[ILUG] Fwd: Greening IT Seminar

[keith at clubheadbangbang.org]

Hey,

I thought this might be of interest to some of you,
its a Seminar on Greening IT on October 12th  2006.

[k]



<http://www.projectheatsun.com/Final-seminar-registration.aspx>

A ground-breaking event on reducing waste and maximising energy
efficiency in IT equipment. The Seminar and Workshops will explore the
viability of eco-design and reuse of computer equipment, and bring you
the latest findings of the pioneering Project HEATSUN, , a Dublin
Partnership to explore innovative approaches to management of IT waste

The Seminar try to answer questions like -

>> How can we do better than WEEE recycling?

>> How can reuse of computers help bridge the Digital Divide?


>> Is a Green Computer feasible, and will it sell?


>> How is the Europe supporting Eco-design of Electronic Equipment?


>> How is the international community trying to solve the E-waste
problem?

Click here for more information
<http://www.projectheatsun.com/final-seminar.aspx>


KEY RESULTS
The Key Results of the Project at the end of 2005 were:


1. Setting up collection facilities for IT Waste:

Local Authority Partners pioneered the setting up of collection points
for IT waste (5 to date), creating an alternative to landfill,
stockpiling and illegal dumping of Waste IT. A system for collecting,
sorting and recycling this waste was also implemented. Since August 2005
this function has been passed on to the official Compliance Schemes set
up under the new WEEE Regulations.









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2. Setting up a sustainable Social Economy Enterprise to Reuse IT.

SwITch (Saving Waste IT Can Help), is a social economy enterprise set up
by the project to provide employment and training for the long-term
unemployed in the repair and reuse of IT. SwITch was founded in  2003
and currently employs 9 people. SwITch is also funded by FÁS under the
Social Economy Programme.







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3. Implementing the recycling of IT waste.

As a result of the Project, 20,000 items of IT waste have been collected
by SwITch to date, and sorted for recycling or reuse at its workshop in
Swords, Co. Dublin.


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4 - Promoting the Reuse of IT waste.

To date, 63 reused or upgraded IT systems have been provided to
community and training projects and private individuals. A further 130
reusable units are held in storage pending allocation.


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1. Setting up collection facilities for IT Waste:

Local Authority Partners pioneered the setting up of collection points
for IT waste (5 to date), creating an alternative to landfill,
stockpiling and illegal dumping of Waste IT. A system for collecting,
sorting and recycling this waste was also implemented. Since August 2005
this function has been passed on to the official Compliance Schemes set
up under the new WEEE Regulations.


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	    For more information contact:

José Ospina, Project Manager, Tel: 086 8224429
Web: www.projectheatsun.com <http://www.projectheatsun.com>   Email:
info at projectheatsun.com <MAILTO:info at projectheatsun.com>




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the Life Environment Programme



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