New President for CompuCom

New President for CompuCom

Office Depot, Inc. announced Mick Slattery as new President of CompuCom, effective immediately. Depot, Inc announced the appointment of Mick Slattery as president of CompuCom, effective immediately. Slattery has nearly 30 years of experience in the technology-enabled...
META: Ink tanks on the rise

META: Ink tanks on the rise

The overall Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market suffered a significant decline in both units and value in Q1 2019 but ink tank markets are showing growth, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC)....
EU announces tougher decaBDE rules

EU announces tougher decaBDE rules

The EU Council announced it has adopted stricter rules on the world’s most dangerous chemicals, like DecaBDE. The EU has toughened the rules applicable to persistent organic pollutants, the UN-agreed list of dangerous substances. The regulation adopted by the...
WEEE compliance: who is repsonsible?

WEEE compliance: who is repsonsible?

In its latest blog post, WEEELogic explains what requirements distributors and retailers have to be WEEE compliant and how to find a way of becoming compliant. The European WEEE Directive states that any producer placing EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) on to...
Nigeria’s new gold mine

Nigeria’s new gold mine

A new initiative by the Nigerian government is said to tackle the e-waste problem and turning it into a “gold mine”. As reported by Eurasia Review a new initiative driven by the Nigerian government, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment pledging $15...