Mapping South Africa’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) dismantling, pre-processing and processing technology landscape
Implementing institution: Mintek
Project lead: Ms M. Gericke
Duration: 1 May 2016 to 31 March 2017
Terms of reference: The objective of this project is to assess the WEEE dismantling, pre-processing and processing technology landscape in the formal WEEE economy in South Africa. The outcome of the research is expected to:
- Assist Government in assessing local technology solutions and WEEE treatment capacity, gaps in local technology solutions that could support increased local processing of WEEE, and opportunities for new areas of technological innovation
- Support future WEEE research, development and innovation in South Africa to ensure that opportunity areas, and key gaps, are addressed
- Capacitate the sector through public access to information, in order to improve the understanding of the potential business opportunities in recycling of WEEE
- Support the diversion of WEEE away from landfill towards reuse and recycling
- Support the development of a local, regional, secondary resources economy that provides maximum local social and economic benefit
| » | Technical report: Lydall, M., Nyanjowa, W. and James, Y. (2017). Mapping South Africa’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Dismantling, Pre-Processing and Processing Technology Landscape. Johannesburg: Mintek. |
| » | Briefing note: Lydall, M., Nyanjowa, W. and James, Y. (2017). Mapping South Africa’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Dismantling, Pre-Processing and Processing Technology Landscape. |