eWaste
Togo inventor builds recycled printer
January 22, 2018
An inventor from Togo has constructed a 3D printer using recycled e-waste. 34-year old Togolese inventor, Afate Gnikou, created the printer in 2013, building it “entirely out of recycled electronic waste”, as Raluca Besliu of Scroll reports. Gnikou got the idea for his recycled printer after attending a 2012 digital fabrication FabLab workshop held in […]
Singapore to address rising e-waste
January 22, 2018
The island nation will soon be instituting new regulations to tackle its growing mountain of e-waste. As the Inquirer reports, Singapore could soon be introducing new regulations dedicated to the recycling and reuse of e-waste, in response to the growing amounts of electrical goods being discarded. Until now, the country’s recycling of electronic items has […]
