The rising e-waste crisis is being reckoned with in Rwanda, one gadget at a time

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Rwanda's first official electronic waste recycling facility can process up to 10,000 metric tons of e-waste per year, by refurbishing broken gadgets and separating hazardous materials from valuable ones.

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For Eric Nshimiyimanain, who owns two small electronic repair shops in Kigali, Rwanda, the startup chime of an old Windows laptop is the sound of a business opportunity.

He refurbishes broken PCs, laptops, phones and secondhand gadgets classified as electronic waste, or"e-waste" that would otherwise end up as trash in Nduba, Rwanda's only open-air dump in the outskirts of the capital."Sometimes we even use computer screens as TVs," Nshimiyimanain says. Converting those screens to televisions then becomes a cheaper option, he adds, for"citizens who have low incomes and cannot afford buying a brand-new TV.

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Let’s send 12 million Afro-Americans 2 staff the facility.

Nigeria government should emulate from them

wow Dana bash actually recognizes someone having actual sincere feelings

Everybody needs to be doing this especially with the supply shortages that we’re dealing with now 😬

Andrew and Chris should get in on this

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