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Mobile Phone Recycling clean the environment by simple methods

August 16th, 2010

The mobile phones are the best reliable communication products which have become necessary in everybody’s life. The mobile companies like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, HTC, LG, Apple, Blackberry, etc. are frequently coming up with lot of latest technological phones giving the user more freedom to communicate. But, all these new mobile phones face the problem of recycling.

You should be very wise and careful while choosing for a better way of recycling the used mobile phone. There are several retail shops for mobile recycling in the UK. You can just sell your used handsets in these shops for nice valuable prices. These mobile phones are electronic devices and hence they should be properly disposed because they also emit several harmful chemicals. Mobile phone recycling is very easy and you can simply donate your old handset to the various charity organizations who further give them to the poor people who have never had a mobile phone or who have never seen a mobile phone. » Read more: Mobile Phone Recycling clean the environment by simple methods

Save Up to 42% on OSHA 30 Hour Construction Training Course

July 26th, 2010

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Their authoritative experts have designed OSHA 30 hour training courses that can ensure the safety of the workers at hazardous work places. With their courses, you will never have to encounter an OSHA citation, thus keeping your company’s reputation in tact. » Read more: Save Up to 42% on OSHA 30 Hour Construction Training Course

Brits Making Britain Greener

June 21st, 2010

FireShot-capture-news2Team Green Britain Bike Week has begun, promoting the importance of adopting a greener and healthier lifestyle. With numerous bike events taking place nationwide mingle trend conducted a representative survey to ask Brits if they would consider riding a bike or walking for everyday transport as opposed to a car in order to protect the environment.

Reassuringly almost a third claimed to already ride a bike or walk on a regular basis and another third said they would consider it. Currently 42% of the younger generation travel green but along with those who feel they are likely to, this figure could soon be well over 50%. » Read more: Brits Making Britain Greener

Iceland Car Rental offers cheap self drive holidays in Iceland

June 16th, 2010

jeep_wrangler83Now the summer months are upon us, car rental in Iceland is on the rise, accommodating the influx of travellers wishing for self drive holidays across the country’s unique landscape. Leading car rental company, Iceland Car Rental, has just added the Jeep Wrangler 4×4 to its already impressive fleet of vehicles in time for the Icelandic summer.

The Iceland Car Rental website is a one-stop-shop for cheap vehicle rental, with cars ranging from city drive saloons to four-wheel drive cars able to withstand the toughest terrain across the country. All the vehicles are all easy to drive and come fully equipped with a Garmin Navigation System, child seat, cushion and roof box on request.

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Iceland Asbru Enterprise Park grows as a data center service location

June 10th, 2010

Iceland_Geysir76The Asbru Enterprise Park in Iceland is growing to be the next ideal location for data center management and services, due to the country’s renewable green energy sources.

Verne Holdings, the partnering group of wholesale data developer Verne Global has recently signed a contract with the Wellcome Trust to aid the completion of a 44-acre data center campus at the Asbru Enterprise Park in order to create a powerful solution giving users the opportunity to go green without paying higher rates.

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New office opens in New York for green printing company

May 27th, 2010

New_York_City_skyline46Due to the rising need for eco-friendly printing services in the U.S., Oddi Printing has opened up a second office located in New York with the intention to serve its clients across the East Coast. The Icelandic printing company has already been offering its U.S clients quality eco-friendly services for around 20 years from its office in Pennsylvania.

Oddi Printing has been labelled as an ‘Ecolabelled Printing Company’ by the Nordic Eco-Label, the official ecological label for Nordic countries, for its awareness in environmentally safe printing within the Icelandic printing industry.

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Iceland Institute of Technology develops geothermal power plant course

May 7th, 2010

geothermal_iceland65The Keilir Institute of Technology in Iceland has introduced a new Geothermal Power Plant Technician Associate Degree to its academic program, to cope with the recent technological advances in geothermal power plant development and its growing potential as a widespread power source.

The Geothermal Power Plant Technician Program is split into two modules spread across two years. During the first year, students receive hands-on training in running and maintaining power plants; where as the second year is more focused on academic methods and techniques for planning daily operations, maintenance and purchasing equipment/spare parts.

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Iceland sees popularity rise in seafood and sushi restaurants

May 5th, 2010

various_sushi76The seafood and fish industry have both been synonymous with Iceland and its restaurants since the late fifties. Today is no exception, with sushi restaurants on the rise in Reykjavik.

Leading Icelandic sushi restaurant Domo, labelled as the “kitchen without boundaries”, is one of Iceland’s finest seafood restaurants serving an array of pure Icelandic sushi and fresh fish, depending on the catch of the day.

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Icelandair flight schedule resumes after brief disruption

April 30th, 2010

icelandair_flight35Flight schedules are now back to normal after a brief disruption at Keflavik International Airport, with transatlantic flights to and from Iceland as well as connecting flights happening daily through Icelandair.

Life in Iceland has remained normal throughout the major populated areas; Reykjavik and Akureyri amongst the recent volcanic eruptions, with the rest of the country unaffected. Those mainly affected are farmers in the immediate area located just south of the volcano crater. This is where the majority of volcanic ash has fallen and consequently acres of farmland and this year’s crops have been damaged.

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Impressive volcano pictures at Icelandic eruption site

April 29th, 2010

IMG_3335Mr Petursson, pilot with Icelandair has recently published a set of Iceland volcano pictures showing both the first and second volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallajokull. Amongst the pictures taken are aerial shots of the plume during a commercial flight to The Westman Islands, just 30 km away from the volcano before airspace was restricted. Petursson has published these impressive photos on his website, which can be found here.

The volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallajokull is currently around 1/10 of the size it was during the first few days and the ash clouds surrounding the volcano appear to be slowly decreasing. Those mainly affected are farmers in the immediate area located south of the volcano crater.

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