International e-waste Day stories

Study reveals gaps in ASX firms' e-waste reporting
Wed, 23rd Oct 2024
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climate change
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Research by Sircel reveals just 19% of top Australian firms report e-waste in sustainability reports, despite it being the world's fastest-growing waste stream.

Technology's power: Steering sustainable IT evolution forward
Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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network infrastructure
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power / energy
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cleantech
When considering sustainable IT solutions, we’ve broken down the six steps of transformative actions that could help your organisation reach its goals.

Dell's Concept Luna inspires drive for sustainable product design
Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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ai
Dell Technologies tackles e-waste with Concept Luna, championing sustainable, recyclable technology design.

Microsoft Surface repairs now available nationwide in NZ
Thu, 7th Dec 2023
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cleantech
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microsoft
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sustainability
Broken screens and other minor defects can now be rectified nationwide by repair technicians based in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

RAD project marks impressive 2023 with donations & accolades
Mon, 4th Dec 2023
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it training
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devops
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apm
In 2023, the Recycle A Device (RAD) project achieved remarkable milestones, including donating 2,374 laptops and winning notable accolades.

Vodafone encourages Australians to recycle unused mobile devices
Thu, 30th Nov 2023
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recycling
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vodafone
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e-waste
Vodafone urges Aussies to recycle old mobiles this holiday, revealing 22.3 million devices lay redundant across the nation.

London start-up Reboxed secures £1.6m for sustainable tech retail growth
Fri, 24th Nov 2023
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cleantech
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sustainability
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e-waste
Sustainable tech start-up Reboxed has bagged £1.6m to boost its eco-friendly marketplace, aspiring to rehome 100 million devices by 2030.

Data centres could use 20% of global power by 2025
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
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migration
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risk & compliance
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cleantech
Data centres could account for a fifth of the world's power consumption by 2025, underlining a pressing need for sector sustainability, says Wisetek.

Quadrent Green Lease bridges the digital gap in New Zealand
Mon, 20th Nov 2023
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dei
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cybersecurity
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cleantech
The Quadrent Green Lease programme champions digital inclusion and e-waste reduction in New Zealand's underprivileged communities.

Seagate reveals Exos CORVAULT 4U106 with extraordinary 2.5PB storage capacity
Thu, 16th Nov 2023
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storage
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seagate
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science
Seagate Technology unveils Exos CORVAULT 4U106, a multi-petabyte block storage system with a massive 2.5PB capacity.

Schneider Electric updates environmental reporting for data centres
Tue, 7th Nov 2023
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digital transformation
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power / energy
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ai agents
Schneider Electric updates sustainability metrics-reporting system aimed at improving environmental benchmarks for data centres.

Blancco prevents 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste in a year
Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
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datacentre infrastructure
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cleantech
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sustainability
Blancco's software prevented 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste, erasing data from 63.8 million devices in the past year.

Hyderabad teen duo wins award for e-waste initiative
Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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cleantech
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sustainability
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e-waste
Hyderabad's young prodigies, Diya Loka and Sahithi Radha, have won international recognition for their e-waste initiative, E-Cycl.

Samsung hosts e-waste collection day in Auckland this weekend
Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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samsung
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recycling
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e-waste
Samsung Electronics New Zealand is hosting free electronic collection events on International E-Waste Day to tackle the growing issue of e-waste.

Salvation Army’s SATCoL re-launching data destruction service
Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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cleantech
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sustainability
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climate change
The project aims to save companies money and give unwanted IT equipment such as laptops, PCs, phones and tablets a new lease of life.

BOM IT partners Byteback to help the IT industry cut carbon
Mon, 24th Apr 2023
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cleantech
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sustainability
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recycling
BOM IT Solutions has partnered with the electronic waste company, Byteback, to help the IT sector reduce its electronic waste and cut its carbon footprint.

IWD 2023: The circular economy for e-waste needs more (wo)manpower
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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cleantech
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it industry
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sustainability
The planet desperately needs more people to act sustainably, but that burden of responsibility shouldn't fall squarely on women's shoulders.

Understanding end-user behaviour critical for cost-cutting and sustainability goals
Tue, 7th Feb 2023
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cleantech
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sustainability
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e-waste
CIOs have an opportunity to take a comprehensive look into the health of their IT infrastructure, and in particular, end-user experience.

Arnies Recon gives old tech devices a second life
Wed, 30th Nov 2022
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cleantech
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
A Sydney business is helping residents gift gadgets in a guilt-free and sustainable way as the holiday season approaches.

Arnies Recon to help e-recycle during the festive season
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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recycling
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e-waste
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electronics
Arnies Recon has saved over 4.5 thousand tonnes of appliances and electronics from landfill in the last three years.