Talk about funny acronyms, the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive which makes electronic manufacturers responsible for the recycling and disposal of goods, was going to become a law in the UK in August; however it has been pushed back to 2006. Read the BBC Newsarticle that highlights the story. Apparently the legislation is complicated, because, as the UK WEEE program manager notes, “When you look at the detail, it is complex. It requires interaction with people we don’t usually interact with.” And I thought ICT would make processes faster…government organization is still a slow process. In some ways this is good, in other ways, like with the urgency of environmental hazards, it is bad.