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Images: Why e-waste is more than an environmental issue – Oluwanifemi

Every day, Lagos gets tons of old phones, broken TVs, and outdated computers. People throw them away as quickly as they get new ones....

Call for definitive e-waste regulation, enforcement as e-waste crisis looms

“E-waste is a rapidly growing waste stream in the country. From 3.9 kilos per capita in 2019, 537 million kilograms of e-waste were produced...

Stakeholders gear up for 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue

Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector are gearing up for the 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue slated to hold on Friday, December...

NESREA, stakeholders recycle 300 tonnes of e-waste under UNEP/GEF project

The Federal Ministry of Environment and National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in collaboration with some e-waste recyclers have recycled some 300...

GEF project: NESREA collects 300 tonnes of e-waste

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has collected 300 tonnes of e-waste under the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) funded project. Director-General of...

Foundation pushes for automation in e-waste recycling

A non-governmental organisation, E-Waste Recycling Foundation (ERF), has called for automation in the collection, sorting and recycling of e-waste in the country. The foundation made...

Mitigating the impact of electronic waste exposure in Nigeria

Have you ever wondered what happens to your discarded fridges, televisions, laptops, handsets? More often than not, these discarded products end up at dump sites,...

Environmental sustainability experts  seek more effective policy on e-waste

Some environmental sustainability experts on Friday, July 1, 2022, urged governments to put in place efficient systems to enforce regulations that would eliminate e-waste in...

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Delta State partners Xenergi on eco-industrial park development

The government of Delta State has struck a collaboration with petroleum industry solutions provider, Xenergi Limited, to establish a...
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100,000 Istanbul residents spend night outside after 6.2-magnitude earthquake

More than 100,000 Istanbul residents spent the night outside their homes for fear of aftershocks following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake...

UNIDO tasks manufacturers on sustainability practices to minimise ecological footprints

The National Programme Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Dr Reuben Bamidele, has charged manufacturers to embrace sustainable...

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Delta State partners Xenergi on eco-industrial park development

The government of Delta State has struck a collaboration...

100,000 Istanbul residents spend night outside after 6.2-magnitude earthquake

More than 100,000 Istanbul residents spent the night outside...