Asili eWaste Recyclers | Electronic waste Recyclers | Recyclers | Electronic Device Recycling and disposal

Our clients are at the centre of everything that we do

Vision To protect our environment and precious natural resources and improve computer access in South African schools through best practice labour intensive processes. Mission We provide a safe, healthy, and prosperous environment by recycling electrical and computer equipment and donating refurbished computers to schools. Our specialized program provides secure data destruction, improves environmental compliance and up cycles waste.

Through our zero waste operation we fight landfilling of ewaste and contribute to the realisation of the waste hierarchy. This we do with efficiently and effectively to ensure customer satisfaction.

About us

ASILI OVERVIEW Asili Waste Management is a product of the Cedara e-Waste Material Recovery Facility project piloted by the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) in 2009. Asili is an e-waste recycling company that has achieved the elusive zero waste operation through recycling of obsolete electrical and electronic waste that services all market sectors that use electrical and electronic equipment. This operation curbs the volumes of e-waste going to landfill sites and bridges the digital divide in the South African schooling system through refurbishing of unwanted computers for public schools. This duty is performed efficiently and effectively to ensure customer satisfaction. ASILI MANAGEMENT Asili Waste Management is jointly owned and managed by its founders and directors, Babalwa Yose and Linda Mntungwa. ASILI MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Babalwa Yose and Linda Mntungwa are in possession of qualifications in the fields of Electrical and Chemical Engineering respectively. The electrical and chemical educational backgrounds of the directors complement each other to give the business a well-rounded understanding of electrical components testing methods and impact on the natural environment. They have been part of e-waste recycling for seven years now since the launch of the e-waste recycling pilot project (Cedara E-waste Recovery Material Facility) in Cedara in 2009 under the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA). While under DAEA they have recycled e-waste for four KZN Departments, the Department of Agiculture and Environmental Affairs, the Departement of Human Settlement, the Department of Transport and the KZN Wildlfe. This extensive ewaste recycling experience has allowed these directors to face and resolved many challenges resulting in minimum risks associated with this service. The involvement with DAEA since 2009 has also assisted the company to fully understand environmental issues relating to waste disposal, government goals and policies with respect to service delivery and financial management. These directors have written the first ever e-waste recycling manual in South Africa and have established very good working relationships with other role players in the e-waste recycling sector. They have also produced and presented a scientific paper for Wastecon 2012 on e-waste recycling as a viable business. These together with their experience recycling under the e-waste pilot project in Cedara has provided an invaluable practical experience in e-waste recycling, and indicates also their ability to give training and in-depth advice should a need arise.

Our Services

DELIVERY Delivery: Asili Waste Management prefers delivery of e-waste but where it is not possible collection can be arranged Disposal Certificate: The type and quantity of e-waste received is recorded upon arrival at the operation and the customer furnished with a signed disposal certificate by the Asili Waste Management (Pty) Ltd.

REFURBISHING Data sanitisation: Irreversable destruction of data from hard drives and memory drives. Refurbishing: Computers with unsatisfactory functionality are repaired for re-use and donated to school computer labs thus bridging the digital divide in our learners.

SCHOOL COMPUTERS SERVICING Servicing: Troubleshooting, Upgrading and Disposal of the computers donated to the schools.

DISMANTLING Dismantling: Obsolete computers are manually dismantled to recover valuable metals and materials, which are then re-used as raw material for new products thus saving our precious natural resources.

UPCYCLING Waste-2-Art: Selected parts such as hard drives, resistors, wires, etc are used to create art pieces to be sold.

Frequently asked questions

What are the equipment that you recycle? • Computer- (Tower, Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse) • Servers,Printers and Fax Machines • Laptop • Telephones & Mobile phones • Household equipment (Television, Stove, Washing Machine, Kettles and Irons’ What are the equipment that you don’t recycle? • Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) • Radioactive Devices • Bio-hazardous Waste • Poison / Toxins How dangerous are the substances found in electronics? Substance Source Health effects Epoxy resin Printed circuit board Disrupts the body system that produces hormones and glands Polyvinyl chloride Wire insulation Disrupt endocrine Berellium Oxide Vacuum tube Causes lung cancer Cadmium Light-sensitive resistors Causes metal fume fever, may progress to chemical pnuemonitis even death Gold Connector plating Pure gold is not toxic but potassium gold cyanide, used in gold electroplating are toxic to the liver and kidneys Barium Cathode ray tube (CRT) Causes brain swelling, muscle weakness and damage to the heart. Lithium Battery Reacts with oxygen and moisture to cause fire. Lead Solder in PCB Damages central nervous system, blood system and kidney damage. Mercury Switches in PCB Skin disorders and bioaccumulation in fishes. Arsenic Diodes in PCB Causes lung cancer

Name Babalwa Yose Linda Mnyaka Tel 033 343 8284 033 355 9230 Cell 072 490 3074 084 603 2099 Fax 086 224 7794 086 224 7857 Email bbyose@gmail.com lindamntungwa@yahoo.com Asili Waste Management (Pty) Ltd 432 Qhudeni Road Imbali Unit 13 Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu Natal 3219

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What separates us from the rest: • We save you storage space. Every spot clogged up with old tech is space you should be using to grow your business. • We keep your data safe from hackers and thieves. • We keep you e-waste compliant • We help you clamp down on unauthorised removal of computer components. • We help improve childhood education with technological availability • We create safe playing conditions be eliminating roadside waste • We ensure better technology in schools through our service program • We reduce education costs by donating technology • We reduce landfill waste and eliminate improper handling of electronics • We reduce impact to precious water sources due to proper handling • We support artists by including them in our Waste-2-Art program

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