WEEE stories
Cisco trials DEScycle metals recovery at Teesside plant
3 days ago
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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cisco
Cisco and DEScycle will test a modular metals recovery process on retired hardware at a Teesside plant, aiming to prove batch-scale economics and traceability.
Virgin Media O2 pays GBP £6.6m to recycle 85,500 devices
Last month
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uc
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data protection
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5g & beyond
Virgin Media O2 paid GBP £6.6m to customers for 85,500 unwanted devices in 2025, highlighting e-waste risks and data security fears.
Vertiv unveils UK UPS trade-in to cut e-waste & costs
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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partner programmes
Vertiv launches UK-wide UPS trade-in, offering up to 40% discounts plus free collection and recycling to cut costs and e-waste.
PPDS unveils Philips Signage 2000 entry-level range
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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digital signage
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power / energy
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clean technologies
PPDS debuts Philips Signage 2000 4K displays with Android 14 and cloud management, targeting entry-level digital signage deployments.
Virgin Media O2 to donate 12,000 smartphones in 2026
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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clean technologies
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it industry
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sustainability
Virgin Media O2 will donate 12,000 refurbished smartphones in 2026 to help tackle digital exclusion and cut electronic waste across the UK.
Brits hoard £4.14bn in unused games consoles at home
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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clean technologies
Brits are sitting on 49m unused games consoles worth GBP £4.14bn, as cash-strapped households hoard old tech instead of trading it in.