City urges locals to take old electronic devices to drop-off sites: here's why

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City urges locals to take old electronic devices to drop-off sites: here's why
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Want to throw away old electronic devices? Help the City of Cape Town by discarding all electrical devices that you no longer use but keep in drawers and often toss in the general waste bin- here's why:

is encouraging all residents to go through their garages and cupboards and to take any old, broken or obsolete devices to one of the drop-off facilities for proper disposal.

Many initiatives worldwide are undertaken to tackle this growing concern, but none of them can be fully effective without adequately educating consumers. During salvage by the informal sector , toxic residues can leak and contaminate the soil, air and water. This affects surrounding ecosystems where the local communities grow their food and fish.

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