Microsoft Defends Vista's Environmental Impact
News Microsoft has responded to claims from the Green Party and the British Computer Society that its new Vista operating system will force older PCs to be dumped. IT charity Computer Aid has also highlighted the impact that Vista could have in terms of...
[January 31, 2007, 9:00]
Charity Defends PC Recycling After Data Theft Claims
News Researchers tested around 200 hard drives dumped in the UK. IT charity Computer Aid has asked potential donors not to be put off from giving it old PCs, following reports that some machines donated to the developing world still contain confidential...
[August 22, 2006, 16:00]
Toxic Tech Threatening Developing World
News Huge numbers of exported obsolete computers and other used electronic equipment from the US and Europe are being dumped and burned near residences in empty lots, roadsides and swamps, creating serious health and environmental contamination.
[October 26, 2005, 9:45]
Greens: Vista Means More Dead PCs
News The Green Party has claimed that 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. The BCS is advising companies to think about disposing of old PCs...
[January 29, 2007, 16:27]
Computer Aid: New Life For Old IT
Talkback They just end up being dumped in African countried that dont have controlled landfills - now how does this benefit the environment or anyone else apart from the owner of this Computer Aid outfit ? Hmmm so what hapened to those 486 machines in...
[February 10, 2005, 17:26]
Cutting Down On E-waste And Making WEEE Work
Blog Computer Aid also highlights how it thinks existing legislation is failing to hold manufacturers to account if their products are found dumped in developing countries. Just seen this in from IT charity Computer AId which takes old PCs from UK...
[September 24, 2008, 13:45]
Computer Aid: New Life For Old IT
Talkback how do we know these PCs are going to schools and why not let the african schools buy from local busiesses not ruin them ever further by importing PCs that are given away or dumped in UK and further destroying to local computer businesses in...
[February 11, 2005, 8:09]
