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 New Report on Prison Sweatshops
SVTC released an exposé report, “Toxic Sweatshops: How UNICOR Prison Recycling Harms Workers, Communities, the Environment, and the Recycling Industry.” For the first time, prison inmates and staff speak out about deplorable health and safety conditions within UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries). UNICOR is a controversial government corporation operated under the Dept. of Justice that uses captive prison labor in a range of industries, including the dismantling of toxic e-waste. Leroy Smith, a former safety manager at Atwater Prison’s UNICOR facility, blew the whistle on UNICOR problems and was named “Public Servant of the Year” by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Read more about prison e-waste recycling.
Posted: October 18, 2006
SVTC Celebrated its 24th Anniversary and Launched a Book!
Saturday, October 7, 5:00-8:00 PM
Guests heard from: book co-editor, Ted Smith (SVTC's founder)
Marissa Jacott - Greenpeace Mexico
Sanjiv Pandita - Asia Monitor Resource Center, Hong Kong
Wenling Tu - Taiwanese Environmental Action Network, Taiwan
Leslie Byster, International Campaign for Responsible Technology, Portland, Oregon
Amanda Hawes - Worksafe, San Jose, California
David Pellow - UC San Diego
These activists and writers shared their stories of coming together in workplaces, communities, and across borders to challenge the electronics industry on public health and environmental impacts. The benefit took place at Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies, De Anza College in Cupertino.
Updated: October 18, 2006
Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry
Edited by: Ted Smith, David A. Sonnenfeld, and David Naguib Pellow, Foreward by Jim Hightower
The first comprehensive examination of the impacts of electronics manufacturing on workers and local environments across the planet. This book includes 25 articles by many of the world's most articulate, passionate and progressive visionaries, scholars and advocates.
Posted: May 29, 2006
System Error: Campus Report
A resource for student activism on environmental, labor, and human rights problems associated with the high-tech industry.
Updated: February 7, 2006
Responsible Recyclers Do Exist!
Not all recyclers export their e-waste. Click on recycler locations or recycler contact information to find a responsible recycler in your area.
Updated: November 14, 2005
U.S. E-Waste Polluting Communities Abroad
Legislative Solutions Needed
A new report released August 17, 2005 documents for the first time the extent of toxic contamination from obsolete computers, televisions, and other gadgets that have been shipped overseas by U.S. recyclers.
Read the report
Read the press release (PDF)
Posted: August 17, 2005
Coalition Calls Steve Jobs a "Mini-player" in Computer Recycling
Flies Banner Over Stanford Graduation Where Jobs Was Speaking
The Computer TakeBack Campaign flew an airplane banner over graduation ceremonies at Stanford Stadium today to encourage Steve Jobs, the keynote speaker, to improve Apple Computer's recycling program for obsolete computers. The banner said, "Steve - Don't be a mini-player. Recycle all e-waste"
Read the press release (Word)
See the banner
More on the TakeBack Campaign
Posted: June 13, 2005
Coalition Calls on Apple to Go All The Way on Takeback
The Computer TakeBack Campaign called on Apple Computer to offer free recycling for all of its products, not just iPods, in response to Apple's announcement today that it will accept old iPods at all of its stores for free recycling. Read the PDF press release.
Posted: June 3, 2005
Nanotechnologies and Environmental Policy
A free workshop was held at Santa Clara University on June 16-17 for non-governmental organizations on the health, environmental and social impacts of nanotechnologies.
Updated: June 19, 2005
Jobs Goes Ballistic About Earth Day Protest
An Earth Day protest at the Apple Computer annual shareholders meeting today prompted Steve Jobs to respond with angry statements to shareholders about the criticisms of Apple's recycling program.
CTBC's Response to Stephen Jobs
See Hi Resolution Photos
unApple Annual Report
Posted: April 21, 2005
Exciting Changes at SVTC
 SVTC announced that Sheila Davis will become its new Executive Director. Davis succeeds founding leader Ted Smith, who will remain with SVTC as its Senior Strategist. Davis will start in her new position on July 1. Until then, she will work closely with Patricia St. Onge, who has been serving as SVTC's Interim Executive Director, to ensure a smooth transition.
Posted: March 3, 2005
Posted: December 4, 2004
New Report: Brominated Flame Retardant Dust on Computers
Posted: June 2004
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Updated: March 2005
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