A middle age man, Adewale Adebayo, has been arraigned before a
federal high court Osogbo in Osun State by the National Agency
for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for
selling counterfeit drugs in Ile-Ife. Managing e-waste “has
become not just important, it has become absolutely urgent.”
This statement was made by UNEP Executive Director, Achim
Steiner not too long ago based on the fact that electronic waste
(e-waste) is filled with a veritable cocktail of toxic
materials. This enormous waste stream contain billions of pounds
of hazardous materials, including lead, mercury, beryllium,
cadmium, brominates (flame-retardants), and more than 1,000
different toxic substances harmful to human beings and the
environment if not disposed of properly. Old electronics are
often lumped into municipal waste and then burnt, releasing
toxic and carcinogenic substances into the air. Chemicals such
as beryllium, found in computer motherboards, and cadmium, used
in chip resistors and semiconductors, are poiso