BACKGROUND
Through the years, electronic waste management in Nigeria has been performed in manners that pose significant threat to human life and the ecosystem. Hazardous and non-hazardous electronic waste (e-waste), after being stripped of some components, is burned in open fires and discarded at makeshift dump sites, causing considerable damage to the surrounding ecosystem. Useful components are then exported to foreign refineries. thus relinquishing local employment and empowerment opportunities.
INTRODUCTION
E-Terra Technologies Limited is Nigeria’s leading, indigenous eco-friendly electronic waste {e-waste) management and data destruction expert; offering e-waste recycling and data destruction {shredding/disintegration) solutions in alignment with the global vision of a safer business environment and a greener planet. We are registered with the Federal Ministry of Environment (FMENV), National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) amongst other national and international environmental regulatory institutions. We have our state-of-the-art Material Recovery & Recycling Facility (MRRF) in Lagos State, Nigeria from where we deliver our services in compliance with certified 150 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 international best practice for e-waste management.
Our eco-friendly e-waste management/recycling and data destruction services usually commence with the receipt of e-waste inventory and useful photographs from intending client, followed by pre-project evaluation by our technical team and submission of proposal with financial quote. Once both parties reach a mutually beneficial agreement and upon receipt of a valid Purchase Order (PO) from potential client or outright payment, E-Terra’s project team proceeds to their site to securely evacuate agreed e-waste to our MRRF for components recovery, recycling/refurbishing and/or responsible disposal in line with customer specification.
It is worthy of note that during our operations, e-waste evacuated are either refurbished and/or recycled locally by us or through our recycling partners abroad into renewed products or harvested components/raw materials for re-used in the manufacture of new products), while hazardous components are detoxified and sent to our recycling partners [local and international) for further processing/or responsible disposal. Therefore unlike informal e-waste handling/treatment, our operations are truly environmentally friendly (i.e. does not harm man and the environment) and goes a long way in assisting our clients reduce their e-waste carbon foot print/achieve their business sustainability goals.
Post service delivery, a Technical Report detailing the outcome of the entire processes and Certificate of Eco-friendly Compliance with e-waste disposal and/or data destruction, coupled with CCTV or video footage of the recycling process (where required) are issued to our clients as part of our derivable Furthermore, on request, an E-waste Business Sustainability Report can be submitted, highlighting the total volume of e-waste recycled for the client within the review period, together with their carbon foot print reduction for embracing eco-friendly e-waste recycling.