Much of the rich world's electronic waste is dumped in Africa, often illegally. In parallel, education and services in countries like Nigeria are frequently disrupted by power outages, calling for environmentally-friendly solutions for lighting, for example. Quadloop is tackling both these problems by making affordable solar lamps and panels from e-waste. The company recently launched the iDunnu lantern, which in addition to recycling waste and providing an uninterrupted light source, significantly improves carbon footprint compared with kerosene lamps. Spotted by Vivatech.
