What's Green at the Consumer Electronics Show?

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is coming to a close today but even if you weren’t live in Las Vegas you can still catch some of the highlights and see what ways the industry is striving for green. Inhabitat and Earth2Tech both have insight into this year’s event with a keen eye on sustainability.

At Inhabitat

• A (Supposedly) Greener CES Starts Today in Las Vegas
• Samsung Launches New Low Energy 31″ OLED TV
• Fujitsu Unveils Laptop Made From Corn

At Earth2Tech

• The Green Guide to CES
• CES Green Gadget Wrap Up

CES highlights its efforts to make the show greener on their website here including steps like:

• Recycling bins will be placed across the show floor this year to divert cans, cups, glass products and paper
• All CES flyers are printed on recycled paper using soy inks
• Remaining show publications and flyers will be recycled at the close of the event
• Attendee food containers and utensils are biodegradable, made from hemp, corn byproduct or other organic materials
• Environmentally friendly chemicals are used in maintaining over 100 restrooms daily, replacing more than 15,000 gallons of non-sustainable products
• The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) has switched to recycled paper products including toilet paper, facial tissue and paper towels
• All light bulbs and batteries used by the show are recycled and diverted from landfills
• Hazardous waste disposal programs are in affect for waste oil, paints and solvents
• Recycled carpet will be used in some convention spaces at the LVCC

These and other initiatives were done in partnership with Discovery Communications’ Planet Green.

Did you go to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show? Did you see green?