02/09/2026
OUT OF SIGHT DOESN’T MEAN OUT OF HARM
Illegal dumping carries a cost long after the waste has been abandoned. Industry estimates put South Africa’s annual illegal dumping clean-up burden at more than 180,000 tonnes of waste and around R350 million to taxpayers, while municipalities report that cleaning dumped waste can cost up to 20 times more than collecting it properly in the first place.
Electronic waste should never be part of that problem. Computers, printers, batteries, lighting equipment and other electronic products contain materials that can be recovered, alongside components that require specialist treatment.
Once dumped illegally, those materials are far less likely to be recovered and far more likely to become part of an avoidable environmental and municipal burden.
Reclite SA (Pty) Ltd works with businesses across South Africa to ensure electronic waste is collected, treated and recycled responsibly through authorised recycling channels.
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