What is the difference between green IT and Tech recycling from an awareness point of view?
I am working on an awareness campaign for a tech. Recycling project and want to increase awareness about e-waste and promoting a greener environment. So someone asked me about green IT and why I didn’t mention it in my campaign. Isn’t green IT part of the solution to reducing e-waste? Or would there be a difference in scope?
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This is the problem with the english language. Different meanings for the same words.
My guess is that green IT means using equipment that is greener, what ever that is. E-waste is the trash you end up with when stuff is obsolete. So the 2 could be different with some overlap.
I’m just guessing that "Green It" means using real live plants to clean the air. NASA did a "Clean Air Plant Study" several years ago. http://www.zone10.com/nasa-study-house-plants-clean-air.html
"Tech Recycling" is like using the best technology to keep our environment clean. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84561