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eWaste

Electrical industries commit to circular economy push
Electrical industries commit to circular economy push

B&Q, Dell, Microsoft and Next among those signing up to new Electrical and Electronic Sustainability Action Plan

  • Waste
  • 18 November 2014
How O2 is mainstreaming charger-free phones

BusinessGreen Leaders waste project of the year set to put an end to the 'spaghetti' of chargers lying around our offices

  • Waste
  • 13 October 2014
Microsoft and iFixit launch gadget repair guidance site

Companies want to help people set up repair businesses to save the environment

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  • 08 August 2014
Computers4all unlocks recycling benefits through new prison training scheme
Computers4all unlocks recycling benefits through new prison training scheme

The Mount prison opens new refurbishment centre which aims to retrain inmates while cutting the environmental impact of old computers

  • IT
  • 16 May 2014
SolarAid launches solar recycling research initiative
SolarAid launches solar recycling research initiative

PhD project with University of Edinburgh to investigate how solar lights used in developing countries can be safely repaired and recycled

  • Solar
  • 15 April 2014
EU dials up plan for standardised phone chargers

Manufacturers likely to have to offer European customers a common charger from 2017

  • Technology
  • 17 March 2014
Computer Aid named recycler to the Queen
Computer Aid named recycler to the Queen

Charity which provides second hand computers to developing world gets Royal Warrant

  • Recycling
  • 13 January 2014
Councils urge Brits to embrace reuse revolution
Councils urge Brits to embrace reuse revolution

Survey reveals over half of householders have thrown out goods they knew could be reused

  • Waste
  • 03 January 2014
Consumers urged to recycle Christmas trees, lights and cards
Consumers urged to recycle Christmas trees, lights and cards

Sainsbury's expands collection points for greetings cards and pledges donation to FSC

  • Recycling
  • 02 January 2014
Switched on to the circular economy
Switched on to the circular economy

WRAP's Dr Richard Swannell argues that resource constraints present huge new business opportunities for electrical manufacturers and retailers - but only if they embrace change

  • Waste
  • 20 December 2013
UK is behind in the race to become a zero waste society

The UK has made good progress in improving its recycling rates, but it remains a long way from meetings its long term targets

  • Waste
  • 17 December 2013
Europol: Environmental crime is 'under-reported and under-investigated'

New Threat Assessment warns environmental crime is threatening health and wellbeing of EU citizens and businesses

  • Waste
  • 21 November 2013
iWaste helps businesses tackle e-waste using iPhones

New iPhone app promises to take the hassle out of e-waste management

  • Waste
  • 31 October 2013
Waste crime crackdown shuts 25 illegal sites a week

But number of successful prosecutions from illegal waste and fly-tipping down on year before, says Environment Agency

  • Waste
  • 14 October 2013
How Sprint collects and resells millions of cell phones

The wireless company buys back millions of phones a year with the help of up-to-the-minute values from eRecyclingCorps

  • Waste
  • 15 August 2013
The Green Grid's next target: Data centre e-waste

IT industry group looks to build on energy efficiency standards with new approach to tackling e-waste

  • IT
  • 12 June 2013
Defra hosts waste industry growth summit

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

  • Waste
  • 22 May 2013
Staples brings responsible e-waste recycling across the US

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

  • Recycling
  • 03 May 2013
IBM buys from its own supply of recycled electronics

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

  • Recycling
  • 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

  • Recycling
  • 11 April 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

  • Waste
  • 09 April 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

  • Waste
  • 11 February 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

  • Waste
  • 17 January 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

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