#Shropshire warning over dangerous waste after fires break out https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq5r12rdgo
#WasteFire
#Vapes #WEEE #Batteries #GasCanisters

@schmitzel76 @briankrebs in #Germany it's kinda mandatory and even #B2B-only companies do it to ease #DueDiligence by potential business partners (thus ain't subject to "consumer protection" laws)…

• It is considered unprofessional to not have a legal address + 2 independent, non-proprietary means of direct communication reachable lited on site.

What is mandatory across the #EU is listing the #importer / compliance guarantor as per #WEEE…

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To that end, the upcoming #CircularEconomy Act must:

🚫 Stop layering new mandates on top of old rules
⚙️ Simplify #EPR compliance and modernise #WEEE targets
🌍 Keep Europe open to trade and investment
💻 Embarce digital tools to cut costs

Households urged to step up electronics recycling as rare earth crisis deepens https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/donegal-live/1920000/households-urged-to-step-up-electronics-recycling-as-rare-earth-crisis-deepens.html
#WEEE

Glasgow researchers pioneer biodegradable circuit boards to drive greener future for wireless communications | FutureScot https://futurescot.com/glasgow-researchers-pioneer-biodegradable-circuit-boards-to-drive-greener-future-for-wireless-communications/
#WEEE #SingleUse

Proposed 2025 #WEEE fee under consultation by #Defra - letsrecycle https://share.google/olZojbp7GmqDXFjOz

Online marketplaces brought into scope of UK #WEEE collection charges | MRW https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/online-marketplaces-brought-into-scope-of-uk-weee-collection-charges-12-08-2025/

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Co-signatories: @APPLiA_Europe @DIGITALEUROPE @EuroventEU @LightingEurope @Orgalim_EU @TIEtoyEU @forumweee

#CCIAeurope #circular #digitalEU #DigitalTransition #EUdigital #WEEE #Sustainability #TechPolicy

#Recycling vans to collect old electrical items in East Yorkshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmv78vzwrno
#WEEE

UK LAGS BEHIND OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS IN #EWASTE RECYCLING - FEAST Online Magazine - Food & Drink News https://www.feastmagazine.org/press-release/uk-lags-behind-other-european-nations-in-ewaste-recycling/
#WEEE

Windows 10 meets its end of support on October 14, 2025 💻 ❌

Windows 11 is not exactly loved by everyone and has silly system requirements.

◉MICROSOFT wants you to buy a new computer needlessly; unacceptable E-WASTE galore!

What can you do?
◉Switch to LINUX giving your current computer a new life; fast & secure ✅

Get an installation 👉 https://endof10.org/

#EndOf10 #Linux #install #help #Windows11 #Windows10 #Ewaste #WEEE #win10eol #plannedObsolence #waste #WasteReduction

@bookstodon
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They enter various biological systems and cause alterations in respiratory functions of the lungs, damage to DNA, impaired thyroid functioning, and an increased risk of cancer. This chapter focuses on the effects of e-waste on water quality, phytoplankton, aquatic microorganisms, and human health.

#pollution
#ElectronicWaste
#WEEE

@bookstodon

Abstract from Chapter 6 Electronic Wastes and Contamination of Water

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world, and it is an emerging environmental issue. E-waste can be toxic, and non-biodegradable, and accumulates in the soil, water bodies, and living things. Heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Hg, Ni, Cu, Se, Zn, Co, Sn

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#pollution
#ElectronicWaste
#WEEE

Wales should be recycling more electronic devices https://nation.cymru/opinion/wales-should-be-recycling-more-electronic-devices/
#EWaste #WEEE

#Currys teams up with #CancerResearchUK to recycle unwanted tech - Retail Gazette https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/03/currys-cancer-research-uk/
#WEEE #EWaste

UK homes ‘hoarding hundreds of pounds of #WEEE’ – survey https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/uk-homes-hoarding-hundreds-of-pounds-of-weee-survey-17-03-2025/
#EWaste #VirginMediaO2

New form of #EWaste: Discarded robots are contributing to environmental pollution https://buff.ly/4hOigbf
#WEEE

Europe’s #WEEE regulations might need a rethink https://buff.ly/3EKUP4a
#EWaste

Nice initiative : discovered thanks to Fairphone and founded in 2021, the small Belgian company #Citronics offers "microcomputers" (in fact nanocomputers) designed from smartphone motherboards … and there is stock ! 😅

› https://citronics.eu

#CircularEconomy #EWaste #WEEE #EOL #NanoComputer #MicroComputer #Belgium #Europe #Fairphone #Upcycling

UK is lagging behind the rest of Europe in #EWaste recycling https://buff.ly/3DLijpg
#WEEE