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InternetNews March 3, 2005 Roy Mark	Tax Credits For Cutting 'E-Waste' The Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 establishes an $8 per unit tax credit for companies that recycle at least 5,000 display screens or computer system units per year.
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PC Magazine March 6, 2007 Dan Costa	Buy A Dell PC, Plant A Tree Today, you can send any Dell PC back to the company for recycling without paying a penny. If you buy a new Dell, the company actually sends someone to pick up your old PC.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Anders Bylund	Gadgets, Gadgets, Who's the Greenest of Them All? Investors, here's how the planet's largest electronics manufacturers are living up to their environmental responsibilities. If you have a truly long-term investing horizon, you may do well to pay attention to these rankings and reports.
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Smithsonian August 2005 Elizabeth Royte	e-gad! Americans discard more than 100 million computers, cellphones and other electronic devices each year. As "e-waste" piles up, so does concern about this growing threat to the environment.
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PC Magazine March 17, 2008	Measuring America's E-Waste Much of the tech trash we discard is conveniently shipped to countries like China, India, and Nigeria. But here's a look at the scale of the U.S.'s e-waste and how it could impact us.
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