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Tag: ICT

  • Not OK computers – where ICT waste ends and policy begins

    From the bottom of your drawers to the mountains of e-waste pilling up around the world, evidence of the ephemeral lifecycle of our ICT and electronic products is everywhere. ECOS and its partners are fighting for EU legislation and international standards to end this disaster through rules applying to the design of these products, from your smartphone to your printer. We count some successes, but there is a long way to go before the world’s e-waste is reduced.

  • Joint letter – We need to extend the lifetime of all electronics

    Read our joint letter to Commissioners Frans Timmermans, Kadri Simson, Thierry Breton, and Virginijus Sinkevičius. ECOS, alongside 30+ other organisations, calls for horizontal ecodesign requirements to improve the material efficiency of electronic products - a product by product approach is too slow.

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