Despite the threats that improper handling of hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), poses to human health and the environment, it is concerning to see how governance failures ...

Refrigerators comprise the bulk of the country’s electronic waste followed by televisions and computers. However, growing use of these products and lack of proper disposal mechanisms portends health ...

The Vice Chairman, E-Waste Relief Foundation (ERF), a non-governmental organisation, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, has called for measures and policies to address electronic waste management. He spoke ...

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

With the rapid advancement of technology, electronic waste (e-waste) has become one of the fastest-growing waste streams worldwide. According to recent studies, millions of tons of e-waste are ...

South Africa is estimated to generate over 360 000 tonnes of e-waste annually. An electronic waste (e-waste) recycling pilot project has been introduced, to address the “growing crisis” of e-waste ...