E-Waste REcycling

E-waste, or electronic waste, refers to discarded or obsolete electronic devices, appliances, and equipment. This includes: 

• Computers, laptops, and mobile phones

• Televisions, refrigerators, and air conditioners

• Printers, scanners, and fax machines

• Batteries, cables, and other electronic components

E-waste is a growing concern worldwide due to its rapid accumulation and potential environmental and health impacts. The improper disposal of e-waste can lead to toxic chemical contamination (e.g., lead, mercury, cadmium); pollution of soil, water, and air; health risks to humans and wildlife; and oss of valuable resources (e.g., copper, gold, silver).

Responsible e-waste management in our school involves:

- Recycling and refurbishment

- Safe disposal and destruction

November 18, 2023

Team Planet Wisers representing GIIS EC in the APQO Conference 2023

GIIS East Coast Campus is immensely proud to have been represented in the Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) Awards for Contributing to Excellence (ACE) Competition which was held at Radisson Hotel in the beautiful city of Kathmandu, Nepal on the 17th and 18th of November 2023.

As stated in the APQO website, “ACE is a highly participative and interactive team excellence competition which is designed to recognise teams that demonstrate common values and goals imparting a powerful sense of shared purpose where they combine talent and skills to achieve new levels of performance.”  It is the aim of APQO and of GSF to give our students, teachers and staff an opportunity to share best practices in each of their campuses to everyone.  

On this 28th APQO International Conference, GIIS East Coast Campus is one of the 6 GSF schools (GlIS, OWIS, HIS, CISM, Regent and Glendale) and one of the 16 teams across all GSF schools who participated in this event.  

The team representing GIIS East Coast campus is composed of Saanvi Singh of Class 10 IGCSE and Alisha Sambhus of Class 9 IGCSE.  They were guided and mentored by Ms. Odaia Ranido, our IB PYP Coordinator.  They named their team- The Planet Wisers.

The theme for this year’s APQO International Conference is “Quality for creation of a more sustainable, competitive and human world.”  The team felt that this is very much relevant to their project which is on the call for proper disposal of electronic waste, E-Wastes.

The team received commendations from the panel of jury, prestigious recognition and was awarded:

• APQO International ACE Team Awards 2023, Commitment to Excellence, 4/4 stars. and

• APQO Innovation Class Awards 2023, Commitment to Excellence, GOLD Award