Author: Deborah Morris

Rubbish Removal Northern Beaches Sydney is particularly useful for companies who want to maintain productivity whilst relocating or cleaning up their waste. There is no quick and easy answer to the question of what to do with all of our throw-away electronics, but one thing is for sure – it is an ever-growing issue and we all need to act responsibly with the disposal of our E-waste.

According to Stateline.org an online publication and independent element of the Pew Research Center: There is no precise estimate of how much E-waste is piling up in the nation’s landfills, but the National Safety Council estimates that 500 million defunct computers and monitors will be discarded by 2007. California’s environmental protection agency estimates 6 million monitors are stacked in state homes and offices waiting to be tossed.

We cannot just toss these items into the garbage and forget about them, and here is why. All of our electronic components contain varying levels of toxic substances, such as mercury, lead and polyvinyl chloride, just to name a few, which will leach out into our groundwater, if they end up in landfills.

The electronic age is here to stay, so what are we to do with the inevitable, and growing collection of broken or out-dated equipment?

Federal and State environmental laws are being written and revised to include guidelines for correct disposal of electronic equipment that is at or near the end of its useful life. In California, the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (SB20 / SB50) establishes a funding system for the collection and recycling of certain electronic wastes. The California Integrated Waste Management Board has adopted regulations to implement portions of the statute.

~ Key elements of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act include:

~ Reduction in hazardous substances used in certain electronic products sold in California.

~ Collection of an electronic waste recycling fee at the point of sale of certain products.

~ Distribution and recovery of recycling payments to qualified entities covering the cost of electronic waste collection and recycling.

~ Directive to recommend environmentally preferred purchasing criteria for state agency purchases of certain electronic equipment.

For the individual and small business consumer this program is intended to enhance the availability of convenient recycling options so that products containing toxic compounds are not disposed of inappropriately.

The dilemma arises as the richer countries pass legislation regulating the disposal of
E-waste, and the “recycling” business turns out to be more of an “export” business to third-world countries. An ABC News 20/20 segment on Jan 1, 2006, reported that
80% of scrap electronics from the US ends up offshore, where workers extract the few desirable parts and leave the rest in mountains of plastic and twisted parts to pollute the environment. There are also issues of worker safety in these so-called recycling plants.
Employee safety concerns are substandard, and in many cases, workers are unaware of the hazards they are being exposed to.

So, just what is the right thing to do, you ask.

Reduce –

Be responsible about your purchases.
Maybe you can up-grade your computer, rather than toss it and buy a new one.
Purchase from responsible manufacturers. Dell, HP and Apple offer free take back and recycling programs.

Reuse –

Donate equipment that is still functioning to non-profit organizations, schools or churches.

Recycle –

Items that cannot be repaired can be recycled through reputable companies.

Before you donate, or recycle your PC or cell phone be sure to clear the memory of any personal data. Simply deleting the files from your desktop does not clear the hard drive. There are software programs to overwrite the disk, you can reformat the hard drive and re-install the operating system, or the more drastic route is to physically destroy the hard drive by removing it from the housing unit and smashing it with a hammer.

E-waste is the fastest growing part of municipal waste streams, and rising almost three times faster than the overall waste stream, according to the EPA. We, the purchasing public, need to not only be aware of the consequences of our consumer driven culture, but be responsible for our individual contribution to the problem, and be willing to step up to the plate to do the right thing.

The following is a partial list of items that should NOT go into the garbage can:

Fluorescent lamps & bulbs, including CFLs (compact fluorescent lights)

ALL batteries

Computer monitors and TV sets

Computer hard drive

Printers & Fax Machines

Cell phones

VCRs

Radios

Microwaves

Cordless phones

Telephone answering machines

Some communities offer Hazardous Waste Recycling events once or twice a year, which makes the disposal of these items easy and safe. Call your city offices or go online and research the donation, recycling or disposal options for your area. Also, visit your State’s website for information about laws and regulations that may apply to you and your business.

