e-Waste assessment in South Africa, a case study of the Gauteng province
| Publication Type | | Report |
| Year of Publication | | 2005 |
| Authors | | Widmer, R.; Lombard, R. |
| Prepared for | | Swiss global e-waste programme „Knowledge Partnerships in e-Waste Recycling“ |
| Institution | | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, State Secretariat for Economical Affairs Switzerland |
| City | | St.Gallen, Switzerland |
| Abstract | | In South Africa, there has been a substantial increase in the general population’s access to electronic goods in the last decade, particularly mobile or cellular phones. The rate of generation of e-waste is thus rapidly increasing. As part of the project “Knowledge Partnerships with Developing and Transition Countries in e-Waste Recyclingâ€, an investigation to assess the management, handling and practices of e-waste recycling in South Africa, using the computer hardware industry as the indicator, with Gauteng as the study area was launched in February 2004. |
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