East Africa tackles e-waste management plight - CAJ News Africa

Can neighbourhood repair shops help in reducing e-waste?

The idea of a circular economy for electronic devices is gaining global currency. India, for one, already has an ecosystem of neighbourhood shops that offer repair, reuse, and recycling options for these devices. However, such outfits are conspicuously absent from the country’s sustainability narrative. According to a 2024 report by United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s waste from computers, smartphones, and small IT devices gre…

In 2024 in Italy, waste from household electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) sent for proper recycling increased to almost 360 thousand tons, an increase of 2.5% compared to the previous year. This is noted in the new Annual Report of the WEEE Coordination Center, which since 2008 summarizes the results of the total collection carried out by all the collective systems of the associated electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers. More…

East Africa tackles e-waste management plight - CAJ News Africa

from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaKenya BureauNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – EAST Africa is heightening steps to address the rampant issue of electronic waste (e-waste) mismanagement in the region. To spearhead these efforts, the East African Communications Organisation (EACO) is hosting the seventh Regional Awareness Conference in Nairobi, Kenya where this year, e-waste is at the centre of discussions. The three-day event ending on Wednesday, themed,…