A lot of the marketing around “Green IT” has focused on improving the operational energy (and CO2) footprint of IT when in use.  But another serious problem is the amount of embedded CO2 and valuable or hazardous materials embedded in equipment which has a short life. In this presentation, Lynley Oram, eco-efficient IT analyst with The 451 Group, examines the issues around the recycling IT equipment, and looks at the legislative backdrop in Europe and the US.