Keep in mind that before disassembling, you should conduct an assets audit and see what can be re-used, re-conditionned and what has to be recycled.
You can contract directly with a specialised recycler to dispose of your equipment or bring it back to your suppliers: under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on e-waste, suppliers of electronic goods must take back old products, and send them to a licensed recycler.
In case e-waste management falls under your building management's responsibility, talk with your building manager to ensure collection is properly done.
17.4%
only of e-waste is formally recycled worldwide, among the 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste generated per annum among the ITU Member States.
(ITU - International Telecommunication Union)
19,9kg
annual e-waste generated per capita in Singapore.
(Global ewaste)
You may see here details of some e-recycling companies in Singapore.
Since July 1st 2021, NEA appointed Alba as E-waste PRS operator. PRS stands for : Producer Responsiblity Schemes. The ALBA Group, formed in 1968, has been operating such Producer Responsibility Schemes in countries such as Germany and Hong Kong. Please find here more information about this scheme. For all regulated e-waste, with a volume above 1 m3, you can arrange for free collection by Alba E-Waste.
DataExpert Singapore is a professional digital forensics and information security company. They have a IT Disposal Service, a Licensed NEA e-Waste Disposal Facility.They provide products and services in the areas of data recovery, digital forensics, data analytics, and secure IT disposals.
Metalo International has 10 years of experience in the electronic waste industry in Singapore.
They manage collection and trading of ferrous scrap metals, electrical components, electronics and other precious metals scrap. Besides, they also provide services to dismantle and dispose computer & other IT hardware and accessories (laptops, printers, monitors, used networking equipments, servers, etc.)
They have their own facilities to handle electronic waste or export to Thailand and Japan for refinery in an ethical way.
For individuals, they partner with Shell stations, to provide e-waste collection points for small devices. Click here to find one near your home.
Plurium Technologies is an alternative distributor of networking and IT equipment. They help companies to reduce the cost of their infrastructure by optimising the lifecycle of their hardware and by contributing actively to the circular economy.
They offer 2 different services both for companies with extra IT hardware to dispose, and for companies willing to reduce their carbon footprint and cost of ownership:
TES is a trusted leader for technology deployment, recovery, remarketing, and recycling since 2005.
They provide IT Lifecycle Services, commissioning, deployment, retirement of Information Technology (IT) assets, refurbishing and remarketing of used technology assets to maximize cash recovery potential.
In March 2021, they opened a facility to recycle Lithium-ion batteries in Singapore, with a daily recycling capacity of up to 14 tonnes / day.