Partner

Organisation Name:

United Nastions Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Organisation website:

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Activity website:

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City:

Bonn, Brussels, Geneva, Nairobi, Osaka, Paris

Countries:

Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Switzerland

Date(s):

14.10.2023; 24.12.2023

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media, Public Campaign - Internet news

Description: UNITAR developed datasets for the IEWD 2023 on invisible e-waste and will be jointly publishing with ITU, UNEP and the Carmignac Fondation the next Global E-waste Monitor 2023 to be launched on 24 Dec. 2023.
Partner

Organisation Name:

WEEE Forum

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

14 October 2023

Activities:

Social media, Public Campaign - Internet news, News release, Business campaign Internet news, Business collection

Description: As the leader of the International E-Waste Day the WEEE Forum will organise a series of awareness raising activities, focussing on different audiences.

Below you can see some of the actions planned so far:

  • dedicated worldwide press campaign;

  • vox-pop videos with consumers from different countries worldwide showing the most common misconception about e-waste;

  • video including interviews of the different value chain representatives around the topic of invisible e-waste;

  • series of infographics on the topic;

  • short explanatory animation;

  • social media campaign;

  • e-waste collection it the offices;

  • presentations at conferences and events;

  • dedicated newsletter

  •  other awareness raising activities


More details about these activities will be disclosed closer to the date.
WEEE Forum member

Organisation Name:

Recupel

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

Week of 14 octobre

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: Recupel will do an online campaign about invisible small electro and the importance to collect it for recycling and reuse. We will use social media and press as communication channels.
Associate

Organisation Name:

APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Bruxelles

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

Week 9 - 14 October

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: APPLiA will run a social media campaign across its channels to raise awareness about the risks associated with the growing amounts of e-waste hoarded in the homes of millions of Europeans and the opportunities of recycling. In line with this year's theme, the focus will be on all those small appliances that are often overlooked and are not seen as traditional waste - think of your old toaster or toothbrush.
Associate

Organisation Name:

EucoLight

Organisation website:

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City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

Working week from 09 to 13 October

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description:




  • What the activity will be? Social media campaign in the spirit of posts already published on social media (e.g., power-operated household tools or toys), but relating to lamps that are often overlooked by consumers to be brought back to collection points for recycling e.g., bicycle lamps or Christmas lights.

  • Why? Create awareness on lamps that are not always identified as recyclable.

  • Who will be involved? EucoLight secretariat to prepare the social media posts, to be relayed by the members.

Associate

Organisation Name:

EuRIC - The European Recycling Industries' Confederation

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

Monday, October 9 to Saturday, October 14 2023

Activities:

Social media, Public Campaign - Social media, Business campaign -Social media

Description: 🔍 5 Polls on WEEE Disposal: Engage with our 5 polls to understand public perspectives and knowledge on WEEE disposal practices. Your opinions matter!

💡 3 Did You Know? Posts: Stay tuned for intriguing 'Did You Know?' posts highlighting important facts about WEEE disposal and its environmental impact. Knowledge is power!

🌏 1 EuRIC's Stand in a Nutshell: We'll share a concise post outlining EuRIC's position on WEEE, providing insight into our advocacy for responsible e-waste management.

♻️ 1 International E-Waste Day Awareness: On International E-Waste Day, we'll emphasise the significance of proper e-waste management, raising awareness about often overlooked e-waste scrap.
Associate

Organisation Name:

Orgalim

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

14 of October

Activities:

Public collection

Description: On our compromise to improve the circularity of electronic equipment, Orgalim team will organise a collection of E-waste in our office in Brussels, where our colleagues will contribute by bringing their domestic electronic devices at the end of their life, so that they can be properly recycled.
Participant

Organisation Name:

BluePoint Brussels

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

From Monday 9/10 to Friday 13/10 (included)

Activities:

Business collection, Social media

Description: BluePoint Meet.Work.Tech. has been committed to environmental protection for many years. In 2013, the Brussels site was awarded the international "Green Key" label as an environmentally-friendly player in the event industry.

BluePoint also takes part in the annual collection of electronic waste organized by the WEEE forum and supported by Recupel, two BluePoint Brussels tenants. During the week of the event, BluePoint Brussels tenants can store their e-waste and take part in this collective effort.

Thanks to all these actions, and to the posters displayed in strategic locations, BluePoint is able to raise its customers' awareness of their water and energy consumption, and of waste sorting.
Participant

Organisation Name:

CE-RISE | Circular Economy Resource Information System

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

TBC based on WEEE Forum's posting schedule 14/10/2023

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: Reposting of WEEE Forum videos etc. on social media (LinkedIn, Twitter)
Participant

Organisation Name:

Circular.brussels

Organisation website:

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Activity website:

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Social:

City:

Bruxelles

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

16/10/2023

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: Circular Brussels is a non-profit and social organization that creates equitable access to technology by providing refurbished IT equipment for local community organizations.
Participant

Organisation Name:

Digital Health in the Circular Economy (DiCE)

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

03/10/2023 14/10/2023 TBC - Based on the WEEE Forum's posting schedule (for reposts)

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: Reposting of the WEEE Forum's corresponding videos (smart wearables etc.) on social media (LinkedIn, Twitter)
Announcement of participation in newsletter (163 recipients) to be sent on 03/10/2023 with corresponding link for registration.
Participant

Organisation Name:

FutuRaM - Future Availability of Secondary Raw Materials

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

14/10/2023 TBC based on WEEE Forum's posting schedule (reposts)

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: Reposting of WEEE Forum videos etc. on social media (Twitter, LinkedIn)
Participant

Organisation Name:

GRINNER

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

29/09/2023 14/10/2023 TBC -Based on the WEEE Forum's posting schedule (for reposting)

Activities:

Public Campaign - Social media

Description: Reposting of corresponding posts and videos on social media (LinkedIn, Twitter).
Participant

Organisation Name:

I4R platform

Organisation website:

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City:

Europe

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

14/10/2023

Activities:

Description: The I4R platform enables the exchange of information between manufacturers, treatment facilities, and preparation for reuse/reuse operators of (W)EEE about the presence and location of materials and components that need separate treatment in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex VII and relying on Article 15 of the WEEE Directive, e.g. batteries, printed circuit boards or plastics containing brominated flame retardants.

This permanent, centralised, and up-to-date platform offers an easy to use communication tool that will help to further increase the recycling results in the electrical and electronic sector while reducing compliance cost for both manufacturers and recyclers.

Producer associations are invited to take advantage of this tool. For any questions, please contact here.

Let's tackle the e-waste challenge together!
Participant

Organisation Name:

Mirec Recycling N.V.

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Sint-Niklaas

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

9/10/2023 - 13/10/2023

Activities:

Business collection

Description: At Mirec we understand the impact of e-waste and help to recycle electrical and electronic equipment safely and sustainably in an efficient and sustainable way.

 

 
Participant

Organisation Name:

PHOTORAMA

Organisation website:

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Social:

City:

Brussels

Country:

Belgium

Date(s):

13/10/2023

Activities:

Social media

Description: The activity is about communicating on PV modules as part the WEEE and promoting its recycling.

The visual e-flyer will be release in the project website and on social media.

About

The WEEE Forum a.i.s.b.l. is an international association representing 51 producer responsibility organisations across the globe. Together with our members, we are at the forefront of turning the extended producer responsibility principle into an effective electronic waste management policy approach through our combined knowledge of the technical, business and operational aspects of collection, logistics, de-pollution, processing, preparing for reuse and reporting of e-waste. Our mission is to be the world’s foremost e-waste competence centre excelling in the implementation of the circularity principle.

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