What is Waste?

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

Each day more and more people are realising the necessity of reducing, reusing and recycling their waste. Every person’s efforts, no matter how big or small, contribute towards a clean and safe environment for all to enjoy.

We at the IWMSA realise and understand that it is a daunting task to know where to start when it comes to recycling. We’ve put a few documents together for your convenience to help you get started with you recycling efforts.

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e-Waste

What is e-Waste?

Electronic waste (e-waste) or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is the term used to describe old, end-of-life or discarded appliances using electricity. It includes computers, consumer electronics, fridges etc. which have been disposed of by their original users. While there is no generally accepted definition of e-waste, often it is associated with relatively expensive and essentially durable products used for data processing, telecommunications or entertainment in private households and businesses. But the ever increasing digitalisation of products blurs such a distinction from former electrical appliance such as a kettle, a boiler or an oven; which all do or will soon contain electronic circuits and ultimately become e-waste.

For more information on e-waste visit: www.ewasa.org