Kroll Ontrack, TES-AMM team up on schools e-waste initiative

IT services company, Kroll Ontrack and ethical waste recycler, TES-AMM are working together to support two Queensland schools with an innovative community recycling initiative.
 

Charity to re-use old cellphones

The cellphone manufacturers won't like it, but a charity has come up with a recycling scheme for mobiles that re-uses rather than dismantling them: the fate of phones recycled under AMTA's long running 'Mobile Muster' scheme.
 

HP clarifies e-waste export policies

Hewlett-Packard has extended its corporate policy on the export of non-working electronic devices to help reduce the chance of improper disposal.
 

Hisense marketer joins PSA board

Andre Iannuzzi, Hisense Australia's head of marketing, has been appointed to the board of directors of Product Stewardship Australia (PSA).
 

Recycled toilet paper may wipe out energy concerns

Toilet paper that is made from new wood uses much more energy to produce than toilet paper made from recycled paper. However, your bottom will lose out in the battle for softness. Find out just how green is your toilet paper.
 

Canberra computer recycling day looms

Canberra residents will soon have an opportunity to responsibly dispose of unwanted computer equipment. Dell and the Australian National University are organising another recycling day.
 

HP takes back more e-waste

One common criticism of IT vendors is that they don't provide a take-back service for hardware that has reached the end of its useful life. HP is now offering such a facility to its Australian consumer and small business customers.
 

Visy chooses Telstra for comms and cloud

Telstra has received a $50 million contract covering communications and a cloud computing platform placed by packaging and recycling giant Visy.
 

Did you know that 80% of ocean trash is plastics?

According to the UN Environment Programme, 80% of the trash taken from Earth’s oceans consists of plastics such as shopping bags and drinking bottles. The report calls thin film plastic bags "pointless." In other words, we don't need them anymore: get rid of them with a worldwide ban!
 

Water 'pee-cycling' begins on space station

The International Space Station's new water recycling system has proved fit for human consumption and astronauts have been cleared to consume the water it produces.