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Marks & Spencer hands £19m IT deal to Computacenter
News As well as a software management role, Computacenter will take on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliant asset disposal for the retailer, guaranteeing no obsolete IT will go into landfill sites. [12 Dec 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. Despite WEEE coming into force in January 2007, the Department of Trade... [02 Jul 2007]
Tech kit recycling rules explained
News If a corporation is looking to dispose of PCs or other IT equipment that falls under the WEEE regulations, purchased after 13 August 2005, then the original supplier of the equipment is financially... [25 Jan 2007]
WEEE: Here at last
News The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is expected to drive up the costs of IT and other tech hardware, as manufacturers are forced to cover the cost of recovering and recycling the items. [02 Jan 2007]
Eircom trumpets PC recycling success
News Eircom IT director Gerry Quinn said in a statement: "Even though the WEEE Directive was only effective [in Ireland] from the 13 August 2005, we adopted its requirements in relation to the disposal and... [21 Dec 2005]
Tech recycling laws delayed yet again
News The UK energy minister Malcolm Wicks issued a statement on Thursday admitting that the UK's implementation of the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE) will definitely be delayed again. [16 Dec 2005]
Greenpeace slams toxic tech industry
News The Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive was due to be enacted into UK legislation in August 2005 but has now been delayed until at least July 2006. The introduction of the... [19 Aug 2005]
WEEE: e-waste failure could see UK in court
News All eight countries have yet to enact the EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive into national law. The EC has sent letters to these eight countries asking for their reasons for not implementing... [13 Jul 2005]
Hazardous IT waste warning issued
News The WEEE directive was due to be incorporated into UK law in August this year but in an open letter released in March, the DTI revealed that most will not be written into the statute books until January... [27 Jun 2005]
'Don't bury your PC' recycling diktat delayed
News The EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive was due to be incorporated in UK law in August this year but in an open letter released last week, the DTI revealed that most will not be... [29 Mar 2005]
What does WEEE mean to IT?
News With the 13 August deadline for the WEEE Directive fast approaching, there appear to be more questions than answers about its impact on the IT industry. Another key question is how to get businesses to... [17 Feb 2005]
Cheat Sheet: The WEEE Directive
Cheat Sheet The WEEE Directive? There is a very good chance that for all the grants, manufacturer taxes, donations and subsidies that the consumers and businesses will pay a little more for computer equipment under the... [29 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 But WEEE will not come into affect in August 2005 and the first targets for collection, recycling and recovery are in 2008. While the majority of senior IT professionals questioned agreed that more... [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. The directive was supposed to become law in... [27 Jul 2004]
