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EU extends hazardous waste regulations

An updated European law to control the use of hazardous materials in electronics equipment has come into force. The... Read more

21 July, 2011
Recycling Map 1.0

Recycling Map 1.0

...lamps Metals Nespresso coffee capsules Paper Plastic milk bottles Recyclable plastic bottles Hazardous waste Bulky goods Sheet steel/tinplate packaging Textiles and shoesThe Igora Cooperative... Read more

8 February, 2012
EWC Codes 1.1

EWC Codes 1.1

...Agency information Search by text or words Search by chapter option All hazardous waste codes listed Full EWC list EWC codes are needed to complete... Read more

30 September, 2011
DakotaEHS2010 1.4

DakotaEHS2010 1.4

...major areas of EHS compliance, including- EPA requirements for Air, Water, Solid & Hazardous Waste, Tanks, Spills, EPCRA, TSCA- OSHA worker safety and industrial hygiene rules... Read more

4 March, 2011
Central Coast Bride 1.4

Central Coast Bride 1.4

...worked as a Project Manager directing large investigations and clean ups of hazardous waste sites. With lots of project management experience under her belt, she... Read more

4 March, 2011
Providing Battery-Free, FPGA-Based RAID Cache Solutions

Providing Battery-Free, FPGA-Based RAID Cache Solutions

...recovery during power outages. Current battery-backed designs create green issues around hazardous waste disposal as well as shelf life and maintenance issues. Recent advances... Read more

1 August, 2010

Dell readies PC recycling programme

The No. 2 computer maker is set to establish a comsumer recycling programme to cut down on hazardous e-waste Read more

17 May, 2002 by Jonathan Skillings
A Remote Sensing and GIS-Assisted Spatial Decision Support System for <endeca_term>Hazardous Waste</endeca_term> Site Monitoring

A Remote Sensing and GIS-Assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring

...detection. A Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring were developed to improve hazardous waste site management. The... Read more

1 February, 2009

How will green IT laws impact your business?

...begin to bite; in essence, anybody who generates more than 200kg of hazardous waste per annum has an obligation to register with the Environment Agency... Read more

26 August, 2005 by Steve Russell

Apple: Our suppliers used child labour

...workers; three involved the use of noncertified vendors for the disposal of hazardous waste; three involved the presentation of falsified records during the audit; and... Read more

1 March, 2010 by Jonathan Skillings

Mobile makers sign up for recycling

...15 million every year, and which equates to 1,500 tons of hazardous waste. Recycling the phones means that rather than simply throwing them into... Read more

20 December, 2002 by Matt Loney

Chinese will pay most for green PCs

Living in the dumping ground for electronic waste has given Chinese consumers an insight into why environmentally clean technology is worth paying more for Read more

28 June, 2006 by Andrew Donoghue

Recycle your old PCs

...government chose not to sign the Basel Convention prohibiting the dumping of hazardous waste on developing nations. The PC industry has come to realise that... Read more

24 April, 2006 by Tom Krazit

Hazardous tech threatens recycling workers

...be recycled by local inhabitants who are usually poorly equipped to handle hazardous waste and ignorant of potential effects of such activity on health. One... Read more

18 August, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

Government warning over hazardous IT waste

...as computer monitors that they may find themselves falling foul of new hazardous waste legislation. The new waste standards, or waste acceptance criteria (WAC), are... Read more

24 June, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

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