IBM Computer, Laptops and Servers

Laptop Battery Pressure is building on computer and electronics makers to recycle old equipment to curb toxic electronics waste. On Tuesday, California state Sen. Gloria Romero, a Democrat from Los Angeles, is expected to propose legislation to force manufacturers to take back used PCs, televisions and other high-tech junk for recycling. So-called e-waste, which often contains toxic chemicals, is clogging U.S. landfills and, environmental groups say, polluting Third World countries.

And then, of course, we have the Standalone Server product, which is called Acronis True Image Server for Windows or Linux and that will manage a single standalone server. What type of computers can we back up, because in a medium to a large sized, even some small sized businesses, who knows what kind of computers they have They may have laptops, they may have desktops, they may just have anything and everything

Thinkpad But recycling is expensive: about $20 per PC. And manufacturers say they'll have little choice but to pass the cost on to consumers, which could hurt sales. Romero disagrees. "The same arguments were made when we started talking about recycling plastic bottles. And we're still drinking Coke and Pepsi."

Apple' 1990s release of the iMac forever broke the tyranny of beige when it came to computer cases and put the idea of personalizing a computer into many, dare we say "envious, " PC hobbyists who were already building their own machines. While the vast majority of personal computers continue to be housed within dull, boring, beige cases, the last remaining archetype from the Jurassic days of the first IBM PCs (some twenty years ago) may be on the way out.

Microsoft Lawmakers in Massachusetts, Nebraska and South Carolina are considering bills like Romero's. E-waste is a growing problem; about 1.8 million tons were created in the USA in 1999, according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency data.

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Laptop Computers Romero's proposal would require all "hazardous" electronics sold in California to be recycled by 2006. Manufacturers that don't have recycling programs would have to pay a fee to the state. How the law would be enforced is unclear. It would be tough, for example, to keep track of a PC sold in California, then used in offices elsewhere.

Laptop Computer Europe and Japan have led with laws requiring manufacturers to recycle their products. No such law exists in the USA. And PC and electronics makers have been slow to launch U.S. recycling programs. Hewlett-Packard and IBM have them, but they charge consumers a fee that runs about $20 per PC.

According to Mr. Gyu Lee. IBM, "CyberLink' use and very entertaining. It is exactly the type of software we are looking for to bundle with our personal computers. Our users will now have an easy way to enjoy digital quality video, photos, and movies on their PCs." IBM is currently demonstrating PowerCinema on its PC systems.

Desktop Computer PC makers say they cannot recycle for free without putting themselves at a competitive disadvantage. Several, including IBM and Compaq Computer, say they would if their competitors did. "We'd rather be part of the solution," Compaq CEO Michael Capellas says.

Notebooks Environmental groups, in a report released Monday, say that 50% to 80% of e-waste collected for recycling in the USA is exported to countries such as China, Pakistan and India. The report by five groups, including the Basel Action Network and Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, alleges that much of that waste is dismantled by hand.

Lenovo That's a problem because the chemicals inside electronics including lead, cadmium and mercury can poison groundwater and cause damage to the nervous and reproductive systems. The EPA "is not aware of a broad problem overseas" but is in talks with industry and state legislators to come up with an e-waste platform, says EPA assistant administrator Michael Shapiro.

Hard Drive The report focuses on electronics recycling in one region in China, where an estimated 100,000 workers handle e-waste. The environmentalists witnessed tons of e-waste being dumped along rivers, in open fields and in irrigation canals, the report says.

By Michelle Kessler
USA Today - 2/26/2002

Topic: Recycling