E-Waste

UK Fuels e-Waste Black Market

An investigation found British e-waste made its way illegally to African nations for disposal

14 years ago

Fourteen Face Court For Flouting WEEE Rules

Fourteen defendants will face court accused of breaking WEEE rules over the export of electrical waste

14 years ago

WEEE Shall Not Be Moved!

Action on e-waste will be driven by those that care, in spite of the watering down of the EU’s directive…

14 years ago

EU Lowers Targets For New E-Waste Rules

The EU Council has lowered e-waste targets from the 85 percent proposed by the European Parliament

14 years ago

New Standard Could Keep Old PCs Out Of Landfill

The PAS 141 specification, coming from BSI, turns WEEE waste into re-usable kit

14 years ago

Could VDI Short Circuit The IT Upgrade Cycle?

Electronic waste is a problem that is not going to go away, but will the latest moves in IT actually…

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Dump Killer e-Waste

Many readers knowingly send old tech to the developing world. Next: tell us your office IT woes

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Not All That Sure About Tablets

You spread your favours widely, but your favourite tablet is... a laptop. Next: where does your WEEE go?

14 years ago

Europe Votes For Tougher WEEE Recycling Rules

European countries should collect 85 percent of their e-waste by 2016, according to a new WEEE directive

14 years ago

Nokia Confirms Dual Charging For Handsets

Nokia confirms it will offer dual charging options, following moves by the EC to establish a “universal charger”

14 years ago

Comtek Lab Offers Lifeline For Old Nortel Equipment

Comtek is offering a vital lifeline for Nortel customers after it opened a state of the art telecoms repair and…

14 years ago

European E-Waste Directive Delayed Until 2011

Rules governing the recycling of old IT equipment have been delayed yet again, after the WEEE directive was pushed back…

14 years ago

US Environment Agency Targets E-Waste

The Environmental Protection Agency has added the safe disposal of electronic waste to its list of top priorities

14 years ago

Efforts To Block Illegal E-Waste Shipments Failing

Lack of funding for the UK Environment Agency and Defra could exacerbate the e-waste problem, warn experts

14 years ago

IT Departments Need To Beware Of Dirty Dumpers

Companies should be more vigilant about tracking where old hardware eventually ends up, according to the Environment Agency and Computer…

15 years ago

Local E-Waste Set To Soar In Developing World

The United Nations Environment Programme fears that an anticipated rise in electronics sales in developing nations will mean exponentially increasing…

15 years ago