The limited understanding of the different complex waste streams and unavailability of accurate information complicates the scenario to determine the actual amount of e-waste generated in South Africa. The study aimed to provide qualitative data on e-waste collected, handeld and disposed of in South...
Share of e-waste in Eastern Asia documented as collected and recycled Share of e-waste in South America documented as collected and recycled Trade E-waste exports from Germany E-waste imports in South Korea Uncontrolled imports of e-waste in Africa Further...
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster):Basadi E-Waste, an innovative recycling company owned by Kgothatso Ndema, is making waves in South Africa’s e-waste sector. Basadi E-Waste recycling company is driven by a woman who is determined to recycle electronics of Information Technology (IT) equipment. This ...
Africa generates2.9 million tonnesof e-waste per year, but only1%of it is formally collected or recycled. With large untapped economic potential, e-waste in Africa alone contains raw materials worth an estimatedUSD 3.2 billion. A staggering amount of material is lost when e-waste collection and...
By 2020, e-waste in South Africa and China from old computers will have leapt to as much as 400 percent of its 2007 levels, and by 500 percent in India. In China and India, the piles of dumped TV sets will be 1.5 to two times taller, while the mountains of old refrigerator...
Electronic waste or e-waste is one of the emerging environmental issues in the developing countries. Much of the e-waste globally generated is recycled in the unregulated informal sector and results in significant risk to environmental health. These wastes also consist of economically valuable ...
E-waste has been one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world. While e-waste contains valuable materials such as aluminium, copper, gold, palladium and silver, it also contains harmful substances like cadmium, lead and mercury. In the absence of proper awareness, disposing e-waste in...
E-waste Zero Our journey covering MNO best practices started withAISin Thailand and then moved across toVodacomin South Africa. This week, we move to the Philippines to talk aboutE-waste Zero(previously known asProject 1 Phone) managed by the Globe Telecom team....
With Black Friday specials – and a resulting increase in e-waste – looming, Circular Energy appeals to all South Africans to see their unwanted electronic items not as a source of potential income, but to recognise it as a potential threat to the health of their children’s children. ...
South Asialeads the world in e-waste generation, producing 22.6 million tons, followed by the Americas at 11.9 million tons. Europe (10.9 million tons), Africa (2.6 million tons), and Oceania (0.6 million tons) complete the list of significant contributors. ...