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Phillip de Vos, Waterfall City Precinct
Manager at Attacq; Doug Woolley, Dell
Technologies; Ashley du Plooy, CEO of ERA;
Natasha Moyo, Manager Technical Support
Services at Dell Technologies and Mischa
Tessendorf, Sustainability Project Manager
at Attacq cutting the ribbon to celebrate
the e-waste recycling bin placement at
Waterfall Corner Shopping Centre.

on addressing climate change and Vice President of Dell Technologies South South Africa. As a Producer Responsibility
minimising environmental impact with Africa. “It’s especially great to be making Organisation (PRO), ERA focuses on
ambitious net zero goals and innovative, an impact so close to our head office.” improving waste management for
sustainable technologies and solutions. electronic waste, lighting and batteries
Dell Technologies addresses the full “Our vision is to establish Waterfall – collectively known as Waste Electrical
lifecycle – from increasing the use of City as a benchmark for sustainable and Electronic Equipment and Lighting
recycled materials and minerals in development in South Africa. We’re (WEEEL). Proper management of WEEEL
products to making devices easier to achieving this through various is essential due to the presence of toxic
repair and to recycle responsibly. sustainability and smart building materials that pose environmental risks,
initiatives and are proud to add this as well as valuable components that can
“ Technology has an important role in e-waste recycling bin to this portfolio of be recovered and recycled, delivering
addressing environmental challenges. sustainable solutions”, says Phillip de Vos, tangible benefits to the environment.
The IT industry is heavily dependent Waterfall City Precinct Manager at Attacq.
on finite raw materials, and discarded References:
electronic items, in which valuable metals These recycling infrastructure ¹https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/04/
and minerals reside, are also important efforts align with Dell Technologies’ charted-there-are-more-phones-than-people-in-
the-world/
suppliers of these raw materials,” says commitment to sustainability and ERA’s ²https://ewastemonitor.info/the-global-e-waste-
Doug Woolley, General Manager and mission to drive up recycling rates in monitor-2024/

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