SINGAPORE: Recycling a computer may just be a matter of putting it in an e-waste al for most people, but the end-of-life operation is much more drawn up and labour-intensive for METech Recycling Asia.  ,
In a pay to reduce the amount of spare entering Singapore’s even waste, the recycling company breaks the components into substances that can be recycled and those that cannot.  ,
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment, Amy Khor, spoke at the 2024 International E-Waste Day event at Westgate on Sunday ( October 13 ), stating that the overall amount of e-waste collected has increased from 3,500 tonnes in February 2022 to more than 22,300 tonnes in September this year.
Collection factors have even increased from 300 to around 870 across Singapore, at places such as shopping malls, shops and commercial properties.  ,
According to Dr. Khor, those looking to discard electronic waste still worry about data security.
” The reason that people given is… ( they are ) worried about data security because… a lot of us (tend ) to have a lot of personal and confidential information in our handphones, for instance, in our laptops and so on, and you are very worried that this will leak out”, she said.
She noted that , under , the regulation, all data-bearing products that are sent for recycling at qualified recyclers must have data sanitisation and natural destroying.
In 2018, a National Environment Agency ( NEA ) study found that Singapore generates about 60, 000 tonnes of e-waste a year- equivalent to each person in Singapore throwing about 73 mobile phones, or about 11kg of e-waste.  ,
In order to ensure the proper selection and disposal of e-waste, including the removal of significant resources from e-waste, the NEA established a controlled e-waste management system in 2021.
From July 1 through June 30th, 2026, it appointed ALBA E-waste Smart Recycling to obtain controlled customer electrical and electronic waste from Singapore for proper care and recycling on behalf of manufacturers.  ,
Dr Khor said that ALBA may be offering complimentary threshold set of thick e-waste, such as coolers, air-conditioners, washing machines, dryers and screens. This will be accessible for all homeowners.
METech is a company that receives e-waste from ALBA for running.  ,
At its Tuas service, the company deals with e-waste like laptops and electronic car chargers, breaking them down for more control.  ,
The business demonstrated to the internet how laptop data is even cleaned up. According to conservation and reuse expert Vincent Quck, erasing data from products can greatly increase the assurance of customers and clients to discard their laptops.  ,