Where to sell Old and Scrap Laptops in Nigeria for Cash

buyscrapng April 10, 2025 No Comments

As more technological devices are developed, the amount of e-waste increases. Even though the majority of these devices are not produced in Africa, they often end up there because the continent is where developed nations like the US and China dump their e-waste. E-waste is one of the fastest-growing types of waste in the world, which, when not collected and recycled, can be harmful. In addition, scrap laptops contain valuable metals (gold, silver, copper) and rare earth elements that can be extracted and reused in manufacturing. With 56.3 million metric tons of e-waste generated globally in 2019 (equivalent to 4,500 Eiffel Towers), recycling helps recover these materials, reducing the need for mining and lowering environmental harm. The majority of scrap buyers in Nigeria pay cash for old, damaged, or non-functional laptops. These discarded laptops are sold to repairers or companies that use the functional components (screens, keyboards, batteries, motherboards), thereby