A global e-waste program is needed - UN

The United Nations is discussing "tackling e-waste", which will reach 65.4 million tonnes globally by 2017, a third higher than in 2012. It was understood that only innovative ways of solving the E-waste processing will allow to cope with the additional load.

Most recently, Ericsson (Ericsson) showed a customer partnership model that includes the ability to return a product after use, which aims to reduce e-waste worldwide. The Ericsson tyk program is one of the milestones in the company's sustainability and corporate responsibility, according to a 2014 report that describes how Ericsson cooperates with Airtel Ghana and MTN Africa in Hanna for the recycling of electronic waste.

Ghana is one of the world's largest electronic dumpsites. End-of-life telecommunications equipment is being used to recycle and recycle Ericsson's e-waste in Ghana, the report says. Ericsson does not only work with Ghana. The company is also working with MTN Benin on a joint e-waste project, which includes telecommunications e-waste, as well as mobile phones, personal computers and other household e-waste.

However, for 2015, Ericsson has reduced its global e-waste collection target by an average of 9 percent in an effort to make it more realistic. The company's E-waste collection and recycling facilities are also located in neighboring Botswana, as well as memberships in companies such as Pick n Pay, Massmart and Business Connexion.

The UN believes that it is necessary to ensure that there are retail stores and independent e-waste collection areas where everyone can leave batteries and other parts for reuse or disposal. To easily find the nearest collection point, you need to create a common database on the eWASA website with a list of e-waste recycling facilities.