Recycling
Singapore to manage e-waste
March 6, 2018
The South-East Asian country’s Government has revealed proposals to bring in a mandatory system in the next four years. Singapore’s Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) has announced plans to bring in a compulsory electrical and electronic waste management system by 2021, Channel News Asia reports. Amy Khor, the Senior Minister of State, declared […]
Turning e-waste into community gold
March 2, 2018
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 be taken to Tokoroa’s South Waikato Achievement Trust (SWAT), where the waste […]