eWaste articles

Defra hosts waste industry growth summit

Litter for recycling

Owen Paterson urges investors and developers to build on success of a sector that presents significant economic opportunity

22 May 2013

Staples brings responsible e-waste recycling across the US

Piles of e-waste

Staples becomes first electronics retailer to sign up to ambitious new eWaste recycling standard

03 May 2013

IBM buys from its own supply of recycled electronics

Piles of e-waste

IT giant reveals how it is making use of recycled equipment in its own data centres

02 May 2013

How businesses can avoid the not so great "Recycling Con Trick"

Waste industry hits back at Daily Mail's accusations recycling is being illegally dumped overseas with advice on how to tackle illegal waste

11 Apr 2013

Report: Global waste industry could double to $2tn by 2020

Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysis predicts boom in global waste industry as resource crunch bites

09 Apr 2013

ecoATM raises £25m to roll out e-waste cashback machines

US start up offers instant cash for customers who drop off mobile phones and tablet computers

11 Feb 2013

O2 finds customers happy to go charger-free

Company urges rest of industry to follow suit in order to reduce environmental impact of the 100 million unused chargers in UK homes and offices

17 Jan 2013

Greenpeace slams EPEAT after green label granted to Apple MacBook Pro

Popular green labelling scheme approves controversial 'ultra-thin' notebooks, prompting criticism from campaign group

15 Oct 2012

How toxic is the iPhone 5?

Samsung comes top of a new ranking based on the concentration and presence of toxic chemicals in mobile phones

04 Oct 2012

Will Apple's iPhone 5 launch a new era for e-waste recycling?

Discarded electronics are proving lucrative for US recycling companies

28 Sep 2012

UN urges businesses to tackle catastrophic chemical risks

Major new report reveals poisoning from industrial and agricultural chemicals is contributing to over one million deaths a year

07 Sep 2012

Businesses urged to back Environment Agency’s waste crime crackdown

Major new report reveals three-fold increase in waste crime prosecutions, as businesses are urged to report suspicious waste management operators

04 Sep 2012

Global e-waste market to top $1.8bn by 2017

Analysts Frost & Sullivan says sector has boomed post-slowdown and is set to grow 30 per cent

29 Aug 2012

EU revamps e-waste rules with demanding new recovery targets

Beefed up WEEE directive promises five-fold increase in e-waste collections

14 Aug 2012

Government offers grants to electronics miners

New £200,000 competition to fund feasibility studies into innovative approaches for extracting metals from eWaste

31 Jul 2012

Rare metal recycling offers multi-billion pound opportunity

Defra launches action plan to help businesses protect themselves from supply constraints

16 Mar 2012

Listen carefully – it’s time for greener hearing aids

24 Feb 2012

O2 cuts off new mobile phone chargers in e-waste crackdown

Mobile phone giant sets 40 new green and socially responsible goals as part of Think Big Blueprint

07 Feb 2012

WEEE Directive beefs up EU IT recycling targets

But Computer Aid warns EU decision to promote recycling over refurbishment ignores environmental benefits

24 Jan 2012

Computer Aid logs on to solar to support African villages

Charity has raised funds for eight computing rooms made from used shipping containers and powered by solar panels

28 Dec 2011

WRAP reveals multi-billion pound eWaste opportunity

New figures suggest precious metals contained in eWaste could top £7bn over next decade

13 Dec 2011

WEEE Systems reveals plan to close e-waste loop

Ambitious startup maps out plan for new electronic recycling and reuse facility

15 Nov 2011

WRAP: Old office kit offers lucrative re-use opportunity

Study finds that despite huge potential savings, most offices and households are failing to re-use old furniture and equipment

14 Nov 2011

Scots launch new funds for zero-waste carbon innovators

Scotland moves closer to goal of zero-waste society with launch of two funds to promote improved packaging design and waste recovery technologies

06 Oct 2011

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