Kenya comes face-to-face with ICT waste

Submitted by mathias on Thu, 2010-08-05 10:07

Kenya is courting an environmental disaster from increased electronic scrap (e-waste) unless it quickly sets up rules to curb importation of the products.

The International Telecommunication Union warns that the rate at which electronic waste is growing poses a danger unless manufacturers change direction or governments take a firm stand.

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Microsoft joins UN to curb e-waste

Submitted by mathias on Thu, 2009-10-01 09:14

Microsoft has teamed up with UN to curb electronic waste which poses serious risks to human health and the environment. read more »

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Generation of e-waste in public universities: The need for sound environmental management of obsolete computers in Kenya

[4260] Odhiambo, B D. 2009. Generation of e-waste in public universities: The need for sound environmental management of obsolete computers in Kenya. Waste Management. 29:2788-2790.

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e-Waste management in Africa

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Hewlett-Packard e-Waste Africa

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Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa

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E-waste management in Africa - Rising up the political agenda

[4148] Schluep, M. 2009. E-waste management in Africa - Rising up the political agenda. Recycling International. April

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E-waste Management in Kenya

[4093] Waema, T, Mureithi M. 2008. E-waste Management in Kenya. HP / DSF / Empa project "e-Waste Management in Africa". :67.

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Assessing the e-waste situation in Africa

[3988] Schluep, M, Rochat D, Munyua A W, Laissaoui S E, Wone S, Kane C, Hieronymi K. 2008. Assessing the e-waste situation in Africa. Electronics Goes Green 2008+.

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Extended Producer Responsibility for the Management of Waste from Mobile Phone

[3971] Basiye, K K. 2008. Extended Producer Responsibility for the Management of Waste from Mobile Phone. International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University. :80.

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Kenya opens first e-waste management plant

Submitted by mathias on Fri, 2008-08-08 20:44

Computers For Schools Kenya (CFSK) has opened East Africa's first e-waste management plant in Embakasi, Kenya, to handle the region's electronic recycling needs.

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‘3000 tons of IT discarded in Kenya last year’ - study

Submitted by mathias on Tue, 2008-07-01 09:29

A baseline e-waste study conducted in Kenya estimates that about 3000 tons of PCs, monitors and printers were discarded in that country in 2007 - and the figure is expected to rise.

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Emerging responsibilities - Managing environmental impacts of end-of-life mobiles in developing countries

[3989] Berry, T, Hugh K. 2007. Emerging responsibilities - Managing environmental impacts of end-of-life mobiles in developing countries. Vodafone. :59.

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