D-Link claims 98 percent recyclability

Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:47

Science - Energy

According to a D-Link spokesperson, old D-Link products may be returned to the company for recycling. The actual processing will be carried out by Simsmetal.

One of the criticisms of previous 'e-waste' initiatives has been that they have been known to involve the export of used hardware to third world countries with low occupational health and environmental standards. Some jurisdictions have legislated against such exports and imports,

Earlier this month, Greenpeace claimed e-waste is still being illegally exported from Europe and the US to countries such as Ghana.

As a result, shanty towns have sprung up around many these potentially toxic high-tech waste heaps sometimes containing quantitities of hazardous heavy metals such as lead and mercury.