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Dell hits carbon neutral target
News Dane Parker, Dell's global environment, health and safety director, said the achievement reflects Dell's long tradition in saving energy, recycling and other green practices. The target was met through... [06 Aug 2008]
Dell commits to green dream
News Like other PC makers, Dell has a recycling and refurbishment scheme as mandated by the WEEE directive. In 2006, laptop maker Asus unveiled plans for a prototype modular PC based around... [16 May 2008]
Millions of Britain's PCs going to waste
News Only one in 10 Brits claimed their discarded computer was recycled via a manufacturer's recycling facility and four in 10 said they gave their old computer to a friend or charity. FSC said that even for the one in four... [10 Mar 2008]
Recycling kit the way to greener IT?
News Allan Paterson, director of the IS division for the Isle of Man government, said: "We have a managed churn of our PC estate, recycling as much as possible of the old - beyond useful or economic life -... [18 Feb 2008]
The A to Z of green IT
News But it's not just PC recycling - office equipment giant Ricoh announced plans earlier this year to help customers reduce their carbon footprints, as well as improve conditions in the developing world... [21 Nov 2007]
Minority Report: A greener Apple
Comment Apple's recent and well publicised move to green computing follows a dogged PR war against the company's policy on green manufacturing and recycling. An open letter from Jobs entitled 'A... [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... [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. Many companies simply erase data or format the disk... [09 Jul 2007]
Apple flunks green tech test
News Apple in particular has attracted the ire of the environmental action group for failing to provide information on its green policies for eradicating toxic chemicals and for poor recycling rules. The... [04 Apr 2007]
Greens slam Vista 'landfill effect'
News Upcoming legislation such as the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive will also impact businesses' approach to IT disposal and recycling. One user who contacted silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK... [30 Jan 2007]
Tech kit recycling rules explained
News Companies buying IT equipment should expect to negotiate with suppliers over whether to take on the recycling costs of new hardware, or simply pay a premium for the tech vendor to handle the process, according to the... [25 Jan 2007]
Techies must help save the planet
News Version One director Tony Bray said the company will also try to reduce its environmental impact by encouraging car sharing, use of greener forms of transport, videoconferencing and recycling. IT departments need to do... [11 Oct 2006]
Greenpeace clashes with Apple over toxic waste
News Rather than focusing on recycling, the group claims that the toxic chemicals used by tech suppliers should be the main issue considered by anyone wanting to buy green. The scoring is weighted more... [29 Aug 2006]
Apprentice winner takes on PC recycling
News The winner of Sir Alan Sugar's The Apprentice business talent TV show will be given the responsibility of setting up a PC recycling business for Amstrad. Michelle Dewberry, the 26-year-old telecoms... [11 May 2006]
Dell boasts of lead in recycling
News The UK head of Dell has claimed that the PC and peripherals manufacturer is setting an example for others to follow by responsibly introducing recycling schemes for end-of-life kit - though he admitted... [24 Jan 2006]
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