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Riverside Herald

AuthorRiverside Herald
Published20 May 2026

Recycling e-waste how to make a buck

Global e-waste reached 62 Mt in 2022 with only 22.3% formally recycled. South Africa’s extended producer responsibility regime targets growing streams of discar

Every discarded plug-in or battery-powered device adds to one of the world’s fastest-growing waste streams. The fourth Global E-waste Monitor 2024 , prepared by the ITU, UNITAR’s SCYCLE programme, and partners, puts hard numbers on the gap between consumption and sound management: in 2022 the world generated a record 62 million tonnes of e-waste—about 7.8 kg per person —while only 22.3% of that mass was documented as formally collected and recycled in an environmentally…