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Green IT Accreditation Goes International

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The big green IT news this week is that the program has now expanded to 40 countries (PDF) worldwide including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the 27 countries of the European Union. EPEAT is essentially the only green IT product accreditation program in the world.

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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

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The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Evento De Design De Aplicativos Para Celular. Taipei, Taiwan: 民眾、社群與 NGO 的協作:飲水地. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. In Taiwan, the recycling rate for IT equipment and appliances combined is 82. Four countries in Latin America now have e-waste laws or rules: Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. World Snapshot. Latin America.