WEEE Forum member

Organisation Name:

Circular energy

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Ballito

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

14 October 2024

Activities:

Business collection

Description: This year, Circular Energy NPC is excited to host a special E-Waste collection campaign right at its Office Park in KZN and is inviting all its fellow office park colleagues to join in!

The Circular Energy team will be personally visiting each office to spread the word about this important initiative and provide them with a helpful leaflet that outlines everything they need to know for the day. A designated recycling pod will be set up on-site, making it easy for everyone to safely dispose of their unwanted electrical and electronic items.

At the end of the day, one of Circular Energy's, accredited service provider, Reclite SA, will collect the items for proper treatment and processing—ensuring the e-waste is handled responsibly in an environmentally sound manner.
WEEE Forum member

Organisation Name:

ERA

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Activity website:

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Social:

City:

South Africa

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

7th of October to the 14th of October 2024

Activities:

Conference, Workshop, Public Campaign - Internet news, Public Campaign - TV news, Public Campaign - Social media, Public collection, Social media, News release

Description: ERA Celebrates 7 Days of Eco-activism for National E-waste Day
Spotlight on recycling with consumer campaign & industry engagement


For the second year running, Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) ERA will host a nation-wide campaign for E-waste Day, the local iteration of an international movement to combat the negative impact of electronic waste. For the 2023 leg people turned up in droves to recycle their e-waste, with 164,000 kgs collected over one weekend; proving that South Africans are in fact e-waste hoarders.

Waste electronics are outpacing recycling efforts globally, with the rate of e-waste recycling in African countries at below 1%, according to the latest United Nations report*. In an effort to drive this up, ERA has rolled out over 100 e-waste drop-off points across the country in collaboration with the likes of Makro and Pick n Pay.

The “7 Days of Eco-activism” initiative will span across a week and features both a consumer awareness campaign, rewarding people for recycling with spot prizes like air fryers, and a number of industry events to engage and share knowledge for the sector, as well as an E-waste Awards ceremony.

Inspiring Industry Cohesion

This year, ERA’s efforts will not only engage the public in a follow-up educational showcase with incentivised spot prizes for recycling, but a series of industry events will facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing with key e-waste players.

“Off the back of last year’s successful E-waste Day initiative with Makro, we noticed there was a real need for industry stakeholders - from recyclers, policy makers, manufacturers - to collaborate more closely for greater impact,” says Ashley du Plooy, CEO of ERA.

The planned industry events take place on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th of October in Midrand, Johannesburg and will showcase a number of panel discussions and best practices to tackle the e-waste challenge on both a global and local level. Special guests include senior management of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); Pascal Leroy, Director General of the world’s largest international association for e-waste, the WEEE Forum; and Pasqual Zopp, the CEO of ERA’s Swiss partner SENS eRecycling.

There will also be an E-waste Awards Ceremony which recognises key industry stakeholders - from producers to recyclers - who have made strides in the area of EPR compliance to date. Says du Plooy: “It is only through this kind of collective effort that we can work towards a greener, cleaner and growing South Africa, and we want to give credit where credit is due.”

Keeping E-waste out of Landfill

In South Africa, e-waste is growing at three times the rate of solid municipal waste**, with the country’s largest metros facing a looming landfill crisis***. When it comes to recycling, South Africa faces challenges like lack of education on the topic, insufficient infrastructure, as well as behavioural barriers.

“The very idea of recycling electronic waste is not well-known to people, so we find these educational engagement campaigns to be crucial in growing awareness for making true impact in the home. Our recent market insights shows that South Africans do understand there is an intrinsic value to their items, but the result has been e-waste hoarding,” explains du Plooy. “We’re hoping to get e-waste out of people’s homes and into the proper systems for treatment, reuse, and recycling.”

The National E-waste Day activation will take place over the weekend of 11th until the 14th October and encourages the public to recycle their e-waste at ERA drop-off points, posting to social media for a chance to win spot prizes like air fryers. More information can be found on ERA’s social media platforms and their campaign microsite at www.eranpc.co.za/peopleplanetpurpose

Eco-activism in Action

Ultimately, ERA hopes that their “7 Days of Eco-activism” efforts will contribute positively to the cause of managing e-waste and other Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment and Lighting (WEEEL) in South Africa.

