hardware recycling
Greener IT, Greener Education
White Paper There is a widespread commitment to increased recycling. One possible explanation is that institutions are looking for vendors to help them reduce the environmental impact of their IT as they replace and upgrade their... [14 Jul 2009]
Green Computing, Technology's Contribution to a Greener Planet
White Paper These efforts include waste recycling, alternative (water, solar, and wind) energy usage, and the production of hybrid automobiles. The whole idea of Green Computing is centered on the conservation of energy and the... [17 May 2009]
From IT sales to stand-up comedy
Comment Once you've done your work in IT you can recycle it, whereas in comedy I've got quite a big following so if I keep recycling my material they won't come and see me. But then again there aren't that many people in the IT... [14 Apr 2009]
Olympics IT gets lean, mean and green
News Recycling will also play a key role, with Atos Origin reusing parts of IT systems developed for previous Olympic Games. At the front of our mind is always sustainability because this way we can minimise the use of... [05 Mar 2009]
Dell commits to green dream
News Like other PC makers, Dell has a recycling and refurbishment scheme as mandated by the WEEE directive. When questioned on whether Dell would promote Linux more heavily as an environmentally sustainable alternative to... [16 May 2008]
WEEE takes council computers to Africa
News Duncan McLeod, director of finance at Brent Council, said reusing IT equipment rather than recycling was the main reason for working with Computer Aid International because of the huge difference it makes in developing... [21 Apr 2008]
Gazing into the technological future
News Recycling and automating code to increase programmer performance 100-fold Developing hardware and software based around parallel processing Self-charging devices and real-time language translation are... [14 Apr 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]
Green IT can shave 20 per cent off costs
News In addition it encourages companies to drive down the wastage of paper and ink when printing, increase recycling rates and use more recyclable equipment. Radical solutions such as designing software to consume less... [17 Jan 2008]
The A to Z of green IT
News There is a duty on IT to cut back its environmental impact - more recycling of old hardware and using less energy to run new equipment. He also said the company will begin taking back unwanted iPods for... [21 Nov 2007]
Minority Report: A greener Apple
Comment While other companies make commitments - though do not necessarily act on them - on greener manufacturing and recycling, Apple keeps its future hardware under wraps, thereby failing a number of... [23 Aug 2007]
The greening of IT: Why less is more
Comment Last year Greenpeace rated the major PC manufacturers on how well they dealt with harmful chemicals integral to the production of their laptops - including lead, chromium, cadmium, mercury, bromine, polybrominated flame retardants and... [13 Aug 2007]
Recycled PCs posing data leak risk
News But the data-security risk is greater if PCs are kept going rather than destroyed, and this danger may be exacerbated by moves encouraging the recycling of technology. The 'green' directive is meant to keep old... [09 Jul 2007]
Recycling directive finally bites
News Despite WEEE coming into force in January 2007, the Department of Trade and Industry said at the time it would not take full effect until 1 July 2007, at which time manufacturers of electrical kit and computer hardware... [02 Jul 2007]
Give IT managers incentive to go green, says HP
News Pat Tiernan, vice president, corporate, social and environmental responsibility at HP, said: "Sustainability should span the entire business, from product reuse and recycling, to a socially and environmentally... [02 Apr 2007]
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