PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Residents are urged to start collecting their electronic waste as the next Electronic Waste Collection Day will take place in Plett soon.
The drive aims to help residents get rid of their electronic waste in a responsible manner instead of sending it to landfill.
The drive is a collaborative effort between the Keep Plett Clean campaign, Bitou Municipality and LGE-Waste.
According to the World Health Organisation, e-waste volumes are surging globally. The Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership (GESP) reported that e-waste grew by 21% in the five years up to 2019 when 53,6-million metric tons of e-waste were generated.
Only 17,4% of e-waste produced in 2019 reached formal management or recycling facilities.
The GESP estimates that the 17,4% of e-waste collected and appropriately recycled prevented as much as 15m tons of carbon dioxide equivalents from being released into the environment.
Plett residents are therefore encouraged to drop off their unwanted e-waste at the Piesang Valley Hall on Saturday 29 April between 09:00 and 12:00.
The items that can be dropped off include anything powered by electricity and batteries, such as old cellphones, fridges, tumble dryers, TVs, computers, laptops, kettles, toasters, hair dryers, tools, leads and batteries.
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