Tuesday Aug 07, 2007
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The European Commission is examining the idea of an emissions trading
system for car manufacturers that would force makers of high-polluting
cars to pay money towards those producing greener cars.
According to a report in German daily Handelsblatt, the amount of
carbon dioxide (CO2) a car may emit in the future could be determined
by its weight.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2007
Sun was featured a couple of days ago on BBC The World on how the EU Product Takeback mandate (known as WEEE) is being handled by American companies. The program, reported by The World technology correspondent Jason Margolis features how Sun Microsystems is handling it, including soundbytes from a couple of Sun employees including Dave Douglas, Sun's vice president of eco responsibility, and also the manager from a recycling facility that handles the actual recycling of Sun's servers.
According to the program's introduction, Europe's average consumer produces 44 pounds of electronic waste each year the total of which could cover the City of Brussels with up to 3 feet of electronic junk each year. The report is worth the listen. As a sidenote, The World Podcast in general is worth subscribing to.
February 26, 2007
Electronic waste report (6:30)
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The World's Technology Correspondent Jason Margolis reports on how
some American electronics companies are responding to the European
Union's tough new standards on electronic waste. The EU rules are
forcing many US companies to design recyclable products.
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