E-waste

Global e-waste reaches 41.8 million tonnes in 2014

April 21, 2015

Less than 16 percent of all e-waste produced has been recycled or reused, according to a UN report. Waste Management World and Vice reported on the findings from the United Nations University (UNU) report, The global e-waste monitor 2014: quantities, flows and resources. The report found that discarded e-waste reached a volume of 41.8 million […]

HP introduces e-waste recycling system in Africa

May 16, 2014

OEM collaborates with recycling experts, financiers, regulators and academics to develop large-scale recycling facility and e-waste collection network in Kenya. The Guardian reported on the efforts made by HP to introduce large-scale e-waste recycling in East Africa to tackle the growing amounts of e-waste in Kenya and other developing countries; with the OEM working with […]