Npower will launch a boiler scrappage scheme of its own on Monday.
The energy giant will offer £400 off a new boiler when you replace one over 10 years old.
The announcement follows yesterday’s Pre-Budget Report, where the Chancellor stated a Government initiative to recycle old boilers would begin next year (see the PBR: Boiler scrappage scheme [...]

By Greenbang
Charging consumers an upfront fee to cover the eventual cost of recycling the electronics they buy also encourages people to use their devices longer and gives manufacturers more time to develop better products, according to researchers at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Such fees could provide a powerful strategy for reducing e-waste, which today [...]

Many computer and hardware manufacturers have their own recycling programs and will dispose of your old PC when you purchase a new one, for example Dell was the first company to offer a free computer recycling to customers. They will recycle a Dell branded system at any time for no charge, and recycle any brand [...]

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) came into force in January 2007.
The WEE Directive aims to both reduce the amount of electrical and electronic equipment being produced and to encourage everyone to reuse, recycle and recover it.
The WEEE Directive also aims to improve the environmental performance of businesses that manufacture, supply, use, [...]