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Computer equipment recycling – Essential Guide

In-Depth
| www.computerweekly.com
| 13/07/2009

...However, some elements of an IT system may need particular expertise to recycle, with PCs, for example, tending to have heavy metals in their circuit boards. What materials are in a PC? An average PC contains plastic (23%), ferrous metals... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/13/236871/Computer-equipment-recycling-Essential-Guide.htm

Setting an IT agenda for greener business

Opinion
| www.computerweekly.com
| 26/09/2006

...every year, and this has caused a dangerous increase in electronic scrap (e-waste) containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals that cannot be disposed of or recycled safely. But this problem can be avoided. To prevent an e-waste crisis... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/09/26/218608/setting-an-it-agenda-for-greener-business.htm

New waste laws target IT kit

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 29/06/2005

...things like computer monitors, fluorescent tubes and televisions are going to be considered hazardous – partly due to heavy metals in the circuit boards. "It could apply to PCs and interiors but it is hard to generalise on this. These have to... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/06/29/210630/new-waste-laws-target-it-kit.htm

PC recycling in China and India worries Greenpeace

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 19/08/2005

...manufacturing practices among PC and other device manufacturers. The environmental organisation says large quantities of toxic heavy metals can be released into the workplace and the surrounding environment during the recycling process. The report says... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/08/19/211399/pc-recycling-in-china-and-india-worries-greenpeace.htm

Recycling old PCs pays dividends

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 22/11/2001

...materials in computers. "Various plastics, cathode ray tubes and liquid crystals from the monitor screens, and heavy metals from IT equipment are all damaging to the environment and have to be disposed of in eco-friendly ways," he says... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2001/11/22/183817/Recycling-old-PCs-pays-dividends.htm

Friend or Foe?

In-Depth
| www.computerweekly.com
| 04/05/2000

...each year, with only a small percentage recycled. Most ends up in landfill sites, with the ensuing danger that the heavy metals will leach into underground water. Minimise impact So what can you do to minimise the environmental impact of... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2000/05/04/175445/Friend-or-Foe.htm

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Crude electronic waste recycling poisons people with heavy metals

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| news.cnet.com
| 15/04/2008

...waste recycling poisons people with heavy metals by Martin LaMonica Font size...study that measured the level of heavy metals in Guiyu, China, a village...Researchers measured the levels of heavy metals that are released by people using... http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9919304-54.html

IBM Virtualization View: It's Easy Being Green when IBM Is Your Virtualization Partner

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Beyond the precautionary principle

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| www.mbtmag.com
| 01/01/2006

Inside R&D Alert. Next Generation Optical Broadband Networks; Microscopic Electrodes for Disease Detection; Compact Method for Handling Heavy Metals

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| www.frost.com
| 07/03/2008

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Meeting the Energy Challenge A White Paper on Nuclear Power January ...

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| nuclearpower2007.direct.gov.uk
| 14/07/2009

For website addresses of the documents referred to in the footnotes, where applicable, please go to http://www.berr. gov.uk/energy/nuclear-whitepaper/footnotes/page43277.html http://nuclearpower2007.direct.gov.uk/docs/WhitePaper.pdf

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