The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling on citizens to see waste as resource and to start recycling more. According to the Department of Environmental Affairs South Africans generated approximately 54.2 million...
As electronic waste (e-waste) reaches unprecedented levels EnviroServ has announced its decision to add e-waste services to its waste management portfolio. The move will see the waste management g service provider assisting companies throughout...
E-waste is now the world’s fastest-growing waste stream. Indeed, we generated the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers of electronic waste in a single year. And yet just 20% of gets collected and recycled. Where does it all go? We visit the...
As innovation and lower costs drive increased access to electronic devices, electronic waste is fast reaching unprecedented levels. According to a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), electronic waste (e-waste) is now the fastest-growing waste...
Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are looking to turn waste into worth by sourcing the metals for their medals from discarded electronics. While the island of Japan may lack natural resources it has been labelled as home to the world’s largest...
A recently launched electronic waste management programme is set to kill two birds with one stone in the Tshwane community of Mamelodi. The programme, which aims to clean up the garages and storerooms of the local community, will also help raise...
Much of Europe’s e-waste ends up on dumps in Africa. The social, environmental and health effects are devastating. Source: DW Documentary
Recyclers and producers of electrical appliances will benefit the most from the increasing volume of electrical and electronic scrap worldwide in the future industry experts told the International Electronics Recycling Congress. The congress, which...
Electronic waste rose to a record 45 million tonnes worldwide in 2016, a United Nations (UN) backed study showed recently. According to the joint report by the UN University, the International Telecommunication Union, and the International Solid...