IT-Green, the UK's leading Ethical waste Electronics recycling Company has won a Contract to recycle waste electrical and electronic equipment for Hertfordshire County Council. The contract is to be for a period of 3 years and includes the recycling of IT waste and obsolete white goods.

On top of it's existing computer and electronics waste management license (ATF) and hazardous waste carrier service, IT-Green has now been granted approval as an AATF, allowing it to issue evidence (sometimes called a WEEE certificate) for it's recycling processes. The service is available to members of a producer compliance scheme (PCS) and Designated collection facilities (DCF)

The Environment Agency have raided 2 illegal exporters of Waste Computer hardware in London and found 500 container loads of WEEE

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UK legislation is tougher than you think. Many businesses remain unaware of their obligations when it comes to getting rid of their old IT. Here's a quick guide to the legislation

Cost efficieny and the ability to respond quickly to a client's needs has resulted in the opening of a new depot in Manchester. The collection of waste IT and telecoms equipment in Manchester and the surrounding regions can now be carried out with shorter waiting periods and at a lower cost.

Barack Obama has made the environment a priority in his administration. And the electronics industry will likely feel the impact as the new president of the United States changes federal environmental policies.

Families in a new housing development in Wembley, London have been trying out a new waste disposal system that sees their rubbish being transported through a series of underground tunnels at up to 50mph.

Recycle for London, a strategy headed up by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, has released a Mobile Phone game designed to improve recycling rates among Londoners.

Even though holiday sales were down at least 2% from 2007, millions of US citizens awoke Christmas morning to new PCs, televisions and mobile phones. Many of those gifts were replacements or upgrades, which prompts the question, What should you do with your old mobile phone and other electronic/ electrical hardware?

Implementing a computer recycling business within the West can be very profitable, particularly where certain ethics are swept under the carpet. We believe it's important for potential customers to understand that there are recyclers and recycling orientated businesses and to understand the difference.

The worlds starting to grow short of certain resources and whilst the west has had a monopoly over the last few centuries, growing industries throughout Asia have started to take a toll on scarce resources. The only way to prevent dwindling resources from becoming highly expensive sought after materials is to recycle those we already have.

A quick check of our website stats brings up a strange, yet understandable phenomenon. People are searching the web with the keywords: “Why recycle computers?”. To us, this seems a little strange. It’s obvious, if not a given fact that you must recycle such equipment, rather than just throw it away, yet reading recent articles in the mainstream and specialist press highlights the fact that the message necessarily isn’t getting through...

We've uncovered issues with the recycling of electrical, electronic and computer items. It's been highlighted by the BBC news service and looks to be just the tip of the ice-berg.