Hazardous Materials
Certain E-waste such as lamps are made of glass and have a tendency to break. These are categorized as what?
Fragile
Which type of ALBA recycling bin accepts batteries and light bulbs?
A Battery & Bulb bin.
What is ALBA’s main responsibility in providing its recycling service?
Sustainability
True or false: E-waste includes only phones and computers.
False. It also includes items such as printers, routers, batteries and light bulbs.
When a lamp breaks, you should take caution in handling which part of the lamp?
Glass shards
Where can you dispose of long fluorescent tubes that do not fit into ALBA’s regular e-waste bins?
At an ALBA e-waste collection drive or through its doorstep collection service.
All the E-wastes collected will be sent out to organizations called licensed E-waste what?
Recyclers
Name one valuable metal that can be recovered from electronic waste.
Examples: gold, silver or copper.
When handling damaged/broken hazardous E-waste, what equipment (such as cut-resistant gloves and N95 masks) is advised to be worn?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
When a retailer delivers a new washing machine to your home, what can they provide for your old washing machine under the e-waste recycling scheme?
Free one-for-one take-back of the old appliance of the same type.
According to the Resource Sustainability Act, when you buy a new product what are retailers required to provide for your old regulated consumer product?
one-for-one take back
Besides reducing waste, what is one environmental benefit of recycling e-waste?
It conserves natural resources by reducing the need to mine new raw materials.
When disposing of E-Waste in bins, it is generally advised to remove all packaging (i.e. cardboard boxes, plastic bags etc.) EXCEPT when dealing specifically with what?
Lamps
Your family has an old refrigerator that cannot be placed in a regular e-waste bin. Name two ways to arrange for its proper disposal.
Any two: ALBA collection drive, ALBA doorstep collection, retailer one-for-one take-back, ALBA depot drop-off, or the applicable town council bulky-item removal service.
Which collection program enables individuals to stay home and recycle E-Waste?
Doorstep Collection
You have an old electronic device that still works. What is one option you can consider before recycling it?
Donate it, sell it, or reuse it so that it can have a longer useful life.
What is the primary health hazard when handling fluorescent lamps? Hint: Breaking the lamp releases..?
Mercury
Apart from using e-waste bins, name three other collection methods available for regulated e-waste in Singapore.
Any three: collection drives, retailer take-back, doorstep collection, or drop-off at ALBA’s depot.
Excluding special events, generally how often are collection drives organized at estates scheduled?
Quarterly
Name two types of electronic waste that people might not immediately think of when they hear the term “e-waste”, apart from phones and laptops.
Any two examples: routers, modems, set-top boxes, printers or network switches.