An E-asy Solution for E-waste

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) connected Duferco Steel Processing and FS Smit with Cape E-Waste to manage stockpiles of electronic waste. This arrangement diverted over a tonne of hazardous waste from landfills, resulting in cost savings of R470 per tonne for the companies and the creation of three jobs for dismantling equipment.

• E-waste is identified as one of the fastest growing waste streams in South Africa and is classified as hazardous due to toxic metals and compounds, requiring disposal at specialized landfill sites.
• Cape E-Waste manages electronic waste by dismantling equipment to recover reusable components and selling recovered metals and plastics as commodities. Televisions and monitors are sold to certified recyclers for legal disassembly.
• The partnership yielded economic benefits including free-of-charge collection and cost savings of R470 per tonne of e-waste diverted from landfills.
• Environmental and social outcomes included the diversion of more than one tonne of hazardous waste from landfills to preserve airspace, reduced toxic exposure risks, and the creation of three jobs for dismantling labour.

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@techreport{greencapendeasy, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{An E-asy Solution for E-waste}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/An-E-asy-solution-to-E-waste-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }