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Recycling Directive Leads To Price Hikes
News Retailers in Ireland have been accused of taking advantage of the EU recycling directive's introduction by raising their prices. Analyst group Gartner claimed last year vendor recycling costs will ultimately be passed on to end-user organisations.
[August 15, 2005, 17:25]
EU Recycling Directive To Hit PC Retailers
News Dixons is considering a variety of recycling schemes to reduce the amount of electrical goods that currently go to land-fill sites. Under the scheme, this obsolete equipment will be returned to ICL for recycling - 75 percent will be re-used, 15...
[February 4, 1999, 15:06]
UK Fails To Implement Recycling Directive
News The EU had set the mandate that all member states should have an ICT recycling law in place by a 13 August deadline but only Greece has measured up. An EU directive on how businesses should get rid of their old PCs has been ignored by 24 out of 25...
[August 18, 2004, 17:05]
Government Delays IT Recycling Directive
News The DTI has announced a delay to key elements of an EU IT recycling directive designed to make manufacturers take responsibility for old equipment they've made by at least six months. We are looking for the government to sort out the system so that...
[March 29, 2005, 16:25]
Tech Recycling Directive Faces Further Delays
News Commission for dragging its heels over the recycling initiative. The UK government is believed to be on the verge of announcing that implementation of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive may be delayed again by up to six...
[December 13, 2005, 16:30]
Recycling Directive Leads To Price Hikes
Talkback I think the WEEE is a good idea, despite it's unfurtunate acronym. It is about time that manufacturers attention was drawn to the end-of-life of their products. Lets face it, we need to be more environmentally friendly, or it will just come back...
[August 16, 2005, 9:59]
Government Delays IT Recycling Directive
Talkback Speaking from my experiance as an IT Projects contractor, IT big names such as Dell, IBM, HP and the rest wouldn't know waste management if it hit them in the face! It would seam that nobody wants to take responsibility for the waste produced from...
[March 29, 2005, 18:19]
Government Delays IT Recycling Directive
Talkback I am an environmentalist, a member of FoE. Yea well this is a bummer, and having a technical background I can understand the pain company's must be facing, its a tough choice. I don't think they're just stalling.
[March 29, 2005, 16:50]
UK Fails To Implement Recycling Directive
Talkback less of the carrot and much more stick, smak 'em front ways.they'll really listen then!
[August 18, 2004, 22:24]
Tech Recycling Law Finally Arrives
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.
[January 2, 2007, 12:44]
IT Budgets To Foot Recycling Bill
News The arrival of the WEEE Directive means business now have to consider recycling sooner rather than later, and we are looking to the public sector to take a lead and adopt a socially responsible policy with regards to redundant equipment," said the...
[August 5, 2004, 14:15]
Dell: IT Industry Slow To Action Over Recycling
News Has the WEEE directive had a big influence on your recycling initiatives or would Dell have taken this approach without legislative pressure? Ahead of impending EU legislation that will force manufacturers and customers alike to take more...
[September 28, 2004, 11:30]
Recycling Legislation Finally Enforced
News Legislation designed to put the financial burden for recycling old technology on suppliers and manufacturers rather than all tax payers has finally been fully introduced and enforced. Under WEEE, manufacturers and retailers of technology will be...
[July 2, 2007, 17:50]
Recycling Special Report: A Way Forward
News Perhaps the best road map for US recycling legislation can be found in Europe. The recycling targets that were set are pretty high," Minter said. The EU expects the net costs of its collection and recycling requirements for all household electronic...
[June 18, 2001, 14:02]
Toxic Tech Threatening Developing World
News In response to this directive, HP has developed a free recycling service for its customers who can return their IT hardware to a designated collection point to be treated. The report, entitled The Digital Dump: Exporting High-Tech Re-use and Abuse...
[October 26, 2005, 9:45]
Dell Launches Green Offensive In Emerald Isle
News The event coincides with increased attention given to technology recycling ahead of the introduction of the European Waste and Electrical and Equipment (WEEE) directive. Dell is going on a green-tinted offensive in Europe before the widespread...
[September 8, 2004, 15:20]
Hazardous Tech Threatens Recycling Workers
News Workers in India and China employed in the recycling of mostly Western electronic devices are being exposed to potentially hazardous toxic substances due to the careless manufacturing practices of technology makers, according to environmental...
[August 18, 2005, 18:15]
Printer Makers Rapped Over Refill Restrictions
News An article in the "Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment" dealing with product design is specifically aimed at preventing manufacturers from "getting round recycling rules by designing products with 'clever chips' to ensure that...
[December 20, 2002, 12:29]
Government Warning Over Hazardous IT Waste
News The new waste standards come just ahead of European regulation around the recycling of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE). We are looking for the government to sort out the system so that when it does come in it works efficiently and...
[June 24, 2005, 15:30]
Dell Tackles IT Waste In Recycling Push
News Dell has launched an improved recycling programme for UK business customers ahead of impending European legislation that will force the industry to take more responsibility for equipment disposal. Under the scheme, businesses can select a Value...
[September 27, 2004, 16:30]
