Toshiba goes WEEE in Europe

It may be a few days post-Earth Day, but it's still worth noting that yesterday, Toshiba TEC Europe became the first retail and industrial automation solutions provider to announce full compliance with Europe's Directive on Waste management of Electrical and Electronic Equipment -- or WEEE as people close to er, waste (and gaming) prefer. The WEEE Directive, while not (yet) law, does set targets related to waste production, management, and collection in the EU. From 1 July 2006, lead, mercury, cadmium and 6-chrome will no longer be found in new Toshiba products, nor will RoHS halogenated flame retardants by used in their polymers. We commend you Toshiba, on your dedication to WEEE.

[masmad @ Apr 28th 2006 7:08AM]

What, no WEEEWIII jokes?

[Jason @ Apr 28th 2006 7:26AM]

Shouldent that last line be - We commend you Toshiba, on going WEEE.

[Dean @ Apr 28th 2006 8:07AM]

Looking at the picture attached to this story, I would like to know which computer has a wheel rim in it? Ahhh... I see, a RIM Blackberry.

[SLy @ Apr 28th 2006 8:10AM]

He said Wee, hehe. :(

[bandit @ Apr 28th 2006 8:40AM]

And the wiis (plural: Wiiz?) keep cumming...

seriously, can nothing stop these blantant ourpours of "wii"?

[PeteC @ Apr 28th 2006 9:03AM]

Nintendo Wiii
Toshiba Weee

Who will be the first company to Wooo?

[vypergts @ Apr 28th 2006 9:05AM]

And Weeeeeeeeeeeee!

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/weeee.php

NSFW but hilarity nonetheless...

[max @ Apr 28th 2006 10:09AM]

sell services not materials, if ownership of materials remains in the hands of the manufacturer, so does the responsibility for those materials. Once consumer product life cycle is copleted, manufacturer would once again have the product back in their hands to (so called) re-use the materials. In otherwords a more affirming way to get a take back policy initiated. -ray anderson ideas

[Aleix @ Apr 28th 2006 11:36AM]

This is not about WEEE. this is about RoSH
The WEEE only implies that the producer( or the importer) have paied for the future of the appliances when they go to the trash ( and also print a nice garbage pic in the rating label)

[TC @ Apr 28th 2006 11:54AM]

Can I be the first to say well done to Toshiba? I hope they get the credit they deserve for this move. It's certainly helped them in my eyes to be a more forward-thinking company. Even if I can't forgive them for their laptop keyboard layouts!

[Jake @ Apr 28th 2006 11:57AM]

Daewoooooooooo

[Ptrix @ Apr 28th 2006 12:45PM]

In Canada, Toshiba has a program called TERRE ("Toshiba�s Environmental Recovery and Recycling Effort") whose goal is to divert previously owned (functioning or non-functioning) electronics from landfills, disassembles them, and recycles their raw materials. At this time, they re only accepting LCD monitors, laptop computers, and pocket PCs, but as part of the program, they will pay for the shipping, and in return for your particiption, they'll send you a 128mb usb flash drive :)

I sent them an old Pocket PC of mine a few days ago (a number of years ago, a faulty AC connector managed to fry the logic board, but i kept it since), and it was an extremely easy and painless process, and will be expecting my flash drive within 14 days. Pretty damn cool if I say so myself, and good for the environment too, so there's an ecological bonus :)

Unfortuntely, as far as I know, this particular program only applies to Canadians (such as myself), but here's the link to the page with all the information if you're able to participate:

TERRE - http://www.toshiba.ca/web/link?id=2200

- Ptrix

[Evil Goof @ Apr 28th 2006 4:04PM]

Now if Toshiba would only come out with a diagnostic program for their hard drives like other drive companies have!

[Jamar @ Apr 29th 2006 2:47AM]

Hitachi (I think, check the search function here) has had their Wooo series of TVs and DVD players going for quite some time.

[Perrey Z. @ Apr 29th 2006 2:34PM]

#3: Is all-you-can-throw-garbage pile. So that means rims are going to be part of the pile of hard drives, monitors and towers.

#6: That would be Hitachi which markets their flat panels in Japan as Wooo instead of Ultravision.

[Adam Blinkinsop @ May 1st 2006 12:22PM]

#9 - it's RoHS, not RoSH.