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Government decreases tech waste and emissions | UKAuthority https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/government-decreases-tech-waste-and-emissions
#WEEE

#Defra's #PrintModernisation has multiple benefits | UKAuthority https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/defras-print-modernisation-has-multiple-benefits
#WEEE

Ireland records highest ever #EWaste recycling total but misses EU collection target https://www.circularonline.co.uk/news/ireland-records-highest-ever-e-waste-recycling-total-but-misses-eu-collection-target/
#WEEE

WEEE Collection & Recycling
https://www.wastecare.co.uk/collections/weee-collection-and-recycling/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReUse #Repair #WEEE #ReCycling #WeeeCharity #eWaste #Landfill

WEEE Collection & Recycling
https://www.wastecare.co.uk/collections/weee-collection-and-recycling/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReUse #Repair #WEEE #ReCycling #WeeeCharity #eWaste #Landfill

Weee Charity
"We are looking for unwanted computers, laptops, office phones and other IT equipment. Donating your old equipment helps provide valuable work experience and skills training.."
https://www.weeecharity.com/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReUse #Repair #Weee #eWaste #Landfill

Weee Charity
"We are looking for unwanted computers, laptops, office phones and other IT equipment. Donating your old equipment helps provide valuable work experience and skills training.."
https://www.weeecharity.com/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReUse #Repair #Weee #eWaste #Landfill

Enva invests £7.5m in Stourbridge #WEEE facility - letsrecycle https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/enva-invests-7-5m-in-stourbridge-weee-facility/

OH
Ma
Gawd…

the rabbit hole….

it is enormous….
#emulators
#os #atari #weee

OH
Ma
Gawd…

the rabbit hole….

it is enormous….
#emulators
#os #atari #weee

All #WEEE collections of scrap #electronics in #Norfolk have been suspended, after #lithium #batteries caused a *make pumps 27* #fire with appliances from both #Suffolk and Norfolk involved in extinguishing the blaze..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyw2zek72ko

All #WEEE collections of scrap #electronics in #Norfolk have been suspended, after #lithium #batteries caused a *make pumps 27* #fire with appliances from both #Suffolk and Norfolk involved in extinguishing the blaze..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyw2zek72ko

Nichts darf man mehr! Dabei ist ein Hypercharger doch nur minimal größer als so ein Hausmüll!

#alpitronic #hypercharger #WEEE #Entsorgung #NerdbergLeaks

Online Marketplaces - Revealing the true scale of #WEEE Non-Compliance in UK Lighting | Hub-4 https://hub-4.com/news/online-marketplaces-revealing-the-true-scale-of-weee-non-compliance-in-uk-lighting

Online Marketplaces reveal the scale of #WEEE non-compliance in UK lighting, says group | Envirotec https://envirotecmagazine.com/2026/03/16/online-marketplaces-reveal-the-scale-of-weee-non-compliance-in-uk-lighting-says-group/

#Shropshire warning over dangerous waste after fires break out https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq5r12rdgo
#WasteFire
#Vapes #WEEE #Batteries #GasCanisters

#Shropshire warning over dangerous waste after fires break out https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq5r12rdgo
#WasteFire
#Vapes #WEEE #Batteries #GasCanisters

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To that end, the upcoming #CircularEconomy Act must:

🚫 Stop layering new mandates on top of old rules
⚙️ Simplify #EPR compliance and modernise #WEEE targets
🌍 Keep Europe open to trade and investment
💻 Embarce digital tools to cut costs

Households urged to step up electronics recycling as rare earth crisis deepens https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/donegal-live/1920000/households-urged-to-step-up-electronics-recycling-as-rare-earth-crisis-deepens.html
#WEEE

Glasgow researchers pioneer biodegradable circuit boards to drive greener future for wireless communications | FutureScot https://futurescot.com/glasgow-researchers-pioneer-biodegradable-circuit-boards-to-drive-greener-future-for-wireless-communications/
#WEEE #SingleUse

Proposed 2025 #WEEE fee under consultation by #Defra - letsrecycle https://share.google/olZojbp7GmqDXFjOz

