Appeal for Responsible Use Of Electronics.
We appeal to companies, CEO’s and managers who want to play their part in protecting our planet to consider filling out the below form. You will be using an experienced, reliable and responsible company to recycle your ewaste as far as possible, and responsibly dispose of the remainder in a way that will not contaminate our soil and groundwater resources. Your company will also be contributing to the reduction in cost of manufacturing electronics, and contributing to employment in the growing area of recycling.
Easy convenient and Free Collection of Ewaste
You can request an ewaste collection, in durban and surrounds, – on-line, from this page https://www.gensixtech.co.za/ewaste/
We will collect old or unwanted consumer electronics – from computer monitors to cell phones, faxes, and printers, servers,switches, and more, at no charge to you.
We are focussed on as much recycling of ewaste as possible, before we look at disposal – where this toxic waste ends up in community landfills. Our focus here is environmental and safety consciousness – with many people unaware of the need for safe and legal disposal of ewaste, the planet is being burdened with heaps of discarded electronic goods.
The rate of toxic disposal is set to increase dramatically with the advent of 5G, accelerating the obsolescence of tons of currently installed electronics.
The majority of ewaste is still being sent to landfills or being burn’t, although ewaste is potentially 100% recyclable. Both disposal methods present serious risks of harm to the environment and health.
Ewaste contains deadly non-biodegradable substances. Mercury, lead, barium, and arsenic can be found in certain electronics, and these noxious metals can seep out of landfills and contaminate the soil and water, posing serious health threats to nearby residents.
Approaching 60 Million Tons of eWaste
The ewaste problem is simply one of – too much. Ewaste is the fastest growing area of municipal waste streams. With the the world producing 40 million tons of discarded electronics in 2016 alone. Experts see this rising to 60 million tons in the near future.
Developed countries have been shipping their ewaste to less developed countries. Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam and the Phillipines have imposed curbs on ewaste arriving at their ports. The ports have become over-burdened with the volume of ewaste being received. China was the destination of choice before this – but recently banned 24 types of solid waste from import. China banned these imports due to concern for the impact on their environment.
Developed countries are now desperately seeking alternative dumping grounds, or disposal methods.
Why Recycling Is The Best Method Of Dealing With eWaste
Most environmental experts agree that the only way to curb ewaste is to extend the lifecycle of products currently in circulation. This has to be combined with designs which force manufacturers to create repairable and upgradable technologies.
One major factor behind the problem is that manufacturers design for obsolescence. Non-removable batteries for instance, force the replacement of a device when the battery packs up.
It’s important that we all acknowledge the risk from our computers, cell-phones and laptops to the earth’s resources and make the personal and corporate decision to use electronics responsibly, throughout it’s lifecycle.
