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Sonos Angers Owners Again With Update Cancellation

Speaker maker Sonos angers its customer base yet again, by confirming it will halt software updates for older equipment from May

Good for the planet and good for the trade war. Apple agrees deal to reuse recycled rare earth elements

Google goes green. Recycled materials to be in all of its ‘Made By Google’ products by 2022

Apple shows off robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour in both the US and Holland

The ultimate act of recycling? IBM turns old lithium-ion batteries into useful power supply for the poor

Other rules have to change if we are going to re-use and recycle our e-waste properly, says Peter Judge

The tech industry is facing a new threat, not from restricted IT budgets but an increasing shortage of vital rare metals

The EU has forgotten that re-use is better than recycling, says charity Computer Aid

The only way to reduce the tonnes of electronic waste we all produce is to re-use and repair equipment, says Peter Judge

Lenovo and Verizon didn’t do so well in Gartner and WWF’s list of the 19 greenest ICT companies

Management consultant Compass warns of green IT project cuts but thinks this will highlight the issues that really matter in the long-run

Rules governing the recycling of old IT equipment have been delayed yet again, after the WEEE directive was pushed back until 2011

PC World and Currys are offering cash for old working laptops, desktops, and Macs as part of a six day trade-in scheme

Too much focus on recycling means that hardware which still has a useful life is being needlessly scrapped, the IT charity says

Recycling firms have agreed a code of practice in order to close off a loophole that allows criminals to sell them stolen mobile phones

Any old iron, any old iron? Computer Aid has launched a free collection service for old IT equipment in South East England