It was an exciting time at our material recovery facility, Abule Ado Lagos, as we welcomed the crew of Digivation Network on AIT for a tour of the facility, in the build up to a report on the ewaste crisis in Nigeria. Watch report below.
Data is gradually becoming the new gold. Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Google generate their profits based on how they manipulate the data of Users, which they often sell to advertisers. Cyber Criminals spend a lot of time and resources trying to steal the data of public and private organisations, because they know that […]
“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to” – Terry Sweringen Ever since modern society developed an insatiable lust for new technologies like new smart phones, tablets, computers, and TVs, the amount of electronic waste has grown at a staggering rate. Today e-waste stands as one of […]
A Time to Re-think Our Behaviour “Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.” – Henry David Thorea Famous philosopher Henry Thorea may have gotten it right over 150 years ago, but what he himself did not foresee was how the insatiable desire of man for scientific advancement […]
By Funke Busari Mr. Ifeanyi Ochonogor, chief executive officer, E-Terra Technologies, has advocated proper waste recycling management as a way of repositioning Lagos to meet the Smart City Status it is aiming. Ochonogor, as one of the keynote speakers at the annual conference of the Science Association Of Nigeria, SAN, spoke from the perspective of […]
In Nigeria today, there are millions who have never heard about e-waste and the health risks that poor e-waste management poses. There are also millions that have heard about e-waste only in passing and do not know the intricate details of what e-waste management entails. It is this lack of proper information that has seen […]
That Nigeria is facing an electronic waste crisis is no longer a debate, however, what remains a key topic for discuss are solutions and ways by which the e-waste crisis can be handled. A report by the United Nations University suggests that about 41.8 million tons of e-waste was generated worldwide. In 2014, that figure […]
Recent statistics reveal that e-waste is one of the fastest rising waste streams in the world. The United Nations (UN) also reported that an estimated 50million tons of e-wastes are produced yearly. There are so many potentials inherent e-waste and its management, especially in a nation like Nigeria; but, with a country stuck in economic […]
By Kid Krunk Safe and proper disposal of waste that contains hazardous components such as electronic waste (or e-waste) remains a challenge for many industrialized countries. In many cases, these countries would rather ship the waste to developing nations instead of dealing with the cost and difficulties of proper waste disposal. Despite the various efforts […]
Electronic waste produces dangerous chemicals like lead, cadmium, beryllium, mercury, etc. When we dispose of gadgets and devices improperly, these hazardous materials have a high risk of polluting the air, contaminating soil, and leeching into water sources, therefore affecting humans. Ways to recycle e-waste include: Consumer recycling Consumer recycling options consists of selling or […]