There are very few environmental perspectives that grab our attention. In 2011, we know we need to recycle, to not litter, to buy green — the basics are already embedded into western thought. It still isn’t enough, as we seem to ignore the “inconvenient truth” about the environment, but there hasn’t been a strong message with actual solutions popping up lately. This video by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a good start. It is thought-provoking and bold, building upon the concept of licensing merchandise rather than purchasing it. When a washing machine goes out, for example, we would return…

Remember when internet refrigerators were attempting to become popular, way back in, like… 2001? Or, rather, I’m pretty sure all they did was attempt – I dunno anyone with an internet-ready fridge. Anyway, speaking of, the internet is in the garbage now. No, for real. This is Big Brother stuff, right here. In an attempt to increase recycling awareness, the city of Cleveland is installing RFID chips into new garbage and recycling bins, to keep tabs on your waste-handlings. What are those chips for? Why, to tell on you. If you haven’t brought your recycling bin to the curb for awhile, sanitation…

We love to use, look at and read about technology, and we also get excited at interesting, innovative and just downright unique ways of using old tech – so take a look at Neatorama’s Recycled Keyboard Clutch bag ($37.95), made out of (you guessed it) old keyboards. This eco-friendly attempt at creating the perfect clutch bag for the gadget geek is actually assembled using recycled keyboard. The bag has a zippered top, a handloop abd a denim interior. It is made using approximately 210 (count ‘em) black keyboard keys per bag and ships inside a week. Beyond the clutch bag, Neatorama also offers…

Two former technology bigwigs have banded together to bring cell phone recycling to the streets. Ron LeMay, formerly Chief Executive for Sprint Wireless and David Edmonson, ex-CEO of Radio Shack created the company eRecyclingCorps with the idea of trade-in schemes that encourage users not to simply throw out their old devices. …