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\u201cMore PCs means more households have access to the internet and (are) educating themselves,\u201d Wyk says.  \u201cGrowth is good and in Africa we need growth and education of our nation.\u201d Wyk does point out however that while electronic equipment such as new and old cell phones is valuable and important, they also contain toxic parts that can result in harm to the environment if they are not handled in the correct way.  \u201cThe quicker the equipment is collected after being replaced, the more value the equipment has when reused.  Cost of ownership increases with every month the equipment is in storage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The E-Waste Survey, which was undertaken by Africa e-waste in partnership with ITWeb to find out how local organizations are going about managing their electronic waste, was released this week.  It follows a similar survey last year that discovered that around 50 percent of organizations in South Africa are ignorant of the country\u2019s legislation in regards to the criminalization of electronic waste dumping.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe a lot has been done for e-waste awareness in SA and I am interested to know by how much,\u201d Wyk adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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