Skip to playerSkip to main content
DW (English)
  • 2 years ago
Kenya is a key e-waste destination of electronic devices from the Global North. But a center of young technician is transforming the uses of e-waste.
Transcript
00:00 [ Music ]
00:18 >> US is the fastest growing form of solid waste, where Kenya, for example,
00:24 generates 51.3 metric tons every year, with only less than 1% of that formally recycled.
00:31 [ Music ]
00:48 >> When handling e-waste, it's good to take caution and precautions when you're finished.
00:55 Wash your hands.
00:56 Use a mask to make sure that you don't contaminate your body
01:03 and also the people that you interact with.
01:05 [ Music ]
01:24 [BLANK_AUDIO]
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended

How to Recycle Your Old Electronics
NowThis
7 years ago
People finding new ways to recycle products council won't accept
ABC NEWS (Australia)
1 year ago
What's going on inside a recycling center
Brut America
9 months ago
From trash to treasure: How to consume less and recycle more
DW (English)
7 months ago
Eco India: Waste — what to do with it?
DW (English)
1 year ago
The New Rules of Recycling
Real Simple
7 years ago
Turning human waste into energy in Kenya
DW (English)
2 years ago
Community initiatives are finding new ways to recycle products councils won’t accept
ABC NEWS (Australia)
1 year ago
How 6 million pounds of electronic waste gets recycled each month
Tech Insider
4 years ago
Recycling tips, how to recycle and National Recycling Week
Yorkshire Post
3 years ago
Recycled laptops help Rwandan students
DW (English)
5 years ago
Nickel: The Ultimate Solution to the Plastic Problem?
Money Explainers
4 months ago
Final dash for gifts as shoppers head home for Christmas
The Star
12 hours ago
Christmas festivities bring joy to Orang Asli village
The Star
12 hours ago
Couple’s Christmas open house draws thousands of visitors from around the world
The Star
12 hours ago
No holiday for Pakistan's Christian workers
DW (English)
11 hours ago
High living costs upset Christmas celebrations in Nigeria
DW (English)
1 day ago
UK's Starmer faces uphill battle with Brexit 'reset'
DW (English)
1 day ago
From streets to change? A decade of Asia's youth protests
DW (English)
2 days ago
Ukraine investors' conference sets sights on reconstruction
DW (English)
2 days ago
Romani opera singer changing the tune for women in Romania
DW (English)
2 days ago
Indians flock to Latvia to attend university
DW (English)
2 days ago
Is Indonesia running out of fuel?
DW (English)
2 days ago
Exploring Cologne's African Christmas market
DW (English)
2 days ago
Brookings Expert: Russian aggression does not stop at the sovereignty of Ukraine
DW (English)
2 days ago