WEEE

Phone users could charge up their batteries just by walking around

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

Green Alliance report highlights benefit of extending restrictions on cars and mobile phones to food, clothes, wood, and plastic

Discarded electronics are proving lucrative for US recycling companies

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

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

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

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

Computer Aid survey reveals a fifth of companies do not know if their old computers have ended up in landfill

Ministers announce proposals for new e-waste targets, despite criticism from green groups over lack of ambition