1. E-WASTE in South Africa BY: Ulze van Wyk FROM: Africa e-Waste

2. Examples of E-WASTE

3. COMPOSITION OF e-WASTE

4. House holds Audits after Logistics & lifting equipment Warehousing Refurbishment Dismantling Recycling Reports Destruction certificates SERVICES REQUIRED Corporates Audits before, during & after Sanitization of hard drives Logistics & lifting equipment Warehousing Refurbishment Recycling Reports Destruction certificates

5. Challenges of house hold recycling of e-Waste Awareness with the general public Logistics, cost and lifting equipment Assessment of equipment at collection Informal collectors versus formal collectors at source Refurbishment of various types of equipment Warehousing of all types of equipment Security as this waste is perceived as high value CHALLENGES

6. GOOD SIDE 1 MILLION CELL PHONES - 24 kg GOLD - 250kg SILVER - 9kg PALLADIUM - 9 000kg COPPER cover 1½ Soccer field 100g bar covers 3 goal boxes

7. GOOD SIDE 1 MILLION CELL PHONES same as 3 000 ton GOLD ORE = 8 trucks To get 24kg GOLD

8. Average weight 100g – 150g – COMPOSITION 45% PLASTIC 35% PRINTED WIRING / CIRCUITBOARD 13% SCREEN 3% MAGNESIUM 4% METALS 1 MILLION CELL PHONES – 90ton PLASTIC – 40ton OTHER – 9,2ton GREAT GOOD SIDE

9. REALITY 40 ton other Bromine – thyroid, hormone, brain, cancer Chlorine – tissue damage & destruction of cells structure Mercury – brain & kidney damage Lead – reproductive, blood & nervous system Arsenic – impacts skin, liver, nervous & respiratory systems Cadmium – deficits in cognition, learning, behaviour & neuro motor skills

10. REALITY

12. Opportunity to: recover valuable materials to create jobs take care of hazardous components extended Producer Responsibility of end of life awareness and education on e-waste incorporate multi-stakeholders, government, producers, academia, waste reclaimers / pickers, consumers and existing e-waste recycling industry to grow and strengthen the e-waste recycling industry in South Africa. PRINCIPLES OF THE SA E-WASTE IndWMP

13. appropriate handling of e-Waste prevent serious health & environmental damage recover valuable materials develop green industry sector in SA create jobs in line with National Development Plan industry enterprise development rural & youth skills development local utilization of recovered materials maximizing collection and consolidation of specific e- Waste categories BENEFITS OF THE SA E-WASTE IndWMP

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