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Our client’s best interest will always come first, and everything we do will be guided by our values and professional ethics. We will ensure that we hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards by meeting our client’s needs precisely and completely. We will cultivate a working environment that provides a human sustainable approach to earning a living in our world, for all our partners, clients and humanity.
Uniquely Recycled & Asset Disposal is 100% Black Women-Owned with a level 1 B-BBEE and 135% procurement recognition.
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Corporte Services
We can solve your corporate IT disposition needs quickly and professionally.
Learn MoreBuy-Back Solution
Our computer & laptop buy-back solution allows your organisation to recover value from end-of-life IT equipment, you can recover up to 40% of the value of your equipment
Learn MoreCircular Economy
More and more of today’s products are being manufactured with total or partial recycled content.
Learn MoreMission and vision
Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide standard recycled electronic materials that will assist the relevant industries in saving cost and energy and also to contribute our quota in helping save our world from unnecessary degradation caused by buried electronic material waste.
Our Vision:
Our vision is to establish a standard and world class e – Waste recycle plant whose products and brand will not only be accepted in Gauteng but also in Africa. We want to build an e – Waste recycling plant that can favorably compete with other leading brands in the recycling industry. We will cultivate a working environment that provides a human, sustainable approach to earning a living, and living in our world, for all our partners and clients.
Our mission is to provide standard recycled electronic materials that will assist the relevant industries in saving cost and energy and also to contribute our quota in helping save our world from unnecessary degradation caused by buried electronic material waste.
Our Vision:
Our vision is to establish a standard and world class e – Waste recycle plant whose products and brand will not only be accepted in Gauteng but also in Africa. We want to build an e – Waste recycling plant that can favorably compete with other leading brands in the recycling industry. We will cultivate a working environment that provides a human, sustainable approach to earning a living, and living in our world, for all our partners and clients.
Services
Convenient Pickup
We offer business and home pickup services to safely recycle your electronics in a safe manner.
Learn MoreData Sanitisation
Data Protection is extremely important. We offer you the best protection at a very low cost.
Learn MoreHard Drive Destruction
When disposing of an old computer, there is really only one way to securely erase the information on the hard drive by destroying the magnetic disk also known as the platter inside.
Learn MoreIT Asset Disposal
Companies must keep data secure and compliant, but they must also consider environmental and financial factors
Learn MoreOn Site Reporting
On-site Audit on request as an added value service to our clients. Including Asset Register and Safe Disposal Certificates.
Learn MoreE-waste and Health Effects
As mentioned, electronic waste contains toxic components that are dangerous to human health, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, polybrominated flame retardants, barium and lithium. The negative health effects of these toxins on humans include brain, heart, liver, kidney and skeletal system damage.
The pollution of soil, water, and air by e-waste also pose a threat to human beings. Soil and water pollution can compromise the food chain, leading to a variety of neurological and organ problems. The dioxins released by burning e-waste can contribute to numerous health issues, including: reproductive problems.
You should know that e-waste is quite crucial because electronics have a short useful life. As such, they become electronic waste at a swift pace. E-waste recycling is one of the most talked-about issues in the world today due to its potentials to reduce environmental hazards and pollution. There is also the fact that it can protect our lives as humans and other life forms existing in our world. E-waste recycling is the reuse and reprocessing of electrical and electronic equipment of any type that has been discarded or regarded as obsolete. Recycling of e-waste is a growing trend and was initiated to protect human and environmental health mainly due to the widespread environmental pollution impacts of e-waste.
SOME FACTS ABOUT E-WASTE
E-waste is considered the "fastest-growing waste stream in the world with 44.7 million tones generated in 2016- equivalent to 4500 Eiffel towers. In 2018, an estimated 50 million tones of e-waste were reported, thus the name ‘tsunami of e-waste’ given by the UN. Its value is at least $62.5 billion annually.
Ways to Reduce E-Waste and its Hazards
- Sell old Electronics
- Donate old Electronics
- Recycle and Dispose of E-Waste
- Repurpose or Refurb.
- Store Data Online.
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Repair
- Recycle
- Refurb
- Re-sell
Consumers today revolve around technology and by the constant need for the newest and most high-tech products we are contributing to a mass amount of e-waste. Since the invention of the iPhone, cell phones have become the top source of e-waste products because they are not made to last more than two years.
When improperly disposed of, the heavy metals, plastics and glass in e-waste can pollute the air or seep into waterways. Recycling e-waste can significantly decrease the demand for mining heavy metals and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing virgin materials. Electrical waste contains hazardous but also valuable and scarce materials and up to 60 elements can be found in complex electronics. When e-waste is tossed into landfills, these chemicals leach into the soil, polluting the ground water as well as the air.
With recycling, a substantial portion of our waste can be broken down into their original elements and be used to produce new materials. In this way, we can reduce the harmful waste we discard into the environment. Besides the environmental reasons for recycling, there are also other reasons why recycling is important. Recycling contributes to the economy! This is because recycling conserves resources and saves money, creates jobs and even generates revenue!
What e-waste can be recycled?
- Computers – PCs, tablets, hard drives, printers, monitors, laptops etc.
- Electrical Cable
- Batteries (all types of chemistry and size.)
- Mobile phones.
- Plastics.
- Industrial electricity equipment.
- Televisions – CRT/ Plasma/LCD/LED.
- Photovoltaic cells.
- Fluorescent tubes and light bulbs.
- Household Appliances.
- Cartridges.
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Learn MoreProcess of E-waste
Computer recycling, electronic recycling or e-waste recycling is the disassembly and separation of components and raw materials of waste electronics. Although the procedures of re-use, donation and repair are not strictly recycling, these are other common sustainable ways to dispose of IT waste.
E-waste or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) are loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices and Improper dismantling and processing of e-waste render it perilous to human health and our ecosystem. Therefore, the need of proper e-waste management has been realised and we at URAD-SA thrive on proper E-waste Management.
Three main steps in the process of recycling are described in greater as follows:
Collection
- In the first step of the recycling process, the recyclables materials are collected.
- After collection, the recyclables are then sent to a materials-recovery facility to be sorted and prepared into marketable commodities to be sold to processing companies.
- In the second step of the recycling process, the recyclables are processed. Once cleaned and sorted, the recyclables are processed to retrieve the raw materials, and the raw materials are then used in manufacturing recycled-content products.
- All recyclables need to be broken down, melted or liquefied into its basic elements, before it can be either made directly into new materials or mixed with virgin resources and made into new materials.
- The third step involves purchasing recycled products and completes the recycling loop.
- More and more of today’s products are being manufactured with total or partial recycled content.
Step-by-Step Process of E-waste Recycling
- Step 1: Collecting and Transporting.
- Step 2: Stripping & Sorting.
- Step 3: Transporting it to the recycling plant
- Step 4: Re-sell valuable materials
- Step 5: Preparing recycled materials for sale
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2021 Enviromental calendar
With this big and challenging picture, the World Environment Day is focus in the ecosystem restoration and its theme is “Reimagine...Recreate.. Restore.” Only with healthy ecosystems can we enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change and stop the collapse of biodiversity.
What is Nature Photography Day? Each year, June 15 is designated by the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) to promote the enjoyment of nature photography, and to explain how images are used to advance the cause of conservation and protect plants, wildlife, and landscapes both locally and globally.
World Oceans Day is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
WHY WORLD RAINFOREST DAY? Rainforests are vital for the survival of life on Earth. They absorb our carbon dioxide, stabilize climate patterns, and are home to half the world’s plant and animal species.
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