For those of you with an entrepreneurial spirit, this may look like an opportunity – to develop solutions that are earth-friendly and people-friendly. We need convenient and safe disposal for even the laziest of us consumers.

While this is a vast and complex issue, if each one of us makes the effort to be as educated as possible, understand the power of our purchasing choices, one by one we do have enormous impact. Visit the web sites below for more in depth information and resources for the proper disposal of your E-waste.

Resources

California Integrated Waste Management Board [http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Electronics]

The Computer Take Back Campaign [http://www.computertakeback.com]

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International childcare college provides an advance learning experience for those who are interested in this course. One lesson I learned from the group project was that when one is working in a group with a decent number of people problems will arise. In our case this came in the form of a group member not doing the work that was assigned to them. This was very frustrating to the rest of the group because his shoddy work reflected poorly on the whole group and several times we were stuck with rewriting his portion of the project. Having a member not do their share of the work was new to be and I had to struggle with the rest of the group on how to approach the situation as Christians. By working with the same group for a full semester we got to know each others strengths and weaknesses and then we could appropriately assign tasks to each member. The other main point I learned from the group project was that it takes a lot of work to take a company into another country. This became apparent as the different sections of the project became due. When we had finished all of the information needed for the group project I looked back on all we had done and I was amazed at the work we had put into the project and how it really showed by the amount of data we had gathered. Even though we did not use most of the information in our presentation, we did use all of the information to come to the conclusions that we presented.

I believe was had success in multiple areas of our group project but we had particular success in our financial information. Since it was our goal to come up with an investment opportunity that would make a lot of money we decided that it would take a large investment to generate a large return. We asked the investors for 141 million dollars and we would have been able to pay them back in 2 years with a 12% interest rate. Simply having the financial information fairly realistic and workable I believe was a great success for our team.

There is always room for improvement in a group project and our project was no exception. Our biggest problem was that we did not rehearse the presentation completely as a group, some of our members did meet and review the basics of our presentation but we were never able to get everyone together in time to properly rehearse our sales pitch. This resulted in a bit of confusion during the presentation which took away much of our professional feel. Aside from not practicing together I think that many members of my group did not practice enough on their own, my self included, and our presentation suffered when we rambled in front of the class because they had not gotten their information into a practiced succinct pitch.

Overall I thought our presentation was very professional but we could have taken it to the next level if we had practiced as a group several times and our individual members had taken more time to rehearse their own points. If I were to start this project all over I would make sure that my group had clear communication of what was expected of each member including quality of work and time at which the work should be turned in. Throughout the project I would like to see better communication between my team to make sure that everybody is on the same page. Lastly I would begin to prepare for the presentation in advance so that there would be plenty of time to rehearse as a group and perfect the presentation.

Throughout this class we learned many international business lessons and one of the earliest lessons was that the four Ps, product, price, place, and promotion must also be used at the international level. We also learned that knowing the culture is key to the success of business that are going international, and by giving us examples such as Disneyland in Japan versus Disneyland in France we saw real companies misunderstanding the culture and as a result losing millions of dollars. Learning the difference between P time and M time is very practical and could save large amounts of time if I ever go take my career into a P time society. The most crucial thing I believe I learned in this class was the importance of knowing your target market because this is what will make a business succeed or fail. Knowing ones market in a foreign country can be difficult because one must overcome different languages, social structures, and attitude patters. When I go into my future career I will remember the importance of knowing my target market and respecting their culture.

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Though lasers are helpful, efficient, and effective when it comes to tattoo removal, there are a bunch of misconceptions about it. As we enter the second decade of the 21st Century we can look back at all the technological, social and medical advancements made in the last 10 years. For those who suffer from tattoo regret one area of advancement that they can thank medical science and ingenuity for is new and improved ways to lower the cost of tattoo removal.

