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Only one in 10 Brits recycles old mobiles
News Past-it handsets are not necessarily ending up in the wheelie bin - they are more likely to be languishing in the nation's attics or gathering dust in old shoe boxes under the bed, according to a survey. [09 Jul 2008]
'Chip and Bin' dumped by council
News Problems emerged in 2006 when the system, designed for 60 to 80 bin lifts per day, was handling thousands of such pickups every day. Difficulties with the system meant binmen were repeatedly forced to override the system to get the bin emptied and... [17 Jun 2008]
Photos: How old PCs can bridge the digital divide
Photo CFSK's Edwin Martins (above) says Kenya is far better equipped to extract end-of-life value than consumer cultures in the West which will bin things more quickly. The ribbon-cutting ceremony in Nairobi was watched by a group of visitors from the IT... [12 Feb 2007]
UK firms squander nearly five million tonnes of paper per year
News Quite simply, many businesses are throwing hundreds and thousands of pounds into the waste paper bin every day," she added. The wastage is also equal to around 2.7 per cent of UK revenues, or £59.4bn lost into bins around the country. [24 Jun 2005]
Microsoft sues German over porn spam deluge
News Microsoft has sued the man under Germany's competition laws, as the country has no laws prohibiting spamming. Microsoft has launched a case against a German man believed to be the lynchpin of a spam gang. [21 Jun 2005]
Somalia and Al-Qaeda: Implications for the War on Terrorism
White Paper It has uprooted Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist group - and the radical Islamic Taliban regime that protected it - from Afghanistan. Yet, despite his military setback in Afghanistan and the arrest of over 1,300 al-Qaeda suspects in over 70... [24 Jan 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.11.04
Round-Up So, you see, all those people in Chipping Sodbury who campaigned long and hard for broadband access and the unbundling of their local telephone exchange have practically invited Osama bin Laden into their home. [12 Nov 2004]
Music industry ditches hardcore copyright for 'free love' tunes
News In a strategy volte-face, Sony has decided to bin its copy-protected CDs in Japan. Sony's Japanese copy-protected CDs have been dumped after two years on the market, according to the company, because piracy is no longer a huge worry in the country. [06 Oct 2004]
Nokia ads are too "offensive and distressing"
News The advertisements, which appeared in cinemas and the press, as well as on poster hoardings across the country, featured dingy settings including a changing room and a caravan, with slogans including "this is where I made Kev look small" and "this... [04 Mar 2004]
