Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- "Optimism is essential to achievement  and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress."  ~ Lloyd Alexander -- Positive Eco-News -- Kudos to Frontier PC , Nitro IT Business Solutions , Tripp Lite , TechnoPlanet , and Telecom Computer - and all the amazing volunteers!  Because of their efforts, several “ My Green IT Day ” events were held across Canada throughout April this year where over 4 tons of e-waste were collected and then recycled. E-waste is a growing concern with the constant upgrades, more efficient equipment and ton of hand held devices now available that are replacing old electronic equipment. In fact studies show that there are about 50 million tons of e-waste discarded on this planet every single year. This consumes a huge amount of space in the landfill and releases all kinds of toxic materials into the environment if they not recycled responsibly. Many electronic items, such as rechargeable toothbrushes, ...