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Ensure your e-waste is responsibly recycled

May 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Now that the e-waste collection day is over, there is no reason to stop ensuring that your electronic waste is always recycled in a responsible manner. This is NOT placing it outside your home for some curb collectors to pick up. Those items are often roughly stripped, exposing people to toxic chemicals, then dumped in nature. On Saturday the Electronic Waste Association of … [Read more...]

‘Bio computer’ blends tech and organic

May 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Self-described geek, Mike Schropp, built his own ‘bio computer’ in his basement to grow his own wheatgrass. Mike used various donated computers that he was able to disassemble to cobble together a working computer for his project. He had been looking for a project that allowed him to join his passion for technology with something organic, while allowing him to create a … [Read more...]

Keeping e-Waste out of Cape Town landfills

November 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

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The e-Waste Alliance (eWA), together with the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is delighted to announce its third public e-Waste Collection Drive that will be taking place on Saturday 24 September 2011. In a bid to substantially reduce hazardous e-Waste getting landfilled, the public is encouraged to bring any type of e-Waste to the offices of … [Read more...]

E-waste loses a champion

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Anyone who knew Gerry Newson (24 June 1947 - 8 February 2010) well was in admiration of his remarkable ability to overcome the deepest threat to life - the destruction of the planet - with his work in hands-on recovery and re-use of electronic waste. This whilst battling the ravages of cancer for the past nine years. Gerry remained throughout his challenges, undaunted and … [Read more...]

Heart shopping for abundance

October 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Heart currency fosters generosity and abundance, alleviates poverty, builds community and is good for the environment. This was how Dawn Pilatowicz explained the Cape Town Talent Exchange on the documentary 'Talents Accepted Here.' All these characteristics are lacking so often in the world of greed currency, otherwise known in South Africa as Rands and cents. My experience … [Read more...]

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