International e-waste Day stories
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft Surface repairs now available nationwide in NZ
Thu, 7th Dec 2023
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cleantech
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wellington
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nz
Broken screens and other minor defects can now be rectified nationwide by repair technicians based in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
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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.
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Vodafone encourages Australians to recycle unused mobile devices
Thu, 30th Nov 2023
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vodafone
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e-waste
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recycling
Vodafone urges Aussies to recycle old mobiles this holiday, revealing 22.3 million devices lay redundant across the nation.
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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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e-waste
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london
Sustainable tech start-up Reboxed has bagged £1.6m to boost its eco-friendly marketplace, aspiring to rehome 100 million devices by 2030.
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Data centres could use 20% of global power by 2025
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
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risk & compliance
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migration
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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.
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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.
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Seagate reveals Exos CORVAULT 4U106 with extraordinary 2.5PB storage capacity
Thu, 16th Nov 2023
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storage
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science
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seagate
Seagate Technology unveils Exos CORVAULT 4U106, a multi-petabyte block storage system with a massive 2.5PB capacity.
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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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e-waste
Schneider Electric updates sustainability metrics-reporting system aimed at improving environmental benchmarks for data centres.
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Blancco prevents 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste in a year
Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
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cleantech
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datacentre infrastructure
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blancco
Blancco's software prevented 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste, erasing data from 63.8 million devices in the past year.
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Hyderabad teen duo wins award for e-waste initiative
Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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cleantech
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e-waste
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sustainability
Hyderabad's young prodigies, Diya Loka and Sahithi Radha, have won international recognition for their e-waste initiative, E-Cycl.
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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.
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Salvation Army’s SATCoL re-launching data destruction service
Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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cleantech
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recycling
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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.
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BOM IT partners Byteback to help the IT industry cut carbon
Mon, 24th Apr 2023
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cleantech
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e-waste
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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.
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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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sustainability
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it industry
The planet desperately needs more people to act sustainably, but that burden of responsibility shouldn't fall squarely on women's shoulders.
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Understanding end-user behaviour critical for cost-cutting and sustainability goals
Tue, 7th Feb 2023
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cleantech
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e-waste
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forrester research
CIOs have an opportunity to take a comprehensive look into the health of their IT infrastructure, and in particular, end-user experience.
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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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recycling
A Sydney business is helping residents gift gadgets in a guilt-free and sustainable way as the holiday season approaches.
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Arnies Recon to help e-recycle during the festive season
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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e-waste
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e-recycling
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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.
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Aotearoa businesses sitting on untapped goldmine of old tech
Tue, 13th Sep 2022
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uc
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dei
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cleantech
Study finds New Zealand businesses are not truly aware of the economic benefits of sustainable e-waste management.