Category: Recycling

West Africa is facing a growing tide of electronic waste, which is being generated by domestic consumption of both new and secondhand electronic and electrical equipment, including old cell phones, a new United Nations report claims.

There is to be a workshop on the issue of electronic waste at the African Utility Week, which takes place in May. While few would argue that the technological explosion, witnessed over the course of the last 30 years, has not brought about many advantages, bringing about instant connectivity to anywhere in the world and many advances in the fields of mobile telephony, broadcasting equipment and computer hardware.

After much negotiation and wringing of hands, Members of the European Parliament have finally reached a deal to try to assist with the growing electronic waste crisis on the Continent.

Green campaigners have been happy about moves to speed up the banning of the exportation of electronic waste to developing countries.

With the New Year, there comes an urgent need for cell recycling. It is not difficult to divine the reasons for this.

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) is reminding residents of the US state that the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act, complete with recent amendments, will come into full force from the beginning of next year.

Electronic waste, including old cell phones, is a serious problem all over the world, and WEEE Systems, a startup company based in the United Kingdom, has big plans to try to deal with the growing issue.

Smartphones are often offered at discounted prices for customers who will agree to a service contract for a specified term

The Raffles International School in Dubai has managed to collect 200 kilograms of paper, seven printers, 70 kilograms of used batteries, plenty of cable and lots more in a bid to raise environmental awareness in its students.

On Tuesday, Bee’ah, the award winning and leading integrated environmental and waste management firm in the Middle East, launched an electronic waste pre-sorting and dismantling facility in Sharjah.