As the world celebrated world Earth Day today April 21, taxi app Uber teamed up with Wecyclers to help Lagos residents to safely get rid of and recycle unwanted wastes – and keep them out of landfills.
Uber said: “Just a few years ago, the idea of requesting a ride at the tap of a button seemed impossible, yet today Uber is available in more than 400 cities around the world. From entertainment to healthcare to mobility, rapid innovation in technology is improving our daily lives.
“Keeping up with the latest developments means we often gain a growing collection of retired phones, plastics, papers and old gadgets that we don’t know what to do with. In 2014 alone, 41.8 million tonnes of e-waste containing toxins harmful to our health and environment were thrown away.”
