More than 22,300 tonnes of electronic waste have been collected in Singapore since February 2022.
Senior Minister of State Amy Khor using a hard drive degausser that erases data at the Westgate mall event on Oct 13. With her were Alba's Mr Jakob Lambsdorff and National Environment Agency CEO Wong Kang Jet.
Mr Jakob Lambsdorff, chief executive of Alba E-Waste Smart Recycling, said the service will be free from Jan 1, 2025, except on weekends and for express collection of items. The number of e-waste collection points located across Singapore has increased from 300 – in July 2021 – to about 870, Dr Khor noted in her speech at an event at Westgate mall to mark International E-Waste Day on Oct 13.
Dr Khor noted that only about 22 per cent of e-waste generated was recycled, according to the United Nations’ Global E-waste Monitor published in early 2024. She noted that recovering metals and other materials from e-waste to manufacture new products will reduce the need to extract more raw materials.
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