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Dell commits to green dream
News Like other PC makers, Dell has a recycling and refurbishment scheme as mandated by the WEEE directive. Dell has committed to improving the energy efficiency of its desktops and laptops, and says that by... [16 May 2008]
WEEE takes council computers to Africa
News Brent Council in London has hit on a way to comply with the European WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive for the responsible disposal of computer hardware, while also helping... [21 Apr 2008]
Millions of Britain's PCs going to waste
News More than six months on from the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive coming into effect just 26 per cent the 94,600 tonnes of IT WEEE waste is recycled. Millions... [10 Mar 2008]
Why must IT go green?
Comment Many UK and EU regulations and campaigns demand greener businesses: the ethical disposal of equipment under the WEEE directive, transparency on companies' carbon footprint, and ultimately a cap-and-trade... [03 Dec 2007]
The A to Z of green IT
News Two such examples are the recently introduced European WEEE directive and the drafted UK Climate Change Bill - which respectively force companies to dispose of waste responsibly and will set individual... [21 Nov 2007]
Tech recycling rubbished as "stupid"
News With the long-awaited Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive coming into play this year to encourage companies to recycle and reuse their old IT equipment - some companies are sending... [15 Oct 2007]
The carbon budget is coming...
News The WEEE Directive aims to encourage companies to recycle and reuse their old IT equipment. Businesses have already been faced with eco-legislation - the European Waste Electrical and Electronic... [12 Oct 2007]
Mobile industry takes a shine to dinky USB
News The EU's WEEE Directive makes manufacturers responsible for some of the costs associated with recycling their equipment, and a broadly applied standard could remove the need for a new charger to be... [21 Sep 2007]
Recycled PCs posing data leak risk
News Awareness of the environmental impact of disposal of electronic equipment has been boosted by the EU's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which came into force in the UK last week. [09 Jul 2007]
Recycling directive finally bites
News The long-awaited, often delayed Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive finally got teeth in the UK yesterday. Richard Waterhouse, environmental manager at the UK IT industry trade... [02 Jul 2007]
Vodafone flaunts green credentials
News The latter will help in complying with the European WEEE - waste electrical and electronic equipment - directive which comes into force on 1 July. The directive makes producers of new... [29 Jun 2007]
How tech can make us greener
Comment Despite controls on hazardous waste (as dicatated in the RoHS Directive) and controls on the disposal of electronic waste goods (as legislated in the WEEE Directive), this is a growing... [24 May 2007]
Leader: Why green is good for your career
Leader Environment awareness is no longer a 'nice to have' - in addition to legislation such as the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, it is increasingly a measure by which customers... [30 Apr 2007]
How recycled PCs bridge the digital divide
News With the long-awaited WEEE Directive rolling into full effect later this year - forcing all businesses to address the ways in which they dispose of electrical equipment - companies are being reminded of... [12 Feb 2007]
Greens slam Vista 'landfill effect'
News Upcoming legislation such as the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive will also impact businesses' approach to IT disposal and recycling. WEEE, which was enacted... [30 Jan 2007]