Online marketplaces brought into scope of UK #WEEE collection charges | MRW https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/online-marketplaces-brought-into-scope-of-uk-weee-collection-charges-12-08-2025/

#Recycling vans to collect old electrical items in East Yorkshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmv78vzwrno
#WEEE

UK LAGS BEHIND OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS IN #EWASTE RECYCLING - FEAST Online Magazine - Food & Drink News https://www.feastmagazine.org/press-release/uk-lags-behind-other-european-nations-in-ewaste-recycling/
#WEEE

Windows 10 meets its end of support on October 14, 2025 💻 ❌

Windows 11 is not exactly loved by everyone and has silly system requirements.

◉MICROSOFT wants you to buy a new computer needlessly; unacceptable E-WASTE galore!

What can you do?
◉Switch to LINUX giving your current computer a new life; fast & secure ✅

Get an installation 👉 https://endof10.org/

#EndOf10 #Linux #install #help #Windows11 #Windows10 #Ewaste #WEEE #win10eol #plannedObsolence #waste #WasteReduction

@bookstodon
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They enter various biological systems and cause alterations in respiratory functions of the lungs, damage to DNA, impaired thyroid functioning, and an increased risk of cancer. This chapter focuses on the effects of e-waste on water quality, phytoplankton, aquatic microorganisms, and human health.

#pollution
#ElectronicWaste
#WEEE

@bookstodon
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They enter various biological systems and cause alterations in respiratory functions of the lungs, damage to DNA, impaired thyroid functioning, and an increased risk of cancer. This chapter focuses on the effects of e-waste on water quality, phytoplankton, aquatic microorganisms, and human health.

#pollution
#ElectronicWaste
#WEEE

@bookstodon

Abstract from Chapter 6 Electronic Wastes and Contamination of Water

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world, and it is an emerging environmental issue. E-waste can be toxic, and non-biodegradable, and accumulates in the soil, water bodies, and living things. Heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Hg, Ni, Cu, Se, Zn, Co, Sn

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#pollution
#ElectronicWaste
#WEEE

@bookstodon

Abstract from Chapter 6 Electronic Wastes and Contamination of Water

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world, and it is an emerging environmental issue. E-waste can be toxic, and non-biodegradable, and accumulates in the soil, water bodies, and living things. Heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Hg, Ni, Cu, Se, Zn, Co, Sn

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#pollution
#ElectronicWaste
#WEEE

Wales should be recycling more electronic devices https://nation.cymru/opinion/wales-should-be-recycling-more-electronic-devices/
#EWaste #WEEE

#Currys teams up with #CancerResearchUK to recycle unwanted tech - Retail Gazette https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/03/currys-cancer-research-uk/
#WEEE #EWaste

UK homes ‘hoarding hundreds of pounds of #WEEE’ – survey https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/uk-homes-hoarding-hundreds-of-pounds-of-weee-survey-17-03-2025/
#EWaste #VirginMediaO2

New form of #EWaste: Discarded robots are contributing to environmental pollution https://buff.ly/4hOigbf
#WEEE

Europe’s #WEEE regulations might need a rethink https://buff.ly/3EKUP4a
#EWaste

Nice initiative : discovered thanks to Fairphone and founded in 2021, the small Belgian company #Citronics offers "microcomputers" (in fact nanocomputers) designed from smartphone motherboards … and there is stock ! 😅

› https://citronics.eu

#CircularEconomy #EWaste #WEEE #EOL #NanoComputer #MicroComputer #Belgium #Europe #Fairphone #Upcycling

Nice initiative : discovered thanks to Fairphone and founded in 2021, the small Belgian company #Citronics offers "microcomputers" (in fact nanocomputers) designed from smartphone motherboards … and there is stock ! 😅

› https://citronics.eu

#CircularEconomy #EWaste #WEEE #EOL #NanoComputer #MicroComputer #Belgium #Europe #Fairphone #Upcycling

UK is lagging behind the rest of Europe in #EWaste recycling https://buff.ly/3DLijpg
#WEEE

