Hazardous Tech Threatens Recycling Workers
News The Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive was due to be enacted into UK legislation in August 2005 but has now been delayed until at least July 2006. The introduction of the WEEE directive in Ireland has allegedly led to...
[August 18, 2005, 18:15]
Chinese Will Pay Most For Green PCs
News WEEE aims to reduce the impact of waste technology by forcing manufacturers to pay for collection and recycling schemes. Despite the announcement of the successful implementation of ROHS, the UK has repeatedly failed to implement the Waste...
[June 28, 2006, 17:25]
Greenpeace: IT Giants Must Turn Greener
News Iza Kruszewska, toxic campaigner at Greenpeace, said IT companies who planned to comply with the WEEE directive should also apply those standards globally. The WEEE directive makes equipment vendors responsible for ensuring that products they sell...
[November 18, 2005, 16:50]
Toxic Tech Threatening Developing World
News Unlike the previous recycling programme, there are no calculations or negotiations regarding the volume and type of products being returned," said Kirstie McIntyre, WEEE programme manager, in a statement.
[October 26, 2005, 9:45]
