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The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace is organizing the first installment of the E-waste Academy [1] for policymakers and businesses. Organizers are currently accepting applications for regional e-waste management until January 15.

U.K. artist Susan Stockwell turns e-scrap into art in two exhibitions, "Flood [2]" and "World [3]." The e-scrap was borrowed from Secure IT Recycling and was returned for processing after the exhibit closed.

Sarawak, the largest of Malaysia's 13 states and a region of the island of Borneo, is going to get its first e-scrap collection center that will be located in the city of Sibu, reports The Borneo Post [4]. Sponsored by the municipal council and Computer Sales and Association Sarawak, the project and is slated to open next year and is expected to collect 2 to 3 tons of e-scrap during an initial collection drive.

Staples, a giant of office supplies, and Gazelle, a website that offers consumers cash for their working electronics, have launched a new trade-in program for used computers, phones, cameras, tablets and other items. Using the program, consumers can check the value of their used device through a website [5] set up by the companies, and receive a gift card redeemable at Staples. If the item has no value, it can still be sent in for free recycling.

As the fallout from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal continues, a court has heard that computers used by the now-shuttered paper's staff were shredded when things began to heat up, reports the Irish Independent [6].

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