Canalys report warns Microsoft's ending of Windows 10 support, may result in 240 million operational PCs sent to landfills
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Engineers Create Greener Alternative To Lithium-ion Battery
Australian boffins develop 'proton battery' that allegedly removes the environmental challenges posed by toxic lithium-ion batteries
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Circular Economy
Learn how your business can adopt a circular economy approach to sustainability. Discover why sustainability must be at the core of your enterprise.
Silicon In Focus Podcast: How Green is Your Tech Budget?
Learn why Managed Service Providers (MSPs) now need to demonstrate sustainability credentials to win some contracts. Discover why organisations are increasingly mandating their suppliers work sustainably.
US Copyright Office Adds Support For Right To Repair
With the right to repair movement supported by the Biden administration, US Copyright Office expands legal shield to fix tech goods
US Plans Boost For Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling
US administration reportedly planning to invest in more recycling to recover minerals and reduce demand for new copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel mines
Apple Sues Recycling Firm For Selling Dismantled Devices
Apple takes former business partner to court in Canada for allegedly selling devices that should have been recycled or scrapped
Sonos Criticised For Bricking Old Speakers
Recycle mode for a discount actually bricks expensive Sonos speakers, earning ire from owners over added ewaste being thrown away
Apple To Use Recycled Rare Earth Elements In iPhones
Good for the planet and good for the trade war. Apple agrees deal to reuse recycled rare earth elements
Google Makes Recycled Materials Pledge For Hardware Products
Google goes green. Recycled materials to be in all of its 'Made By Google' products by 2022
Apple Opens Up About Recycling iPhones Via Robot
Apple shows off robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour in both the US and Holland
Samsung To Recover 157 Tonnes Of Rare Metals From Galaxy Note 7
Metals including gold, cobalt and silver are to be recovered and components such as cameras and OLED screens reused from the fire-prone smartphones
Apple Targets 100 Percent Recycled iPhones In Environmental Push
Apple pledges sustainable future but won't shift on "right to repair" issue
Samsung Plans To Sell ‘Refurbished’ Galaxy Note 7...
Samsung looks into possibility of relaunching Galaxy Note 7 after exploding battery scandal forced mass recall
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals To Be Made From Recycled Mobile Phones
Eight tonnes of metal is needed to produce the 5,000 medals required for the Games
HP Printer Cartridges ‘Washing Up Across UK, Europe’
The debris is thought to originate from an Atlantic spill more than a year ago
IBM Recycles Old Laptop Batteries For Poor
The ultimate act of recycling? IBM turns old lithium-ion batteries into useful power supply for the poor
Let’s Build A Data Centre From Straw!
Dell is making computer packaging out of wheat straw. Peter Judge wants to see the company go further and build a data centre out of straw bales
Apple Offers Free Recycling For All Its Products
Apple outlines environmental vision, promising free recycling for all iPhones, iPads and Macs, with the prospect of a gift card as a reward
Computer Aid Receives Royal Warrant To Recycle The Queen’s Computers
Organisation is the first UK charity to receive a Royal Warrant
Giant Kenyan e-Waste Scheme Hopes To Clean Up Toxic Tech
A new e-waste business, backed by Dell, could cut toxic hazards for Kenyans
95 Percent Of Business Computers End Up In Landfill
Most firms break the rules,smash their e-trash and dump it with the bins
Greenpeace Accuses EPEAT Of “Caving In” To Apple
EPEAT Says new MacBook Pro cannot be considered “green”
Smart Dutch Rubbish Bins Tell Council When They Are Full
The clever M2M-enabled devices save time, money and improve carbon footprint
Updated WEEE Directive Sets Ambitious Recycling Targets
The EU wants to collect around ten million tons of European e-waste by 2020
Apple Will Flunk EPEAT Tests, Predicts Recycling Group
Apple's green label will get peeled off, predicts recycler
Apple’s EPEAT Gaffe Shows Contempt For Users
Apple threw away its credibility with its environmental labels, says Peter Judge
San Francisco Bans Apple As Macs Lose Green Sticker
Apple loses greed cred - and government money
Apple Abandons EPEAT Environmental Labels
Future products won't be designed to meet environmental guidelines
ITU Demands Re-Usable IT Kit
Recycling and reusing IT equipment will help save the environment, says the ITU