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International e-waste Day stories

Vodafone encourages Australians to recycle unused mobile devices
Vodafone

Vodafone encourages Australians to recycle unused mobile devices

Vodafone urges Aussies to recycle old mobiles this holiday, revealing 22.3 million devices lay redundant across the nation.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023
Arnies Recon gives old tech devices a second life
Clean technologies

Arnies Recon gives old tech devices a second life

A Sydney business is helping residents gift gadgets in a guilt-free and sustainable way as the holiday season approaches.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Nov 2022

Global Stories

International e-waste Day stories

Dell's Concept Luna inspires drive for sustainable product design
Network Infrastructure

Dell's Concept Luna inspires drive for sustainable product design

Dell Technologies tackles e-waste with Concept Luna, championing sustainable, recyclable technology design.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023
RAD project marks impressive 2023 with donations & accolades
DevOps

RAD project marks impressive 2023 with donations & accolades

In 2023, the Recycle A Device (RAD) project achieved remarkable milestones, including donating 2,374 laptops and winning notable accolades.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2023
Data centres could use 20% of global power by 2025
Migration

Data centres could use 20% of global power by 2025

Data centres could account for a fifth of the world's power consumption by 2025, underlining a pressing need for sector sustainability, says Wisetek.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Nov 2023
Seagate reveals Exos CORVAULT 4U106 with extraordinary 2.5PB storage capacity
Storage

Seagate reveals Exos CORVAULT 4U106 with extraordinary 2.5PB storage capacity

Seagate Technology unveils Exos CORVAULT 4U106, a multi-petabyte block storage system with a massive 2.5PB capacity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2023
Schneider Electric updates environmental reporting for data centres
Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric updates environmental reporting for data centres

Schneider Electric updates sustainability metrics-reporting system aimed at improving environmental benchmarks for data centres.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2023
Blancco prevents 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste in a year
DataCentre infrastructure

Blancco prevents 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste in a year

Blancco's software prevented 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste, erasing data from 63.8 million devices in the past year.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
IWD 2023: The circular economy for e-waste needs more (wo)manpower
Clean technologies

IWD 2023: The circular economy for e-waste needs more (wo)manpower

The planet desperately needs more people to act sustainably, but that burden of responsibility shouldn't fall squarely on women's shoulders.

By Gulrez Tyebji • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2023
Arnies Recon to help e-recycle during the festive season
e-waste & Recycling

Arnies Recon to help e-recycle during the festive season

Arnies Recon has saved over 4.5 thousand tonnes of appliances and electronics from landfill in the last three years.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Nov 2022

Stories from Other Regions

International e-waste Day stories

London start-up Reboxed secures £1.6m for sustainable tech retail growth
Clean technologies

London start-up Reboxed secures £1.6m for sustainable tech retail growth

Sustainable tech start-up Reboxed has bagged £1.6m to boost its eco-friendly marketplace, aspiring to rehome 100 million devices by 2030.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Nov 2023
Quadrent Green Lease bridges the digital gap in New Zealand
Supply Chain

Quadrent Green Lease bridges the digital gap in New Zealand

The Quadrent Green Lease programme champions digital inclusion and e-waste reduction in New Zealand's underprivileged communities.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Nov 2023
Hyderabad teen duo wins award for e-waste initiative
Clean technologies

Hyderabad teen duo wins award for e-waste initiative

Hyderabad's young prodigies, Diya Loka and Sahithi Radha, have won international recognition for their e-waste initiative, E-Cycl.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2023
Samsung hosts e-waste collection day in Auckland this weekend
Samsung

Samsung hosts e-waste collection day in Auckland this weekend

Samsung Electronics New Zealand is hosting free electronic collection events on International E-Waste Day to tackle the growing issue of e-waste.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2023
Salvation Army's SATCoL re-launching data destruction service
Clean technologies

Salvation Army's SATCoL re-launching data destruction service

The project aims to save companies money and give unwanted IT equipment such as laptops, PCs, phones and tablets a new lease of life.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Sep 2023
BOM IT partners Byteback to help the IT industry cut carbon
Clean technologies

BOM IT partners Byteback to help the IT industry cut carbon

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.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2023
Understanding end-user behaviour critical for cost-cutting and sustainability goals
Clean technologies

Understanding end-user behaviour critical for cost-cutting and sustainability goals

CIOs have an opportunity to take a comprehensive look into the health of their IT infrastructure, and in particular, end-user experience.

By Ayelet Elstein • 6 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2023