NGO keeps e-waste out of landfills
The Citizen|July 26, 2024
The eradication of pit toilets and inappropriate school structures will be among issues dominating proceedings next month when Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube convenes an important meeting with her provincial counterparts.
Jabulile Mbatha
NGO keeps e-waste out of landfills

ERA CEO Ashley du Plooy said e-waste includes "everything that works on electronic paths, including batteries, household appliances, small domestic appliances like toasters and kettles, irons, larger domestic appliances like refrigerators, freezers, stoves and electronic toys and more".

While an estimated 360 000 tons of electronic waste is produced each year, in 2019 it was reported that only 17% of it was collected and recycled correctly.

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