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The A to Z of green IT
Green is the new black...

By Gemma Simpson

Published: Wednesday 21 November 2007

WEEE

Nothing to do with a certain games console, the WEEE directive stands for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive and is an EU legislation aimed at forcing businesses and consumers to dispose of electronic gadgets in a responsible fashion - namely through increased recycling and reuse.

Green IT from A to Z

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A is for Abroad
B is for Blades
C is for Carbon footprint
D is for Data centres
E is for Energy sources
F is for Freecycle
G is for Government
H is for Homeworking
I is for Ice caps
J is for Jobs (Steve)
K is for Kilowatts
L is for Landfill
M is for Mercury
N is for Nanogeneration
O is for Offsetting
P is for Paperless office
Q is for Queen
R is for Recycling
S is for SmartPlanet.com
T is for Travel
U is for Upgrade
V is for Virtualisation
W is for WEEE
X is for Xmas
Y is for You
Z is for Zero emissions

Despite WEEE coming into force in January 2007, the legislation did not come into full effect until 1 July 2007.

And it turns out several EU countries have failed to turn the WEEE rules into national law and will face legal action from Brussels, according to the European Commission.

To up public and industry perception on WEEE, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce even deployed a 20 foot robot, called the WEEE man, next to City Hall on London's South Bank, in an attempt to encourage the tech industry to take its environmental responsibility more seriously.