recycling

Old Network Switches May Be More Reliable Than New Kit

Network vendors are pulling a fast one forcing users to upgrade, says re-use specialist

12 years ago

Computer Aid Ships 200,000th PC To Developing World

Charity shifts focus from recycling to empowerment through third world projects

13 years ago

IBM Tackles e-Waste With Chinese Server Facility

IBM has opened its first server refurbishing facility in China in an effort to tackle the growing problem of e-waste

13 years ago

Britons Send 17m Gadgets Per Year To Landfills

O2 study finds that one in three UK adults dump devices rather than recycling them, raising environmental concerns

13 years ago

EU’s New WEEE Directive Fails On Reuse, Says Computer Aid

The EU has forgotten that re-use is better than recycling, says charity Computer Aid

13 years ago

Apple Offers Cash For Old Hardware

Apple has launched a recycling scheme offering cash for old Apple or Windows hardware, including iPhones and iPads

13 years ago

EU’s E-Waste Reuse Target Branded ‘Pathetic’

The EU is focusing too much on recycling and not enough on reuse of e-waste, according to Comtek

13 years ago

E-Waste Dumping Should Be A Thing Of The Past

The problem of e-waste and its solution are well known, says Peter Judge. It is only our laziness that allows…

13 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

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

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

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

IBM Tops Gartner And WWF’s Green IT List

Lenovo and Verizon didn't do so well in Gartner and WWF's list of the 19 greenest ICT companies

14 years ago

Cuts May Cause Green IT Projects To Be Axed

Management consultant Compass warns of green IT project cuts but thinks this will highlight the issues that really matter in…

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

PC World and Currys Offer Old Computer Trade-In

PC World and Currys are offering cash for old working laptops, desktops, and Macs as part of a six day…

14 years ago

Computer Aid Pushes For Computer Re-Use Targets

Too much focus on recycling means that hardware which still has a useful life is being needlessly scrapped, the IT…

14 years ago

Recycling Firms Agree Stolen Handset Code

Recycling firms have agreed a code of practice in order to close off a loophole that allows criminals to sell…

14 years ago