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I like this story because it gives you the skinny on electronic companies and their recycling policies. Plus it is kind of fun to read too.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and IBM are initiating an effort in partnership with Nokia, Pitney Bowes, and Sony have come together to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally responsible patents to the public domain. The pledged portfolio, dubbed the "Eco-Patent Commons," is available on a dedicated, public Web site hosted by the WBCSD (http://www.wbcsd.org/web/epc).

IBM, Nokia, Sony and bulk-mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney-Bowes have together donated patents to the Eco-patent Commons, an organisation set up to share the patents for technology with environmental benefits.

Sony has demonstrated a breakthrough in bio battery technology as the Japanese giant works to restore its tarnished image following the mass recall of lithium-ion cells.

How sweet is this! A bioplastic cased battery that uses a sugar solution to generate enough electricity to power a music player.