2022-03-15

Welcome to the Repair Revolution

What do you do when your multi-plug stops working? You probably will throw it away hoping it reaches the right recycling station. Some of you might even take a step further by finding an autho

2022-01-14

Doko Recyclers’ E-waste Services

Curious about what to do with your electronic and electrical waste after you have used them? Look no further than Doko Recyclers!

Doko Recyclers is Nepal’s fi

2021-12-15

What Exactly is Extended Producer Responsibility?

You may have often heard of the term EPR. It stands for ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ which is a strategy to make producers accountable for the environmental costs of their product

2021-11-07

Facts About E-waste You Should Know

Electronic waste is one of the world’s fastest growing waste streams in the world. Just think about it, a decade ago, we would be hard pressed to find more than one cell phone or laptop per f

2021-09-02

Erase Your Ewaste

       E-waste management is a major problem in Nepal, especially in its rapidly growing capital Kathmandu. The 2011 Solid Waste Management Act is Nepal’s primary regulati

2021-06-24

Gold In Your Garbage

There is a wealth of valuable resources that end up in landfills everyday by way of electronic waste, or e-waste disposal. Anything that can be plugged in or used on a battery is considered e-waste

2021-04-20

Mercury in the Air

Due to the inconvenience of load shedding we went through until a few years ago, many households and offices purchased invertors and generators for back up electricity. And since regular filament l

2021-02-24

How You Can Protect Yourself and Waste Workers from COVID-19

Even though we may have now become accustomed to sanitizing our hands and social distancing, COVID-19 is still very much a pandemic in 2021. Some of us may be a little more protected than others fr

2020-09-07

The Smart Bucket: Composting Made Easy

Waste is any unwanted or unusable material, substance, or by-product. Waste can be divided into two types: non-degradable waste and biodegradable waste. Nondegradable waste is any waste that cannot

2020-08-10

Bamboo: A Sustainable Alternative

The word ‘bamboo’, comes from the Dutch or Portuguese language and is popularly known as bans in Nepal. Bamboo is an evergreen perennial flowering plant which is available throu