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Millions of Britain's PCs going to waste
News Millions of serviceable computers in the UK end up in landfill rather than being recycled, a study has claimed. More than six months on from the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive coming into effect just 26 per cent the 94... [10 Mar 2008]
How recycled PCs bridge the digital divide
News For companies in the UK this can mean seeking out a charity such as Computer Aid and ensuring PCs can be put to good use, rather than simply chucking them in a skip to end up in landfill. Last month the Green Party also slammed the landfill effect... [12 Feb 2007]
Greens slam Vista 'landfill effect'
News The Green Party has claimed Microsoft's latest operating system, Vista, could lead to a mass upgrade of PCs that will result in old machines being dumped in landfill sites. PCs contain many toxic components, so if they end up in a landfill we are... [30 Jan 2007]
Leader: What will WEEE mean?
Leader While fewer PCs should therefore end up in landfill we suspect it will be the cost of making that happen which becomes buried instead. So the WEEE Directive is finally limping into effect in the UK after years of delays, procrastination and... [03 Jan 2007]
Being 'green': Practical, possible... and profitable?
News He says: "Paper waste is probably the biggest item in any company's landfill and waste costs. And if things improve, if landfill levels of toxins, hazardous substances, heavy metals and plastics decrease, and boxes on environmental and corporate... [16 Mar 2006]
Dell boasts of lead in recycling
News The ticking environmental time bomb of old monitors, PCs and printers finding their way into landfill inspired the EU to draft the long-delayed Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) but Josh Claman, UK head of Dell, said his... [24 Jan 2006]
Eircom trumpets PC recycling success
News This meant 95 per cent of the hardware was recycled and only five per cent ended up in landfill, according to EDS country manager Paschal Naylor. Eircom has completed a hardware recycling effort while in the UK legislation mandating such actions... [21 Dec 2005]
Hazardous IT waste warning issued
News Businesses that produce any waste classified as hazardous will have to ensure they discuss with their waste contractor or landfill operator the best method for the disposal of hazardous material. The WEEE directive was due to be incorporated into... [27 Jun 2005]
Recycled robo-cop takes aim at tech industry waste
News It weighs seven tonnes and represents the average amount of technology used by a single person in a lifetime - 90 per cent of which will end up in a landfill or be incinerated, instead of being reused or recycled. [28 Apr 2005]
Charity hits back at 'destroy your PC' claims
News Dr Andrew Blyth from Glamorgan University's computer science department told silicon.com the reason behind the research was an attempt to publicise the need to do more to ensure data is destroyed before it is passed elsewhere - be it a charity, a... [18 Feb 2005]
Cheat Sheet: The WEEE Directive
Cheat Sheet Every year around 1.5 million PCs find their way into landfill sites. The WEEE Directive? Not at all - this has nothing to do with euphemism, it stands for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. [29 Oct 2004]
Hardware recycling bill to increase IT costs by 10 per cent
News While the majority of senior IT professionals questioned agreed that more should be done to reduce the huge quantities of technology equipment being dumped in landfill sites, a survey from UK office equipment manufacturer Brother has revealed that... [06 Aug 2004]
5 years ago: UK firms warned of Y2K eco-nightmare
News Companies' fondness for dumping old equipment in landfill instead of recycling or reusing it has attracted the ire of the folks in Whitehall. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive comes into force in August this year and... [06 May 2004]
Got any old kit? Then do your bit for charity
News According to Computer Aid International, each year nearly 1.5 million PCs find their way into landfill sites. However, that course of action is fast becoming more problematic with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive due... [03 Feb 2004]
What do you do with your old and obsolete PCs?
News Sending old hardware to landfill or dumping it in a skip to be disposed of by light-fingered locals is still a popular option. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive comes into force in August 2005, yet less than 10 per cent... [08 Jul 2003]
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