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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 2010 they will... [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 parts of the world in... [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 of serviceable... [10 Mar 2008]
How to give tech to those on less than $1 a day
Comment When we look at the difficulties in disposing of computer equipment that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations have introduced, using one of Microsoft's partners who are part of the recycling... [07 Feb 2008]
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]
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 system for... [03 Dec 2007]
Stories of the month - November 2007
News And Apple CEO Steve Jobs also featured in the A to Z of green IT - which highlights the opportunities and pitfalls of businesses being eco-friendly - alongside the Queen, WEEE and You. This month started with an iPhone... [29 Nov 2007]
The A to Z of green IT
News Dumping waste into landfill is a big eco-no-no, particularly for businesses since the WEEE came into play earlier this year. Two such examples are the recently introduced European WEEE directive and the... [21 Nov 2007]
The greening of IT: Do it yourself
Comment There are costs associated with responsible disposal - namely compliance with the WEEE Directive - and environmental costs of manufacturing and distribution of new devices. Two themes dominate the green IT agenda: how to... [02 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 their PCs to... [15 Oct 2007]
The carbon budget is coming...
News The WEEE Directive aims to encourage companies to recycle and reuse their old IT equipment. Every UK business must carbon budget when the Climate Change Bill comes before parliament over the next year. [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 distributed with every... [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. Despite WEEE coming into force in January 2007, the Department of 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. Vodafone is making significant inroads into becoming a more green and... [29 Jun 2007]
