WEEE Forum member
Organisation Name:
CORPORACION ECOCOMPUTO
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá, D.C.
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
October 12th and 13th
Activities:
Conference
Description: The EcoCómputo Corporation will hold on October 12 and 13 the second Virtual Congress "EcoConéctate 2021" #EcoConéctate, which brings the topics that will allow you to catch up on advances in technological waste management, #EconomyCircular and innovation. With the participation of 16 national (Colombian) and international experts. The event is supported by EcoCómputo, the Ministry of Environment of Colombia, GEF-UNDP and Project SRI (Sustainable Recycling Industry).
WEEE Forum member
Organisation Name:
EcoCómputo
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
14 October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description:
Through our social networks and we want to reach the community, encourage waste collection of Electrical and Electronic Devices that they have at home, in addition to joining us to commemorate this day and recognize the importance of caring for the planet through small actions. WEEE Forum member
Organisation Name:
Red Verde
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
October
Activities:
Social media, Public Campaign - Social media, Public collection
Description: We will promote the IEWD on our website and social media, through a virtual campaign. This is going to be the start of a series of a permanent campaign in order to raise awareness, which will connect citizens with the eWaste recycling issue and the promotion of circular economy initiatives. We will also hold a free collection route in some of the main cities of Colombia for the users who call our contact center between September 14th until 19th!
WEEE Forum member
Organisation Name:
RED VERDE
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogota
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
14 October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description:
From our social networks we want to invite the Colombian and international population to participate with the proper collection of WEEE and especially small appliances, to reduce the environmental footprint help the planet Participant
Organisation Name:
CITIC
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Countries:
Colombia, Ecuador
Date(s):
October 14
Activities:
Social media, Free Webinar
Description: Free Webinar: Discover the Impact of E-Waste and How to Manage It Sustainably
On International E-Waste Day, we invite to Latin American community to join our FREE webinar where they will learn:
This webinar is perfect for everyone: students, professionals, environmental activists, or anyone interested in protecting the planet.
On International E-Waste Day, we invite to Latin American community to join our FREE webinar where they will learn:
- What is E-Waste? And why it’s a global challenge.
- Health and environmental impacts: How does e-waste affect climate change and human health?
- Global and regional statistics: The situation in Latin America and the world.
- How can we reuse and recycle e-waste? Sustainable solutions for a cleaner planet.
This webinar is perfect for everyone: students, professionals, environmental activists, or anyone interested in protecting the planet.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Colnodo
Organisation website:
Activity website:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
Commences in December 2020
Activities:
Workshop
Description: To educate the population in concrete actions of sustainable development focused on ICT.
Train agents of change in the environment through knowledge of electronic devices and the internet and their relationship with the environment to measure the environmental impact they have and carry out personal and collective actions, promoting new ways of viewing the subject.
Train agents of change in the environment through knowledge of electronic devices and the internet and their relationship with the environment to measure the environmental impact they have and carry out personal and collective actions, promoting new ways of viewing the subject.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Colnodo
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
4 octubre 30 octubre
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: The guide proposes to help understand, think and act collectively to clearly change the direction and direction of us to create a regenerative and redistributive economy that respects both human and ecological rights and limits. It is aimed at civil society organizations that want to transform the daily use of technology, social enterprises that aim to have a positive impact on the world and the environment in which we live, and anyone interested in connecting, both offline and online in a more sustainable way.
guía se propone ayudar a entender, pensar y actuar colectivamente para cambiar claramente la dirección y dirigirnos hacia una economía regeneradora y redistributiva que respete tanto los derechos, como los límites humanos y ecológicos. Está dirigida a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil que desean transformar el uso diario de la tecnología, a emprendimientos sociales que se proponen tener un impacto positivo en el mundo y el ambiente en el que vivimos, y a cualquier persona interesada en conectarse, tanto en línea como fuera de línea, de manera más sustentable.
guía se propone ayudar a entender, pensar y actuar colectivamente para cambiar claramente la dirección y dirigirnos hacia una economía regeneradora y redistributiva que respete tanto los derechos, como los límites humanos y ecológicos. Está dirigida a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil que desean transformar el uso diario de la tecnología, a emprendimientos sociales que se proponen tener un impacto positivo en el mundo y el ambiente en el que vivimos, y a cualquier persona interesada en conectarse, tanto en línea como fuera de línea, de manera más sustentable.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Corporaciión EcoCómputo
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá D.C.
