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pimg height=183 src=http://l.yimg.com/a/feeds/us/grn/green_ecogeek/e-waste.jpg width=468 //ppA new report from a href=http://www.pikeresearch.com/research/electronics-recycling-and-e-waste-issuesPike Research/a, a firm that analyzes global clean technology trends, states that the a href=http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2095/82/e-waste/a problem will continue and grow through 2015, but that the tide will turn in 2016 as recycling efforts finally catch up to the amount of electronics being manufactured./ppThe report foresees a href=http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/470/81/e-waste/a peaking at about 73 million metric tons. More aggressive e-recycling campaigns from companies, government regulation, and consumer awareness will all play a part in causing that volume to decline after 2015. The report names Cisco, Dell, HP, Motorola, Nokia, Research in Motion, Sprint Nextel, and Vodafone as companies that are leading the way with recycling efforts./ppThe firm notes that government regulation will be critical in ultimately decreasing the amount of e-waste that ends up in landfills. As it is now, consumers have very little incentive to recycle their old electronics; it’s too easy to just throw them away. But government programs that regulate how electronics can be disposed of will cause consumers to change their behavior. br /br /
An executive summary of the report is available for free download. Companies or other interested parties can request the full report for a fee./ppvia a href=http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10234442-54.htmlCNET/a/p