Austin American-Statesman: New report ranks Texas last in recycling old computers Texas ranks last in recycling computer parts among states that require manufacturers to take back their electronics, according to a report by an Austin environmental group that tries to keep computers and other electronics from landfills. Click here to read the report.
	Zero Waste: Beyond Recycling Today, our production and disposal system is unsustainable both in terms of the resources consumed and the wastes created. TCE Fund is working with the Central Texas Zero Waste Alliance to create a fundamental shift in the way waste is conceived of and handled in the US. Click here to learn more.
	Toxic Cadmium Swapped for Lead in Jewelry An international chain store says it will no longer sell jewlery that lab testing reported by The Associated Press showed was laden with toxic cadmium. This cadmium likely comes from e-waste: click here to read the report.
	"Going Green" spotlights Texas Campaign for the Environment Video: Texas Campaign for the Environment was featured in this week's segment of Going Green with Yolanda Green. Watch and share, please: How a fired up grassroots campaign is working to reduce waste in Texas. (KIAH Houston) Watch it here!

A Program to Certify Electronic Waste Recycling Rivals an Industry-U.S. Plan
The Basel Action Network plans to begin a new certification and auditing program both e-waste recyclers and companies that generate electronic refuse. (New York Times)

Green Tech Gone Fake
Reused electronics may be good for the environment, but they are feeding the counterfeit tech industry and poisoning some foreign workers. (Business Week)

Expert: Reducing waste can help bottom line
Toyota Motor Corp. and Hewlett Packard have reduced their costs by instituting recycling programs and reusing materials they previously discarded after a single use. (San Diego Daily Transcript)

New "Recycle just about anything" website: TCE Fund has re-launched its website www.TexasTakeBack.org, which is designed as a comprehensive guide to give you information for recycling almost anything. Need to recycle your electronics, pharmacueticals or CFLs? Want to know how to reduce household plastic or paper waste? Check out the new site, and give us your feedback, please!