recycling is the disassembly and separation of components and raw materials of waste electronics; when referring to specific types of e-waste, the terms like computer recycling or mobile phone recycling may be used.
The E-Waste Warehouse hosts one artist in residence at a time. The artist-in-residence is given studio space in the warehouse and is invited to engage and make art with some of the e-waste the center collects. [6] In 2019–2020, skateboarder and artist Louis Sarowsky was an artist-in-residence at the center.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Minnesota designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
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8,660 – number of curbside recycling programs in 2006; 8,875 – number of curbside recycling programs in 2003; 95 – percentage of energy saved by recycling an aluminum can, compared with manufacturing a new one; 4.6 – pounds of trash per person per day (most in the world) 1.5 – pounds of recycled materials per person per day
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a global problem; especially since many developed countries, including the U.S., ship their discarded electronic devices to less developed parts of the world. Oftentimes, the e-waste is improperly dismantled and burned, producing toxic emissions harmful to waste site workers, children, and nearby communities.