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You could also trim back on the daily uses of clecâ€" tronics, like printing less. waiting until you are sure you got that document corâ€" reet. You can reduce how often you purchase or how many electronic items that vou buy. Maybe _ you _ could squeeze another year‘s use out of that aging system? Each upgrade you make to your PC or cellphone can lead to another in the landâ€" fill. when it comes to getting rid of our used electronics. Reduce, reuse and recycle. Consider how often you make electronic purchases. 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The boot camp is open to all entrepreneurs including students and alumni from any UW academic program, ranging from computer sciâ€" ence to engineering and arts. The fourth annual busiâ€" ness boot camp, to be held this Friday and Saturday at St. Jerome‘s University on the UW campus, will help entrepreneurs assess their technical and business skills and evaluate whether they might be ready and able to start their own ventures. Thv University of Waterâ€" loo innovate entrepreâ€" neurs boot camp, a program aimed at helping entrepreneurs find their way to business success, is seekâ€" ing participants for this coming spring. UW‘s business boot camp open to all entrepreneurs For more "Bits of Life" columns visit mghiemstra.com/column or read Michael‘s blog at mghiemstra.com!/bitsoflife Here‘s hoping you had a great Earth Day and that we remember any lessons learned throughout the coming year. We can and should conâ€" sider the track records of the companies that build and supply our eâ€"habits, and make choices that will benâ€" efit the environment and our future. Recycling entire systems and larger pieces, while not as common, is still possible. With the rate of technolâ€" ogy change, the disposal of electronic wastes is sure to be an ongoing problem. Environmental watch agenâ€" cies _ like Greenpeace encourage consumers to consider the source of their electronics, not just their final resting place. There is even a program that incorporates fundraisâ€" ing with the collection of electronic wastes. Check out www.thinkgreen.com for more information. It‘s commonplace now to see dropâ€"off boxes for spent printer cartridges, batteries and cellphones. Recycling is another option. If you want to give your electronics away rather than send them to the dump, you could post a note on your local FreeCycle mailing list. charity like World Computer Exchange, Computers for Schools or Goodwill Indusâ€" tries. As an added benefit, parâ€" ticipants can receive a confiâ€" dential evaluation of their business concepts. The first is an intensive session over two days which will help the entreprencur get a jump start and answer the key questions including, Do 1 have a viable business idea? This year, the boot camp consists of two parts. "The innovate boot camp is unique in that it is aimed at carly stage startups," said John Cullen, of UW enterâ€" prise services within the coâ€" operative education and career services department. 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