Hi Bajwa
We are at Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka too have an initiative to handle M-Waste (Mobile Waste). Please refer the following article for more info. Dialog Telekom launches M-Waste take back programme. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 03rd December 2007. Leading the way in Corporate Environment Consciousness Dialog Telekom today launched Sri Lanka's first mobile phone battery and handset take back initiative aimed at reducing electronic (mobile) waste (M-waste). In an unique linkage with the company's ongoing Joy-Toy programme, Dialog Telekom has pledged to match M-Waste items returned by consumers with monetary contributions towards the gifting of Toys for Needy Children over the Christmas Season. Dialog Telekom has taken the lead in recognizing that going forward M-waste could take the form of a significant environmental concern if forward thinking steps were not taken at an early stage to develop social and institutional consciousness on the subject. With over 7 Million Mobile users as of date and rapid growth expected in the sector in coming years, discarded mobile phones, batteries and accessories could contribute to a growing stream of waste in Sri Lanka, if steps towards safe disposal practices were not established in a timely manner. M-Waste if not disposed of safely would have a harmful impact on the environment, adding to pollution and other ill effects of hazardous waste. For more details visit; http://www.dialog.lk/en/corporate/press/releases/pressRelease.jsp?id=168 Best regards, Sameera. Team Lead ICT4D Dialog Telekom http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com <http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com/> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fouad Bajwa Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:03 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] e-waste in Ghana Would you be kind to share that what are your suggestions for running a e-waste programme? Do you have any references to such programs being run in Africa and what are the results and how can be the data on such be verified? Best On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:46 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi Kwame > > on the upside, it can be an opportunity for ghana > > a lot of organizations have already written how to recycle pc's and other > ict equipment > > the hardest part is to find buyers for the segregated pc parts > > china and india are prospects with their new appetites for metals > > surplus ict equipment (and other surplus materials) from the developed > countries are really opportunities for developing countries > > in this case for school children > > just the right mindset and procedures need to be implemented > > reduce-reuse-repair-recycle > > regards > > rene > y3k foundation > > > > > > Denizens: > > I brought this issue up several years ago (about 10yrs). I was berated by > > another person > > who accused me of crying wolf and rather preventing some poor school > > children in Africa > > from receiving free computers donated by "philanthropist". I tried to go > > to > > the archives to > > retrieve that thread but I can only go to 2001. > > > > This is a growing menace to African society where under the guise of > > donating computers, > > Africans rather end up being a "dump site". > > > > we are still watching, > > stay strong, > > KDD > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7544003.stm > > > > Greenpeace says it is concerned about the electronic waste trade in Ghana > > which it claims is putting > > the health of workers at risk. The campaign group says the dismantling of > > discarded computers on > > rubbish tips exposes people to smoke and chemicals. > > > > Will Ross reports from Accra in Ghana. > > _______________________________________________ > > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Riaz Bajwa _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ********************************************************************************************** This e-mail is confidential. 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