The Story of Electronics

Thinking about tossing out your new year-old phone for the newer, sexier smart phone? Electronics manufacturers make it hard for us to stick with products by churning out new, incompatible versions every year or two. But this type of disposable designing is creating 25 million tons of e-waste, poisoned workers, and an increasingly toxic environment. Learn more about how our electronic products are made, what happens once we are done with them, and how we can support smarter, greener practices.
"The Story of Electronics"

All over the country, there are many places springing up where you can recycle your electronic equipment. Often these places offer volunteers experience at dismantling older equipment, building new computers from the component pieces and the responsible discarding of the parts that can no longer be reused. Here is one such program in Portland, OR:  Free Geek
And another one in Eugene and Springfield, OR:  Next Step Recycling

Do a search on the web to find a similar program near you.

The Story of Stuff

Well, the New Year is here. Time for making resolutions
and settling a new course in your life for higher ground.
We came across this marvelous video
by Annie Leonard called The Story of Stuff.
It's entertaining, eye-opening and will give you
the inspiration and rationale to make 2011 a year to
voluntarily reduce your consumption of
stuff.