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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]
Recycling Special Report: First Steps To Cleaner Computing
News In the US, a first step in a cooperative approach to recycling came last month when representatives of government, industry and environmental groups met to establish the National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative.
[June 18, 2001, 14:02]
Recycling Firms Strike Gold In Old Mobile Phones
News A tonne of ore from a gold mine produces just five grams of gold on average, whereas a tonne of discarded mobile phones can yield 150 grams or more, according to a study by Yokohama Metal, another recycling firm.
[April 28, 2008, 11:01]
Photos: Recycling The Mobile Mountain
News An exhibition has opened at London's Science Museum looking at the issue of mobile phone recycling. However, tighter recycling legislation is forcing manufacturers to come up with new and innovative ways of disposing of old phones.
[April 4, 2006, 12:20]
Recycling Batteries And Phones For Free
News David Berlind reports from New York on the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, which helps organisations recycle rechargeable batteries and old mobile phones free of charge, in some cases benefiting charities.
[September 28, 2007, 17:40]
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: Disposal Is Too Hot To Handle
News Denis, manager of product recycling solutions for Hewlett-Packard. Last year, the Public Service Enterprise Group -- a partner of the EPA's WasteWise programme -- resold 128 computer systems and 150 monitors and donated just over 400 computer...
[June 18, 2001, 14:00]
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]
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]
Recycling Special Report: Designing PCs For The Environment
News All parties involved in the recycling debate agree there is only one way to achieve environmental safety in computer disposal: Redesign the hardware from scratch. The Electronic Industries Alliance urges consumers to write to elected officials to...
[June 18, 2001, 14:00]
Recycling Venture Aims To Scale Mobile Phone Mountain
News The Fonebak scheme is the first mobile phone recycling scheme to involve all five of the UK's mobile phone operators as well as the Dixons Group of retail stores. The British government lent its support on Tuesday to a new environmental scheme that...
[September 24, 2002, 12:34]
Mobile Makers Sign Up For Recycling
News Mobile phone manufacturers have signed a declaration to tackle the problem of recycling mobile phones. Recycling the phones means that rather than simply throwing them into landfill sites, the handsets -- which include precious metals such as...
[December 20, 2002, 11:22]
Tech Recycling Law Will Hit In New Year
Blog Green may be a vote winner but you wouldn’t know it from the government’s feeble attempts to enact the European tech recycling directive WEEE into UK legislation. Other states managed to roll out the directive on schedule but the UK is at least a...
[December 20, 2006, 8:40]
Fujitsu Takes PC Recycling Step
News Fujitsu has announced it is to start recycling the plastic casings of old PCs in new laptop models. Re-using the inner workings of PCs is nothing new but plastic recycling has typically meant converting PC casings into other household products.
[November 28, 2002, 16:33]
Apple Urged To Deepen Recycling Commitment
News Environmental campaigners have claimed that Apple's commitment to offer free recycling of its iPod music player doesn't go far enough and should be extended to all of the company's products. Recycling is an increasingly important issue in the IT...
[June 7, 2005, 15:25]
Apple Launches IPod Recycling Programme
News Inside the meeting, a representative of an environmentally orientated mutual fund questioned Apple CEO Steve Jobs specifically about the Mac maker's recycling programme. Green Century Capital Management, the investment firm that raised questions at...
[June 6, 2005, 10:25]
Dell Readies PC Recycling Programme
News Dell Computer is getting set to announce a programme to offer PC recycling to consumers. The proposal seeks for the company to take greater responsibility for disposing of "junked computers" through take-back and recycling programs.
[May 17, 2002, 10:50]
Hackers 'recycling Code' To Spread Worms
News IDC analyst Megan Dahlgren says the results show that hackers are recycling the old codes. Despite worms such as Sasser, Bobax and Wallon wreaking havoc throughout May, security vendor Trend Micro says it detected fewer examples of new malicious...
[June 1, 2004, 10:10]
HP Defends Recycling Statistics
News PC makers Dell and HP have both released research this month pointing out the progress they have made when it comes to recycling and re-using old hardware. Dell also claims it is the only computer manufacturer to offer consumers a no-charge...
[July 19, 2007, 17:41]
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]
