Cleaning Up the E-Waste Mess: Big Tech Needs to Do More
It’s unreasonable to expect that the problem of electronic waste the smartphones, laptops, monitors, and TVs crowding landfills around the globe can be solved at any scale by individuals. We need an industry-wide reckoning. By Chandra Steele
April 19, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Men disassemble electronics in Ghana, in May 2019 (Photo by Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
E-waste is one of the largest environmental problems the world faces. The amount of electronics that are disposed of each year is not fully quantified, but its impact is, in ever-accelerating climate change. As technology evolves, it exacerbates the problem with myriad new products. But it also can help with solutions.
Poke Picks reopens as Fancy Bowl ; halts restaurant expansion plans
Poke Picks, a Japanese-Hawaiian fusion restaurant, reopened its downtown location Tuesday, but with a new name and menu.
The restaurant at 323 S. Phillips Ave. is now named Fancy Bowl, with Poke Picks owner Kent Chan adding a business partner, Eason Chen, for the downtown location. The menu will include poke and sushi, along with ramen bowls.
Additionally, Chan is no longer planning to open four total locations for Poke Picks in Sioux Falls.
While he will still run the Poke Picks on Western Avenue, in the former Red Rossa building, he s sub-leasing the 1609 E. 10th St. location to Mohomad Fares, who is using the space to expand the Kabab King food truck into a restaurant and supermarket.