WEEE Forum, Brussels To mark International E-Waste Day, Oct. 14, consumers worldwide are urged to collect dead and/or unused electronics and electrical products and give
UNITAR, Bonn, and International Telecommunication Union, Geneva A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track
WEEE Forum, Brussels, Belgium Every year, unused cables, electronic toys, LED-decorated novelty clothes, power tools, vaping devices, and countless other small consumer items often not
WEEE Forum, Brussels 2022 International E-waste Day slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’ Despite world-leading e-waste management, ~30% of Europe’s stock of mobile
UNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,
Terry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods.
UN University / UNITAR, Bonn Electronic waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States + Georgia rose by 50% between 2010 and 2019, roughly the
UN University / WEEE Forum, Brussels The e-waste result of an online streaming explosion: an emerging concern / information gap On International E-Waste Day 2021,
World Resources Forum, Switzerland, CEWASTE Project / UN University Led by the World Resources Forum, consortium designates recycling, reuse of key elements in four electronic,
World Economic Forum, Geneva Geneva, Thursday 18 March 2021 – Today, top electronics companies, together with a group of pioneering global organizations, set a vision
UN University, Bonn / International Telecommunications Union, Geneva A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350
POLYCE, Bonn, Germany Consumers asked to favor electronic products containing recycled plastics; firms to build recycled plastic into design, ease plastic recovery for reuse A
UNU / World Economic Forum, Geneva Joint report: Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking,
United Nations University, Bonn / Tokyo About three-fourths of 60,000 tons of used electronic equipment shipped to Nigeria in both 2015 and 2016 originated from
Project ProSUM, Brussels Standardized, consolidated data helps to identify recovery potential of secondary raw materials worth € billions wasted annually Expert European organizations have united
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, Bonn / INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, Geneva / INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION, Vienna E-waste per capita rises 5 percent from 2014 to 2016;
UN University, Sustainable Cycles Programme — Bonn, Germany Per capita consumption of gadgets, appliances, other products with a cord or battery, rising quickly with incomes; Report
United Nations University, Bonn 30 Aug, 2015 UN University, INTERPOL, partners conclude 2-year inquiry; report recommends ways to better enforce laws, monitor e-waste trade; cooperation vital
United Nations University, Bonn 19 April 2015 End-of-life electronic, electrical equipment totals 41.8 million metric tonnes in 2014 E-waste last year contained $52 billion in resources, large
United Nations University, Solving the Ewaste Problem, Bonn 15 December, 2013 Annual world volume of end-of-life electronics expected to jump one-third to 65.4 million tonnes
6-Jul-2012 United Nations University ‘Urban mining’ deposits are 40 to 60 times richer than mined ore, experts tell 1st GeSI and StEP e-Waste Academy in
United Nations University, Solving the E-waste Problem initiative 30-Oct-2011 Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in Ghana’s capital Accra reveal contamination