There is water ice on Mars within reach of the Mars Phoenix Lander, NASA scientists announced Thursday.
"Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!" the Mars Phoenix Lander tweeted at about 5:15 pm.

Cell phone recycling in America, at the current rate of less than 10 percent, has a long, long way to go. We have several options, as presented in this article. "It's an easy call to make."

Did you know that gold and other precious metals can be recycled from your your cell phone? Compared to the mountainous pile of 17 tons of gold ores, more gold can be recovered from 1 ton of used cell phones than from 17 tons of gold ores.

Oil now extracted directly from tire and unrecyclable plastic? A fabric that can be perpetually recycled and improving in quality each time? Some of the interesting recycling facts compiled at Pacebutler.

"Recycle your computer. In the context of dangerous chemicals contaminating our water systems and the environment, and the scarcity of resources, recycling e-waste is not just our best option, it’s our only logical option."

"Did you know that on the average each of us here in America drink 167 bottles of water in one year, but only recycle 38 of those bottles - the rest ending up in our landfills? Or that recycling a ton of paper helps prevent 17 trees from being cut? Or that there is gold to be mined in your cell phone?"

This lens is designed to assist the recycler in deciphering the meaning of each symbol and provide relevant information. As the guy adrift in a sea of plastic garbage says, "Keep on Recycling!"

Great online resource for computer recycling. This lens examines in details the e-waste problem and provides solid reference on how you can recycle your old computer safely and responsibly.

The "big picture" of cell phone recycling in the US. How are we coping with the 100 million old cell phones we discard every year? Cast your vote in the cell phone recycling poll, your opinion matters.