E-waste is one of the fastest growing wastes in the world. Communication and technological literacy is increasing, and access to electronics and electric appliances is rapidly growing, and consequently so is electronic waste. Material such as lead, cadmium, mercury, zinc, and many more, are all found in all electronic and electrical devices used daily in our lives, which turn into health and environmental hazards if not disposed of properly. E-Khorda, a project which forms part of the Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) Programme, is an electronic waste recycling entrepreneurship support program that aims to help build operational e-waste companies by end of 2017. Egypt is seen as a high potential market. According to a study conducted by the ‘Best of 2 Worlds Project’, between 2017 and 2025 up to nine tons of gold can be extracted from e-waste. “Other findings also revealed that up to 17.96 tons of silver can be extracted from end-of- live (EOL) mobile phones in 2025. An estimate of cumulative potential gold and silver in EOL desktop and notebook computers, is approximately 3.73 & 22.71 tons respectively in 2025”, stated Dr. Fathya Soliman, Senior Consultant of Centre for…
