Can the world do more to reduce e-waste?

I would like to applaud the work of Computer Aid Society which has made great strides in increasing the computer literacy levels in Africa by donating used computers from the diaspora to Universities and schools.

I would like to appeal to the developed countries, to donate their old and dead power supplies to Computer Aid. At my workplace we repair what seems at first glance to be a dead power supply.

Upon thorough inspection it could be simply a burnt varistor chip, capacitor or transformer chip.

The power supplies can be refurbished and re-used and ultimately reducing the levels of e-waste.

For computer components that have been condemed, these should be stripped for spare parts.

In developed countries there is a culture to throw away a component due to a minor fault, however in developing countries there is a culture of repairing and refurbishing machines.