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IBM Launches World's First Desktop PC with 100 % Recycled Plastic Resin
Abstract: Press release from March 1, 1999, announcing IBM's use of recycled resin in a new desktop computer.
Source: IBM
URL: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/news/epro.shtml

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)
Abstract: The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is leading the way in advocating the vital role scrap recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment, and sustainable development.
Source: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
URL: http://www.isri.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home1

Strengthening the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse [PDF]
Abstract: A 62-page study by GAO that summarizes information on the volumes of and problems associated with used electronics; examines factors affecting recycling and reuse, and examines federal efforts to encourage their recycling and reuse.
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office
URL: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0647.pdf

 

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