Learn more about the spot prizes for recycling on the National E-waste Day website here - www.eranpc.co.za/peopleplanetpurpose
The industry events are by invitation only, however enquiries can be made to itsnotbroken@eranpc.co.za

 
Participant

Organisation Name:

E-Waste Limpopo

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City:

Polokwane or Tzaneen

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

14 October 2024

Activities:

Drop off centre

Description: Drop off for any electronic or electric waste at our Polokwane or Tzaneen branch
Participant

Organisation Name:

Electronic Cemetery

Organisation website:

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Activity website:

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City:

Hillcrest

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

Cut off 14th October

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: On **International E-Waste Day 2024**, Electronic Cemetery, in partnership with **EWASA** and **USE-IT**, is leading the charge in raising awareness about the importance of proper electronic waste disposal. This year’s campaign encourages individuals, businesses, and communities to responsibly recycle their old electronics, keeping harmful materials out of landfills and ensuring valuable resources are reclaimed. By collaborating with industry leaders like EWASA and USE-IT, we are offering collection points and educational initiatives to inspire sustainable habits. Together, we aim to reduce the environmental impact of e-waste while contributing to a circular economy. Participants in our **E-Waste Challenge** stand a chance to win exciting prizes while making a positive difference for the planet. Join us in celebrating International E-Waste Day by taking action and helping to create a greener, cleaner future!
Participant

Organisation Name:

EWaste Africa

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City:

Countrywide

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

12-14 October 2024

Activities:

Public collection

Description: We have been participating with ERA NPC to service the collection containers at Pick n Pay Hyper stores across South Africa as a part of their e-waste day campaign.

We are also running two additional activations on the day - one at the Cape Town Civic Centre, and another at the Varsity College, Pietermaritzburg.
Participant

Organisation Name:

FS Ewaste

Organisation website:

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Activity website:

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Social:

City:

Bloemfontein

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

12 October; 14 October, 15 October and 19 October

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description:

  1. FS Ewaste will be having an E-waste collection and awareness day on Saturday 12 October 2024.  This will be done in collaboration with the Fichardtpark Neighborhood association.  Time:  09h00 – 11h00

  2. On Monday, 14 October, we will be having an e-waste awareness and collection day at the University of the Free State.  Pamphlets will be handed out and presentations will be done.  Time:  09h00 – 12h00

  3. On Tuesday, 15 October, we will host a tour of our facility to a winning school from Bloemfontein.  We have a school competition running from 1 Aug till end Sept.  The school with the most collected e-waste during this period, will win the price of the tour.  Not sure about the time as this point.

  4. On Saturday, 19 October, we will once again have an e-waste collection and awareness day with Gardeniapark Neighborhood association.  FS Ewaste will also sponsor a recycling station.  Time:  09h00 – 11h00

Participant

Organisation Name:

Nobilis Recycling SA

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City:

Jet Park, Boksburg

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

14 October 2024 - 18 October 2024

Activities:

Business collection, School campaign or collection, Public collection

Description: We are planning an event where we are collaborating with our neighbourly street cooking vendors. If the local community brings in all their unwanted E-Waste, they would get a free boerewors roll and paid per kg.  We are also planning and trying to get discount vouchers from local electronic shops for newly-bought electronics from their store.

Lastly we are contacting our local primary school where we will give a cash p[rice of a R1000 to whomever brings in the most e-Waste.
Participant

Organisation Name:

Safe Waste Solutions

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Johannesburg

Country:

South Africa

Date(s):

12/10/2024

Activities:

Social media, Business collection, Public collection

Description: We are doing our annual E-waste day at a large residential estate in Northern Johannesburg - we will be doing an E-waste day for over 1200 residential house in an estate we also encourage the surrounding suburbs and schools to participate in bringing all their e-waste to be recycled

 

 

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The WEEE Forum a.i.s.b.l. is an international association representing 51 producer responsibility organisations across the globe. Together with our members, we are at the forefront of turning the extended producer responsibility principle into an effective electronic waste management policy approach through our combined knowledge of the technical, business and operational aspects of collection, logistics, de-pollution, processing, preparing for reuse and reporting of e-waste. Our mission is to be the world’s foremost e-waste competence centre excelling in the implementation of the circularity principle.

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