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RSS weeeWEEE enters final phase
News The government has announced the last phase of the implementation of the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive. As of 1 July 2007, WEEE will come into force, with the aim of ensuring hardware that has reached the end of its... [25 Jul 2006]
WEEE: Here at last
News The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is expected to drive up the costs of IT and other tech hardware, as manufacturers are forced to cover the cost of recovering and recycling the items. [02 Jan 2007]
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 need of a tech boost. [21 Apr 2008]
WEEE: e-waste failure could see UK in court
News All eight countries have yet to enact the EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive into national law. The EC has sent letters to these eight countries asking for their reasons for not implementing the WEEE directive. [13 Jul 2005]
Leader: What will WEEE mean?
Leader So the WEEE Directive is finally limping into effect in the UK after years of delays, procrastination and uncertainty. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into force on 1 January and requires manufacturers to take... [03 Jan 2007]
'Spare a thought for WEEE-hit PC makers' says lawyer
News Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) published the guide in response to the WEEE Directive which has stuttered and stalled and suffered set-back after set-back but now looks set for a June 2006 launch. A leading law firm has raised a number of questions... [04 Nov 2005]
Charity offers free WEEE advice
News UK charity Computer Aid International has today launched a free guide for companies and individuals struggling to get to grips with the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive - which will require the recycling and safe disposal... [26 Oct 2004]
What does WEEE mean to IT?
News With the 13 August deadline for the WEEE Directive fast approaching, there appear to be more questions than answers about its impact on the IT industry. Another key question is how to get businesses to comply with WEEE. [17 Feb 2005]
CIO Jury: IT departments have no WEEE worries
News Gavin Whatrup, IT director at advertising agency Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners, said WEEE will affect IT suppliers more than IT users. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is due to come into force in the UK from... [30 Jun 2005]
Cheat Sheet: The WEEE Directive
Cheat Sheet The WEEE Directive? There is a very good chance that for all the grants, manufacturer taxes, donations and subsidies that the consumers and businesses will pay a little more for computer equipment under the WEEE Directive. [29 Oct 2004]
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 and Industry said at the time it would not... [02 Jul 2007]
Eircom trumpets PC recycling success
News Eircom has completed a hardware recycling effort while in the UK legislation mandating such actions, the WEEE Directive, is not yet law. Eircom IT director Gerry Quinn said in a statement: "Even though the WEEE Directive was only effective [in... [21 Dec 2005]
What do you do with your old and obsolete PCs?
News The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive comes into force in August 2005, yet less than 10 per cent of firms are aware the way they deal with obsolete equipment must be brought into line with the new law, according to... [08 Jul 2003]
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]
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 drafted UK Climate Change Bill - which... [21 Nov 2007]
