E-waste stories

E-waste is a global concern, and is quickly becoming a crisis of its own, the researchers state. In fact, more than 53 million metric tons of e-waste was produced in 2019.More

The Ministry for the Environment today granted the not-for-profit organisation funding to bolster its work in collecting and recycling e-waste around New Zealand.More

e-Waste is the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled by consumption rates of equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair.More

“People lament the fact that things aren’t repairable, and that things don’t seem to last as long as they used to, and they’re right."More

“In today’s global climate, sustainability should be at the heart of every business’ strategy. Yet, it’s clear from our research that organisations globally are not doing enough."More

The survey in the report, which quizzed almost 2,000 senior executives in global enterprises with over 5,000 employees, found that only a quarter of end-of-life equipment is being sanitised and reused, despite 83% of organisations having a Corporate Social Responsibility policy in place.More

The ICT industry should work towards reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 45% in the next 10 years, in order to comply with the Paris Agreement.More

Apple says it’s ‘protecting the planet’s resources’ and expanding educational opportunities for workers who assemble Apple products.More

“Through This is IT, we want to help people better understand the problem of today’s linear “take, make, dispose” thinking around IT products and its effects like e-waste, pollution and climate change."More

Google's Sustainability Officer believes major changes are critical in data centres to emulate the cyclical life of nature.More

E-waste is a hot topic in tech circles, and Park Place's EMEA MD believes there could be huge opportunities if data centres and enterprises improve their practices.More

E-waste is a hot topic in tech circles, and Park Place's EMEA MD believes there could be huge opportunities if data centres and enterprises improve their practices.More

New online portal makes it easy for resellers to source better value for end-users, reduce e-waste.More

Following the Rubicon investment, around 2% of the NZ Super Fund is invested in expansion capital investments.More

Currently, only 12.5% of e-waste is recycled into other products.More

“E-waste management is an urgent issue in today’s digitally dependent world, where use of electronic devices is ever increasing."More

In 2016 the NZ Child Poverty Monitor reported that 48,000 children in New Zealand were living in material hardship, often going without life’s basics.More

"New Zealand has this clean, green image in the world, but yet in this space we're so far down the pack in terms of leading on this."More

Technology leasing company helping schools dispose of unused technology equipment.More

Additional funding promised - could a product stewardship scheme be in the works?More

Switch to digital TV to exacerbate environmental predicament.More

This month IT Brief spoke to a number of government agencies that have oversight of green IT issues. More