Synergizing Industrialized and Developing Countries to Improve Resource Recovery for e–waste: Case Study Belgium–KenyaE-WasteWEEERecyclingDisassemblyDue to high labor costs, e-waste recycling companies in industrialized countries increasingly adopt destructive mechanical pre-processing based treatments. These ...
It’s the legacy of Germany’s industrial culture that groups like the E-waste Initiative Kenya or E-WIK are not willing to replicate here in Kenya, even as Kenya strives to further industrialise. Here at E-WIK nestled in Kiambu County, they receive old electronics from old...
Synergizing Industrialized and Developing Countries to Improve Resource Recovery for e–waste: Case Study Belgium–Kenya Due to high labor costs, e-waste recycling companies in industrialized countries increasingly adopt destructive mechanical pre-processing based treatments... P Vanegas,JR Peeters,F Pless...
In Senegal a company called Proplast produces plastic resin from recycled plastic waste. In Kenya, Ecopost turns plastic into building materials. Despite the 5 million tons of plastic Ecopost has up-cycled so far, the country still produces far more plastic every year than the company can ...
Part of Gjenge Makers’ task is to___waste pollution first in Kenya and then in Africa as a whole, but their long-term goals are even more___. According to Nzambi, they want to___other people or companies to do___things in different places. 1. A.cheering upB.sitting around...
Used EEE, and repairable EEE, have permitted individuals and companies to buy inex- pensive and vital electronics or IT equipment [2], helping socioeconomic development [11, 57]. Informal e-waste recycling provides a major source of livelihood for many poor urban communities [29]. The informal...
Matee sorts waste plastic material before recycling / Image: Getty Images Flashback to five years ago. Nzambi Matee enjoyed a plum position as an analyst in Kenya’s lucrative oil industry. But she couldn’t escape the nagging feeling that something was amiss. ...
It means you have very little stock sitting in your warehouse, using energy for storage and becoming obsolete. Adopting JIT can save you money, reduce waste, and increase your operational efficiency. 7. Insist on a sustainable supply chain Companies are realizing the importance of sustainab...
a literature review, field visits and interviews, as well as a series of stakeholder workshops, the study aims to define the most relevant stakeholders, to map e- waste flows and stocks in the capital, and to identify formal and informal actors in the e-waste recovery and recycling chain. ...
Keywords: electronic equipment; e-waste; WEEE; e-waste handling; recycling; zero net energy; nanoparticles; sustainability 1. Introduction Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has become a backbone of modern human society. They are considered as a symbol of a modern lifestyle, comfort, ...