e-waste Recycling News

Illegal Computer Recycling Uncovered in London: 14 July 2009: The Environment Agency have raided 2 recycling plants around London, uncovering some 500 container loads of obsolete computer and electronics waste destined for Africa's horrendous child labour driven recycling market.

India's e-Waste Mountain 03 Mar 2009: A study by the Indian government has found that the amount of electronic waste in the country is growing 10 per cent every year, and 95 per cent of it will end up in urban slums – some 434,000 metric tons.

Barrack Obama to tackle the U.S.'s E-waste (WEEE) issues 17 Feb 2009 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.

London's High tech recycling and waste minimisation program: A series of tubes underground and a vacuum system means that waste can be transported up to a kilometer.

London's Mobile Phone Recycling Game: 13 Feb 2009: 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.

Why Recycle Computers? (Part 1): Investigates the reason why recycling old computers is a requisite to a healthy environment, the downside of the industry and where it could lead.....

Why Recycle computers? (Part 2) Through discussion with the Environment Agency, we understand that the Landfill Regulations banned the co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from 16 Jul 04. This means that there are now separate landfill sites for hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Due to this, landfill operators have been instructed to only accept CRT monitors if the site is a hazardous waste facility.

Why Recycle? We're all aware of the impact our use of scarce resources is having on the environment. The excessive use of hydrocarbons in the petroleum industry is sending the price of crude, both light and heavy on an ever increasing upward spiral, the result of which is a hike in petrol and Diesel prices at the pumps. What of other resources and the resultant impact prices from these are having on day-to-day living?

Ethical Computer disposal 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.

why not export? The number of computers in the world is growing rapidly. There's a trend to export our waste, but what's the downside to all this?

e-Waste Export a key issue in America 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?