WEEE
RSS WEEECharity offers free WEEE advice
News UK charity Computer Aid International has today launched a free guide for companies and individuals struggling to get to grips with the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive - which will require the... [26 Oct 2004]
UK thumbs its nose at EU tech deadline
News The UK has yet to introduce the Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive and is consulting on the matter. Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström said she was disappointed by the number of countries who... [18 Aug 2004]
Hardware recycling bill to increase IT costs by 10 per cent
News While the majority of senior IT professionals questioned agreed that more should be done to reduce the huge quantities of technology equipment being dumped in landfill sites, a survey from UK office equipment manufacturer Brother has... [06 Aug 2004]
'Don't dump your defunct desktop' diktat delayed
News The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive instructs all businesses to recycle old IT and telecoms equipment or make sure it's disposed of safely. New European legislation that governs how... [27 Jul 2004]
Reward offered in hunt for UK's oldest PC
News The WEEE directive, which comes into force before the end of this year, will make manufacturers and consumers more responsible for the disposal of old PCs - which could force PC prices upwards. IT equipment supplier... [17 Jun 2004]
5 years ago: UK firms warned of Y2K eco-nightmare
News The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive comes into force in August this year and means that companies can't just bin their old kit and hope for the best. 06.05.1999: The UK Environment Agency has... [06 May 2004]
Lead-free motherboards make greener PCs
News The Europe Union's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) means that After August 2005, manufacturers will have to take back unwanted computers and make sure they are properly recycled. VIA says that its... [23 Apr 2004]
Got any old kit? Then do your bit for charity
News However, that course of action is fast becoming more problematic with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive due to become UK law in August 2004. Computer Aid International has launched its latest... [03 Feb 2004]
What do you do with your old and obsolete PCs?
News The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive comes into force in August 2005, yet less than 10 per cent of firms are aware the way they deal with obsolete equipment must be brought into line with the... [08 Jul 2003]
PC distributors to face recycling headache
News If it becomes law, the Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive will force PC distributors to take back any old equipment being replaced with newer machines. The draft copy of the... [14 Apr 2000]