Tattoos have been around since man first learned how to control and use fire to improve the human condition on Earth, but it wasn’t until the last century that forms of tattoo removal began to make great strides in effectiveness without leaving severe scar tissue. Prior to the late 20th Century, to endure a tattoo removal procedure a person had to endure a process that could be painful and only partially effective. As tattoos became the fashion in the 1990’s more time, effort and money was devoted to finding new methods and refining and improving the methods that were already in existence.

Along with an increase in the popularity of tattoos there developed an increase in what is now referred to as tattoo regret. This added pressure to find an easy, effective and affordable method of tattoo removal grew the the size of the tattoo removal industry and with that an increase in research and development spending to find the perfect tattoo removal product. Most of the products were of the home tattoo removal variety. Some, like TCA, worked well to little fanfare, while others promised the moon and delivered little to nothing as a tattoo removal agent, but were, and are still highly promoted as painless, convenient and hassle free cream removal systems.

Below is a short list of items that, subjective though they may be, can be a root cause of tattoo regret.

• Does a misshapen tattoo remove its artistic value?
• Does a misspelled word in a tattoo remove its meaning?
• Does the use of the wrong color on a tattoo remove its beauty?
• Does a miss-located tattoo remove or lessen a persons value on the job market?
• Will a poorly executed design of a tattoo remove the desire of the wearer to keep it?
• Finally, should the artist who makes a mistake on a tattoo remove the mistake for free?

These are questions, that for the most part, can only be answered in the mind of the person living with the mistake permanently lodged beneath their skin.

Laser, RST and Other Methods

Laser removal, which was first developed in the 1980’s, was at first very crude, painful, not very effective and almost certainly left a scar on top of unremovable tattoo pigment. Today, laser removal is a very much improved yet still imperfect tattoo remover. Modern Laser technology has still not been able to come up with a solution to conquer and remove light pigmented tattoos. The problem stems from the fact that laser light, indeed any form of light, has a tendency to be reflected by light colored objects, including tattoo pigments, and to be absorbed by dark colored objects, also including tattoo pigments. As this article is being written lasers still are most successful at removing black and dark blue tattoo ink.

Hopefully, some day, using lasers for tattoo removal at a price everyone can afford will be a reality. Until that time those looking for a product that will remove all tattoo colors will have to rely on excision, dermabrasion, regenerative skin treatment (RST), salabrasion or TCA. Of these sure ways to remove all tattoo pigment, excision and RST are the most expensive and excision can leave scar tissue at the site of the surgically removed tattoo.

Physician performed dermabrasion will definitely remove a tattoo, but requires one or more office visits, pain and probably a scar. The tattoo removal cost using this method is quite expensive since it is considered an optional procedure by insurance companies and not covered by any insurance policy. Salabrasion is a home tattoo removal procedure, but not for those with low pain thresholds since it involves sanding the skin above the tattoo until the ink is removed. It involves creating a wound and then rubbing salt into it until all skin above the tattoo has been removed and the pigment is sanded away. Not a good option.

That leaves a previously unmentioned method, tattoo removal cream, and TCA tattoo removal. The cream removal method was not included because these products have never been proven effective for complete tattoo removal and the Mayo Clinic has said they are ineffective. That leaves TCA.

TCA tattoo remover is known to be an effective way to remove tattoo ink. Two medical studies have proven the method a reliable one and it is also used to remove various types of skin blemishes including acne scars, warts, age spots and is used by Cosmetic Surgeons and exclusive Health Spas to perform facial peels to remove fine lines and wrinkles.

When the cost of tattoo removal is a factor, TCA is one of the most cost effective products available. A tattoo removal using other methods can run into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but with TCA an average size tattoo can be removed for less than $40.00. Just read and follow instructions for a successful tattoo elimination.

Glen Wilson has over 20 years experience in the tattoo industry, both as an artist and shop owner and in recent years has become an expert in the many forms of tattoo removal. He currently serves as a consultant to http://www.Nuviderm.com and knows from personal experience that Nuviderm is one of the best at home tattoo removal products on the market.

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