With Spring in the air, it is time to clear your garage, the cupboard under the stairs and the drawer filled with old cellphones to take your electronic waste (e-waste) to a collection point near you.
eWASA members reported growing collection figures for both the collection events hosted earlier in the year and hope to set a new record with this round. After all, you will need space for all the electronic goodies this Christmas will bring. Electronic waste (e-waste) is anything that uses electricity or a battery to operate. Thus it includes a wide range of goods, including large and small household appliances, computer equipment and consumer electronics such as TVs, Hi-fi’s and gaming consoles. Of course the list continues to include telephones and cellphones, fax machines and telex machine that hogs the cupboard space in the hall. eWASA member companies include collectors, refurbishers, dismantlers and recyclers and each company plays an important role in the end-of-life management of discarded electronic equipment. Not only do these machines contain valuable materials such as copper, gold and palladium, but also a number of materials that could damage the environment including lead, barium, mercury and other heavy metals. Around the globe e-waste is the fastest growing waste stream, small wonder if you consider our increasing appetite for electronics in every application of our lives. On local shores the disposal of e-waste is governed by the NEMA Waste Act of 2008 and its regulations, requiring companies to report on collection and disposal of the waste items and introducing a time limit that will see a complete ban for these items to go to landfill. Below is a list of companies who will provide 635 collection points nation-wide on 19 October to ensure the environmentally sound management of the e-waste collected. eWASA and its partners continue to work to increase the number of collection points. For more information on eWASA and its members see www.ewasa.org or browse on www.mywaste.co.za to find a permanent collection point in your area. Most of the points listed below are permanent collection points for e-waste. Click HERE to view the various collection points.Company name | Collection Point | Type of waste collected | City | Contact person | Tel | |
Cape e-Waste Recyclers | Cape Garden Centre, 56 Tarentaal Road, Joostenbergvlakte | all e-waste | Cape Town | Liana Bradford | (021)987 7133 | |
Cape e-Waste Recyclers | Stodels Garden Centre, Eversdal Road, Bellville | all e-waste | Bellville | Liana Bradford | (021)987 7133 | |
Tshwane Electronic Waste Company | Shop 4, Crystal Corner, 353 24th Ave, Villeria | all e-waste | Pretoria | Melanie | (012) 329 2125 | |
Refurb Warehouse | 3 Bontes St, Fleurdal, Bloemfontein | all e-waste | Bloemfontein | Rehan Botha | (051) 522 4870; (082) 895 2678 | |
Aliangy | Aliangy, No. 6 First Avenue, Industrial Site, Mahikeng | all e-waste | Mahikeng | Alfred Esiang | (083) 757 3299; (018) 381 0165 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Germiston JHB | all e-waste | Germiston | Richie Brits | (011) 873 6545 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Newtown JHB | all e-waste | Newtown | Desmond Papiah | (011) 873 6545 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Pretoria | all e-waste | Pretoria | Morne Botes | (011) 873 6545 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Rustenburg – Northwest Province | all e-waste | Rustenburg | Rudi Prinsloo | (011) 873 6545 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Springs JHB | all e-waste | Springs | Reshal Lautan | (011) 873 6545 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Wynberg JHB | all e-waste | Johannesburg | Stephen Towsen | (011) 873 6545 | |
Remade Recycling | Remade Recycling – Randfontein – JHB | all e-waste | Randfontein | Suzette Van Der Merwe | (011) 873 6545 | |
Pick n Pay | All pick n Pay stores | Ink cartridges , batteries & CFLs | Andre Nel | |||
Pick n Pay | Pick n Pay Hyper Centurion Lifestyle Centre | all e-waste | Centurion | Andre Nel | ||
Desco | all Makro stores | all e-waste | Malcolm Whitehouse | (011) 979 3017 | ||
Desco | Hifi Corporation stores | all e-waste | Malcolm Whitehouse | (011) 979 3017 | ||
Desco | Incredible Connection stores | all e-waste | Malcolm Whitehouse | |||
Desco | Northgate mall | all e-waste | North Riding | Malcolm Whitehouse | ||
Desco | Kollonade Shopping Centre | all e-waste | Pretoria | Malcolm Whitehouse | ||
Desco | UNISA sunnyside campus | all e-waste | Pretoria | Malcolm Whitehouse | ||
Desco | Bightwater Commons | all e-waste | Randburg | Malcolm Whitehouse | ||
Desco | Builders warehouse struben’s valley | all e-waste | Struben’s Valley | Malcolm Whitehouse | ||
Just PCs | Just PCs, 18 vonkel st Vonkel st, Saxenburg 2, Blackheath, Cape Town | all e-waste | Blackheath | Justin vd Walt | justin@justpcs.co.za | (021) 905 7275; 082 320 0672 |
Just PCs | Just PCs, 3 Town Centre, Wellington Rd (opp Agrimark), DURBANVILLE, Cape Town | all e-waste | Durbanville | Justin vd Walt | justin@justpcs.co.za | (021) 905 7275; 082 320 0672 |
Computer Emporium | VINTECH PARK, UNIT 1, No 45, 4TH STREET, WYNBERG, SANDTON 2090 | all e-waste | Sandton | Godfrey Sempuma | godfrey@computeremporium.co.za | Tel: +27 11 440 8646|+27 11 027 0633| Cell: +27 026 0156 |+27 11 023 9851| Cell: +27 82 318 3419| Fax: +27 86 664 8533 |
PC Undertakers | 394 Bluff road, Unit 7, Bluff, Durban | all e-waste | Durban | Vic Fourie | T: 031 826 2156, C: 071 493 8901 | |
Remade Recycling | 12 Bertha Street, Mostyn Park, Kya Sands | all e-waste | Kya Sands | Karen Britten | Karen.Britten@remade.co.za | (011) 873 6545 |
Remade Recycling | 130 O.R Thambo Street, Klerkindustria, Klerksdorp | all e-waste | Klerksdorp | Karen Britten | Karen.Britten@remade.co.za | (011) 873 6545 |