#Amazon and #eBay to pay 'fair share' for #EWaste recycling https://buff.ly/4g9Bsj0
#WEEE

UK cracks down on #ElectricalWaste to reach #CircularEconomy goals https://buff.ly/3ZubLT1
#WEEE #EWaste

Only three in 10 small electronic devices are #Recycled in Mayo, new research reveals | Connaught Telegraph https://buff.ly/3B3duGY
#WEEE #EWaste

Cash boost for UK #EScrap pioneers • Recycling International https://buff.ly/4i1V75H
#EWaste #WEEE

Habt ihr auch ungenutzte Smartphones in der Schublade?

Und wisst nicht, was ihr damit anstellen sollt? Das neue Tool #HandyCheck von @mobilsicher hilft euch! Falls das Gerät wirklich ins #Recycling muss, lohnt es sich zu überlegen, wo ihr es abgebt.

(Das Thema ist äußerst spannend – viele Infos konnte ich noch nicht unterbringen. Ggf. kommt ein 2. Teil mit mehr Details.)

https://blog.campact.de/2024/03/smartphone-entsorgen-recycling-handy/

Dank an @umwelthilfe !

#eWaste #WEEE #UrbanMining @campact #GreenIT

I actually did Weee training in Brussels circa 2005 but of course the UK never really implemented it fully. Let's now pretend we thought of this.Better late than never I guess #Recycle #WEEE #UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67830798

@Oculuris The long-term answer is a national law like California's "extended product responsibility laws." That state law was based on RoHS and WEEE directives in the European Union implemented in 2004. It would be a relatively minor change for CA to cover all vaping products with their existing laws. Enacting RoHS/WEEE law for the entire US will be difficult.

#recycling #takeBack #rohs #weee

#ewaste #weee #recycling

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/03/i-spot-brand-new-tvs-here-to-be-shredded-the-truth-about-our-electronic-waste

@heiseonline das braucht man nicht zu prüfen – die Einweg-Zigaretten lassen sich nicht recyceln. Unter anderem deswegen sollen sie ja verboten werden.

Durch die verbauten Lithium-Akkus sind die Zigaretten auch nach der Benutzung noch brandgefährlich (Wortspiel beabsichtigt). Und selbst bei korrekter Trennung von anderen Abfällen (was bei derart mülltonnen-gängigen Geräten eh schon sehr unwahrscheinlich ist) gibt es derzeit keine funktionierenden Recyclingprozesse.
#weee #ElektroG #BDE

Der heutige #InternationalEWasteDay des #WEEE-Forums ist doch ein sehr guter Grund einmal in Schubladen, in Kellern und auf Dachböden nachzuschauen, ob dort nicht mehr genutzte Laptops, Tablets oder Smartphones lagern. Wenn sie unseren Mindestkriterien für Sachspenden entsprechen (https://computertruhe.de/spenden/sachspenden/#was-wir-allgemein-benoetigen), würden wir uns natürlich sehr darüber freuen. 😉 Ansonsten sollten die Geräte fachgerecht entsorgt und dem Recycling zugeführt werden.

#Obsolescence #WEEE #GreenIT « Each year, the total amount of electric and #electronic equipment the world uses grows by 2.5 million tonnes. Phones, radios, toys, laptops – if it has a power or battery supply it’s likely to join a growing mountain of #eWaste after use. » ♻️ https://theconversation.com/global-electronic-waste-up-21-in-five-years-and-recycling-isnt-keeping-up-141997

DST Global pumps $35 million into Asian e-grocer Weee! - Coronavirus stay-home orders have sparked an unprecedented demand for grocery delivery around the wo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/PqeT_Xfog08/ #onlinegrocery #ecommerce #dstglobal #e-grocer #grocery #weee! #asia #food #tc

Premier lot de smartphones usagés envoyé au programme de #recyclage de @Fairphone (merci pour ça) 🤗 #DEEE

My first batch of used smartphones has just been sent to the @Fairphone #recycle program (thank you for that) 🤗 #WEEE

> https://www.fairphone.com/fr/recycle-your-phone/