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Turning e-waste into community gold

Turning e-waste into community gold

A social enterprise located near the New Zealand town of Te Awamutu is transforming the community’s unwanted e-waste into something valuable. The town is hosting an e-waste collection day on 3 March 2018 so residents can deposit their unwanted gadgets, which will then...
Singapore to regulate e-waste

Singapore to regulate e-waste

The city state is due to bring in new legislation to reduce the e-waste output of the island nation. The Singaporean Government is set to introduce new regulations aimed at tackling and reducing e-waste, reports Channel News Asia. Masagos Zulkifli, the Environment and...
Kenya’s e-waste crisis

Kenya’s e-waste crisis

An article in the Daily Nation reveals the extent of the environmental and health hazards being caused by Kenya’s growing levels of e-waste. As the country becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the amount of electronic waste being discarded is described in the...
Macau sees e-waste collection soar

Macau sees e-waste collection soar

A trial scheme run in the Special Administrative Region is already bearing fruit, only three months in. The e-waste collection and recycling trial scheme run by Macau’s Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has already collected over seven and a half thousand items...