Waste computer edict finally hits UK
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Charity says don't junk kit, send it to Africa instead The long-awaited Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive finally comes into force on Sunday, 1 July.â¦
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Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from computers will be the aim of a new government taskforce.
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Civil servant finally leaks data correctly - to us... The Register has received the email sent out to all staff at the Medical Research Council passing on instructions from the Cabinet Office that the ban on taking laptops out of the office could apply to mobile phones too.â¦
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An awareness campaign is launched by the government to try to relieve GPs of unnecessary paperwork.
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By ANDREW DENHOLM EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT  THOUSANDS of primary school children are still without any "meaningful" computer access a month after the introduction of a new system worth GBP15.5m, teachers claimed yesterday.
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Recycling rates from local authorities show England should reach its 17% target for 2003/4.
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Copying music from a CD to a home computer could be made legal under proposals from the UK government.
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Spam, the luncheon meat which valiantly sustained the country&#39;s war effort only to suffer so cruelly at the hands of Monty Python, is being relaunched in the UK.
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Councils in England are to be given powers to introduce controversial "pay-as-you-throw" charges.
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Size doesn't matter Even small companies must provide free, environmentally-sound disposal of the electronic equipment they sell, according to new government guidelines (PDF) intended to clarify the WEEE Regulations.â¦
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Consultants in frame? Definitely Maybe The UK government has published guidelines for the application of a law that makes it illegal to create or distribute so-called "hacking tools".â¦
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Drives in PCs and media centres from 2005
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Local authorities and recycling companies could be penalised for selling green waste to farmers and gardeners following changes to rules governing green waste.
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PCs on council tips and other security no-nos Large UK businesses are crap at securely disposing old PCs and mobile devices.â¦
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UK users will be able to replace pirated versions of Windows that they have purchased. Software pirates&#39; increasing skill at creating counterfeit versions of Windows XP has prompted Microsoft to introduce
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Computer giant Microsoft has launched a pilot scheme to replace counterfeit versions of Windows XP with legal ones. The first-time initiative is restricted to the UK and to users with pre-installed copies
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Because of tight regulations enacted by the European Union in 1994, proper waste disposal  has become prohibitively expensive. Enter the black-market trash brokers, who have taken to "port hopping" - moving toxic rubbish along the line of least resistance to underregulated areas in Africa or Asia.