E-Waste / WEEE

Let’s stop needing printers (Dec21)

The biggest problem with printers is that they’re not made to last. Good Business[...]

12
Dec

My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great[...]

25
Oct

Right to Repair is good – my E-waste poem in the style of Dr Seuss (Mar21)

I wrote a slightly different version of this poem in 2012 when I was[...]

10
Mar

Positive Luxury Awards Feature about me (May19)

Here’s an interview I did for Positive Luxury Awards. Their tweet: As a newly[...]

27
May

War on Waste – Not just plastics (Oct18)

I’ve now done multiple speeches about plastics and waste. The more I do, the[...]

14
Oct

E-Waste Poem – with help from Dr Seuss (Dec12)

I’ve always been a fan of Dr Seuss’s books. Green Eggs and Ham, Hortense the[...]

14
Dec

10 tonnes of e-waste an hour at SWEEEP (Dec12)

The huge grabber hand plunged into the pile of e-waste waiting below. You could[...]

11
Dec

Meeting Giraffe (Nov12)

80% of all product related environmental impacts happen at the design phase. That’s key[...]

01
Nov

Setting up E For Good (Apr12)

Along with Melinda Watson from the Raw Foundation, I’ve set up E For Good.[...]

05
Apr

Clear Out electricals week in Grantham and Stamford (Mar12)

The aim of Clear Out Electricals Week, which took place in Grantham and Stamford[...]

12
Mar

Recycling is not enough – we need more reuse of e-waste (Feb12)

E For Good is campaigning to Clear Out and Clean up electrical and electronic[...]

11
Feb

EU WEEE Regulation is Bonkers (Jan12)

For anyone that doesn’t know, ‘WEEE’ stands for ‘Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment’ –[...]

20
Jan

Mad copper fiasco in IT (Nov11)

Copper now sells for somewhere between £4000 a tonne and £5000 a tonne depending[...]

16
Nov

Inspiring E-Waste Company Leads on Re-use (Sept11)

Sean Feeney from EnvironCom standing on fridge foam bits Washing machines being tested[...]

19
Sep

We need more computer re-use (Aug11)

We travelled up to Arnos Grove – an area of London I’d never been[...]

02
Aug

The E-Waste Campaign (Mar11)

I’m working with Melinda Watson from the Raw Foundation to set up an E-Waste campaign. The WEEE man,[...]

01
Mar

Eco-Sheets – Using Recycled Plastics (Jan11)

In January 2011 I took my son Connor (far right in picture) to see[...]

01
Jan

Somerset produces less waste (Nov09)

Somerset has the lowest amount of waste going to landfill per head in the[...]

25
Nov

Printer Horrors (Oct08)

I’ve been having problems with my printer. Actually, it’s been annoying me for quite[...]