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
October 14th and 15th.
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: For the 14th and 15th of October, within the framework of the celebration of the international E-waste day, we are organizing 4 informative webinars on topics of interest in the management of WEEE.
We have the support of the environmental authority "Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente de Bogotá"
The topics to be discussed are the following:
We will also run a campaign in social networks on the importance of managing WEEE correctly.
We have the support of the environmental authority "Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente de Bogotá"
The topics to be discussed are the following:
- Circular economy in the country and Bogotá.
- International context in the management of WEEE.
- Sustainable Development Goals and WEEE management.
- Success cases in the management of WEEE.
We will also run a campaign in social networks on the importance of managing WEEE correctly.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Corporación EcoCómputo
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Activities:
Business campaign -Social media
Description: We are planning to participate in the International E-waste day by distributing a press release to public and business digital and print media, referring to the extent of the global e-waste problem, the WEEE Forum's role and initiative for the specific day. We are also going to promote two special posts on Facebook and Instagram (one pre- and one post-International E-Waste Day) plus one post on LinkedIn on the specific day, using the visual and the hashtag #ewasteday .
Participant
Organisation Name:
Corporación EcoCómputo
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
14 Octubre
Activities:
Business campaign -Social media
Description: The corporation's digital channels will highlight the importance of International Recycling Day, its importance and the value it generates for the community in general, raising awareness and identifying the invisible waste that we have at home and that we need to give environmentally responsible management.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Corporación Red Verde
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Activities:
Social media, Public collection
Description: In order to celebrate the International E-Waste Day, Red Verde wants to add efforts in order to sentivise people in Colombia
Therefore, the activities that we are going to develop are the following:
- Social media posts
- Web site mention
- Collection campaigns in the Risaralda states with the partners of Retorna group.
- Mention in a waste forum in Bogotá
Therefore, the activities that we are going to develop are the following:
- Social media posts
- Web site mention
- Collection campaigns in the Risaralda states with the partners of Retorna group.
- Mention in a waste forum in Bogotá
Participant
Organisation Name:
Corporación Red Verde
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogotá and Pereira
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
October
Activities:
Social media
Description: Considering the current pandemic situation, we would like to promote this special day mainly by social media, web page campaigns and infographics. Nevertheless, we are going to consider one collection routes, but it will depend of local permissions regarding COVID-19.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Hook Up
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Santader, Valencia, Guatemala, Bogotá, Santiago, NY
Countries:
Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Spain, United States
Date(s):
13 - 17th October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: We are sustainable photo rep agency with presence in different countries in Latin America and Spain. Our purpose is to generate awareness about sustainability through images and to apply better practices with an adequate use and disposal of our electronic devices (including our photographic equipment), so as to reduce e-waste.
Our proposal is to create an e-waste campaign for photographers where they can create an image inspired on the challenges and opportunities that e-waste represents. At the end, the images will be compiled to create a fanzine.
We recommend to visit our Instagram account @hookuphoto.
Our proposal is to create an e-waste campaign for photographers where they can create an image inspired on the challenges and opportunities that e-waste represents. At the end, the images will be compiled to create a fanzine.
We recommend to visit our Instagram account @hookuphoto.
Participant
Organisation Name:
RED VERDE
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bogota
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
14/10/2023
Activities:
Social media
Description: A talk will be offered about the special importance of refrigeration waste due to the use of refrigerant gases and the treatment of these gases in the country.
Our guests are two experts in charge of the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Colombia, Nidia Pabón and Edwin Dickson from the ozone technical unit of the Ministry of the Environment.
Our guests are two experts in charge of the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Colombia, Nidia Pabón and Edwin Dickson from the ozone technical unit of the Ministry of the Environment.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Wast-e
Organisation website:
Activity website:
City:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Date(s):
14/10/2020
Activities:
News release
Description: We are a startup which helps organizations to achieve the goals related to collection of electric and electronic waste. We are trying to input in order to decrease the global impact of e-waste. We believe circular economy is vital for taking care of our planet. We will be distributing a news release for International E-Waste Day.
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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