eWaste
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
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
Microsoft and iFixit launch gadget repair guidance site
Companies want to help people set up repair businesses to save the environment
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
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
EU dials up plan for standardised phone chargers
Manufacturers likely to have to offer European customers a common charger from 2017
Computer Aid named recycler to the Queen
Charity which provides second hand computers to developing world gets Royal Warrant
Councils urge Brits to embrace reuse revolution
Survey reveals over half of householders have thrown out goods they knew could be reused
Consumers urged to recycle Christmas trees, lights and cards
Sainsbury's expands collection points for greetings cards and pledges donation to FSC
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
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
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
iWaste helps businesses tackle e-waste using iPhones
New iPhone app promises to take the hassle out of e-waste management
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
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
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
Defra hosts waste industry growth summit
Owen Paterson urges investors and developers to build on success of a sector that presents significant economic opportunity
Staples brings responsible e-waste recycling across the US
Staples becomes first electronics retailer to sign up to ambitious new eWaste recycling standard
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
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
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
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
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
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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