E-waste is any discarded electrical or electronic device that is no longer useful or wanted. It can include anything from disposable vapes, mobile phones, laptops, MP3 players, plugs and batteries.

ENVIRONMENT Toxic e-waste pollutes entire towns overseas - so veteran techie vowed to revolutionize the way we dump our outdated electronics After two decades in the software business with companies ...

In the corner of my basement sits a dusty Rubbermaid bin crammed with a decade’s worth of outdated and obsolete electronics, otherwise known as e-waste. It’s a tangle of cords, cables, clickers, ...

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Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has launched an e-waste collection and recycling pilot project in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape.Speaking at the launch on ...

All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report released ...

Think about what's in your trash bin. Do you see your old smartphone in it, the one that was new until this year? About eight out of every 10 electronic devices in the world end up in a landfill or ...

For many people, old electronics quickly fall out of sight and out of mind, sitting in a box in the back of the closet when they make their next upgrades. When they’re finally thrown out, the devices ...

Residents of the Eastern Cape are set to revolutionise their waste management practices with the launch of a new e-waste recycling project. Find out how this initiative will not only protect the ...

For Boulder residents who have old computers, TVs and cables sitting around their home and no idea what to do with them, a ...