Did you know that the computer that you’re reading this on is actually a contributor to global warming? Which is why new regulations are being introduced to reduce the carbon footprint of PCs.
The new Green Advisory Service will provide information to businesses on how much energy they consume through computer usage, as well as advising on how to ensure PCs are set up to make them run as green as possible.
The body’s research discovered that a computer left on for 220 days, 24-hours a day, would result in one tonne of CO2 emissions over three years.
Heidi-Lynn Mitchell of Computacenter, which runs the Green Advisory Service, said that it was in the interest of business to adopt environmentally friendly practices. “Organisations are increasingly focused on their environmental profile and are beginning to recognise the reputation and cost advantages of a green approach,” she said.
This is not least because in July 2007 the UK will bring into law the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, which is intended to drastically reduce the 1.5 million computers buried in landfill sites every year in the UK alone.
The directive will not only provide more initiatives for businesses and private consumers to recycle or reuse their old computers, but also force manufacturers to introduce and pay for “take back” or recycling schemes.
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