If you’re anything like me, you probably have a couple of forgotten gadgets lying around; that Nokia button phone you once loved, a laptop with a spoiled keyboard, maybe even a box of random chargers you swear you will “use someday.”
Well, it turns out that these harmless collections are part of a much bigger national problem. I recently wrote a piece for 256 Business News titled “Uganda’s e-waste time bomb: Why awareness and recycling can’t wait” and the deeper I dug, the more urgent this issue became.
According to ITU, Uganda generated 41 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022, but only a tiny amount is handled safely. The rest? It ends up in informal dumps, burned in backyards, leaking toxic materials into our soil and water. It’s one of those challenges that creeps up quietly until suddenly… it’s too big to ignore.
But here’s the good news: E-waste isn’t just a danger, it’s also a huge opportunity. If properly collected and recycled, it can create jobs, recover valuable metals, and build a more sustainable, circular economy for Uganda. We just need more awareness and more people doing the right thing.
You can read the full article here: Uganda’s e-waste time bomb: Why awareness and recycling can’t wait (256BusinessNews)
https://www.256businessnews.com/ugandas-e-waste-time-bomb-why-awareness-and-recycling-cant-wait/
If you’ve ever wondered what to do with your old devices or why this topic matters for our collective future, then this piece breaks it down in a simple, relatable way.