Here you'll find everything you need to know about electronic waste Singapore, the status and the risk. We must act now before everything is too late. Electronic wastes are still reusable and recyclable. Learn how to to dispose it properly and where to dispose it.

1. Everything You Need to Know On:
E-Waste
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2. What is E-Waste?
E-waste is mostly made up of metal and plastic components, but also
contains small amounts of heavy metals and substances of concern
(e.g., in printed circuit boards).
E-waste is electrical and electronic equipment of
any kind that has been discarded. This includes
practically anything powered by an electrical
source (e.g., from a power socket or a battery).

3. Facts on: E-Waste
NEA estimates that about 60,000 tons of electronic
waste (e-waste) is generated annually in Singapore,
of which about 50 per cent are common household IT
products and home appliances while the rest are ICT
equipment generated from the commercial and
industrial sectors.
20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every
year.

4. Facts on: E-Waste
A large number of what is labeled as "e-waste" is
actually not waste at all, but rather whole electronic
equipment or parts that are readily marketable for reuse
or can be recycled for materials recovery.

5. Facts on: E-Waste
For every 1 million cell phones that are recycled,
35,274 lbs of copper, 772 lbs of silver, 75 lbs of
gold, and 33 lbs of palladium can be recovered.
It takes 530 lbs of fossil fuel, 48 lbs of chemicals,
and 1.5 tons of water to manufacture one
computer and monitor.
Electronic items that are considered to be hazardous include, but are
not limited to: Televisions and computer monitors that contain cathode
ray tubes, LCD desktop monitors, LCD televisions, Plasma televisions,
Portable DVD players with LCD screens.

6. Why Recycle E-Waste
Recycling e-waste protects human and environmental health.
Improper disposal of e-
waste leads to
environmental pollution
and this may in turn harm
human health.

7. Why Recycle E-Waste
Recycling e-waste also helps to conserves
our earth’s precious natural resources. This
reduces the need to mine virgin raw
materials from the earth, which are limited
in supply.
Reducing the need for mining also lowers pollution, as the process of
mining has an impact on our environment.

8. What To Do with E-Waste
There are a lot of campaigns and government
organizations that you can approach for
disposing your e-waste.
You can call e-waste recycling
companies that meet
government and environmental
standards to handle it.

9. At Virogreen, we are dedicated at providing
our customers with topnotch End-Term Life
Cycle Solutions that is hinged on
innovation, flexibility and meeting secure,
ethical and environmental standards at all
times.
Address: 222 Tagore Lane, 787603
Phone: +65 6451 0665
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E-Waste Recycling Singapore
ViroGreen

10. At Virogreen, we are dedicated at providing
our customers with topnotch End-Term Life
Cycle Solutions that is hinged on
innovation, flexibility and meeting secure,
ethical and environmental standards at all
times.
Address: 222 Tagore Lane, 787603
Phone: +65 6451 0665
ViroGreenSG
E-Waste Recycling Singapore
ViroGreen