Charity shifts focus from recycling to empowerment through third world projects

Computer Aid warns that companies risk reputational damage by not disposing of IT equipment properly

The EU is focusing too much on recycling and not enough on reuse of e-waste, according to Comtek

ICT centres run by women provide hubs of learning in remote rural regions of Ghana

The EU Council has lowered e-waste targets from the 85 percent proposed by the European Parliament

European countries should collect 85 percent of their e-waste by 2016, according to a new WEEE directive

Computer Aid has today officially launched its first solar powered Internet café in Kenya enabling rural communities with no electricity to get online

As analysts predict imminent upgrades to Windows 7, Computer Aid urges firms to give old PCs to reuse programmes

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

Lack of funding for the UK Environment Agency and Defra could exacerbate the e-waste problem, warn experts