e-waste & Recycling stories - Page 2
Every year, billions of new smartphones, laptops, smartwatches and other high-tech devices are
produced, with billions of others entering obsolescence and being disposed of. These devices contain
multiple potentially hazardous metals and other chemicals, which are harmful to the environment if
disposed of irresponsibly. This ‘e-waste’ also contains recoverable and recyclable materials, giving rise to
organisations specializing in their recovery, repair and refurbishment
Circular IT management could save the industry - and the planet
Wed, 17th Jun 2020
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it management
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e-waste & recycling
Circular IT management is possible, and it could save hundreds of millions of old IT products from ending up in landfills and polluting the earth.
TCO puts sustainability data back in the hands of IT purchasers
Wed, 20th May 2020
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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e-waste & recycling
TCO Certified has extended its online product finder to included measurable sustainable performance data for certified products.
ITU encourages ICT sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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uc
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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.
Data center operators missing out on energy savings - Supermicro report
Wed, 18th Dec 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
The survey found that 86% of businesses don't consider the environmental impact of their facilities to be an important factor for their data centers.
TCO certifications to tackle data center sustainability
Fri, 30th Aug 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
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power / energy
TCO Development aims to curb data centers' rising energy use and CO2 emissions by introducing new sustainability criteria for its TCO Certified IT product mark.
Report: Bulk of data centre managers don't care about environment
Fri, 21st Dec 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
This week Supermicro released its first annual report detailing the environmental impact of today's cloud-scale data centres.
Google says 'circular economy' needed for data centres
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
Google's Sustainability Officer believes major changes are critical in data centres to emulate the cyclical life of nature.
Data centre operators: It's not just about TCO, think about the TCE
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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intel
Co-produced by Intel and in association with NASA, Supermicro has released a short film that highlights the swelling problem surrounding data centres.