Partner
Organisation Name:
UNITAR
Organisation website:
City:
Bonn
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2022
Activities:
Launch of report
Description: Launch of a new e-waste report
Partner
Organisation Name:
UNITAR-SCYCLE
Organisation website:
City:
Bonn
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14 Oct. 2024
Activities:
Publication
Description: Publication of the Uzbek E-waste Monitor - check out www.ewastemonitor.info
Partner
Organisation Name:
United Nastions Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Organisation website:
Activity website:
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:
UNU-SCYCLE
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
worldwide
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14. October 2021
Activities:
Public Campaign - Internet news
Description: In cooperation with the WEEE Forum we want to show the level of knowledge of consumers worldwide regarding e-waste recycling. We want to illustrate that there are different levels of knowledge so we would like correct/positive answers alongside incorrect/negative answers.
The videos, filmed on the streets of different cities, will be compiled in a single short film divided into short sections (one per question).
The videos, filmed on the streets of different cities, will be compiled in a single short film divided into short sections (one per question).
Associate
Organisation Name:
EIT RawMaterials
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Multiple
Countries:
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia
Date(s):
From 19 October - 31 December 2020
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media, School campaign or collection
Description: The WEEE4Future campaign, aims at engaging people to count, characterize, collect and contribute their e-waste in four target cities/regions, leveraging the EIT RawMaterials partner network. The target audience is school and university students (14-24 year olds), with a KPI of engaging with 7,000 households across the four cities. The project will initially run until the end of 2020, with launch taking place end of September.
The aim is to gamify the process of collecting e-waste through use of a website, allowing schools or groups to enter details on e-waste found in their homes. The project also gives access to educational content around the materials found in different electronics in order to raise awareness and increase understanding of e-waste issues and the importance of recycling; this will be structured around three modules:
Module 01
The E-Waste Dilemma
Module 02
The E-Waste Solution
Module 03
E-Recycling Benefits
Final disposal of hazardous and non recyclable materials
The target group is young, diverse and active. We will use social media to reach them ; we will roll out a communications campaign once the website is ready involving social media ads for generation Z, targeted ads to reach out to teachers and direct ads on instagram.
The aim is to gamify the process of collecting e-waste through use of a website, allowing schools or groups to enter details on e-waste found in their homes. The project also gives access to educational content around the materials found in different electronics in order to raise awareness and increase understanding of e-waste issues and the importance of recycling; this will be structured around three modules:
Module 01
The E-Waste Dilemma
- Definition
- Category and type
- Composition and mass balance
Module 02
The E-Waste Solution
- E-Waste management system
- E-Waste treatment process
Module 03
E-Recycling Benefits
- Separated materials
- New life for materials
Final disposal of hazardous and non recyclable materials
The target group is young, diverse and active. We will use social media to reach them ; we will roll out a communications campaign once the website is ready involving social media ads for generation Z, targeted ads to reach out to teachers and direct ads on instagram.
Associate
Organisation Name:
European Electronics Recyclers Association
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Hapert
Countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Date(s):
July - October
Activities:
Members Photo Competition
Description: EERA are holding a competition for Members to collect and share photographs from Members with the topic “Unusual Small E-WASTE discoveries”
Between now and the 6th September we have asked Members to take a look around their facilities, or local municipal collection sites or locality etc. to find good examples of old / unusual small WEEE.
The entries will be considered by the Board and the winners announced at our Members Meeting on 4th Oct. and the winning photos shared on our Social Media on the 14th Oct to celebrate the Int. E-WASTE event.
Our Members operate over 800 E-WASTE re-use and treatment facilities in twenty-two countries across the continent of Europe.
Between now and the 6th September we have asked Members to take a look around their facilities, or local municipal collection sites or locality etc. to find good examples of old / unusual small WEEE.
The entries will be considered by the Board and the winners announced at our Members Meeting on 4th Oct. and the winning photos shared on our Social Media on the 14th Oct to celebrate the Int. E-WASTE event.
Our Members operate over 800 E-WASTE re-use and treatment facilities in twenty-two countries across the continent of Europe.
Associate
Organisation Name:
GIZ
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Eschborn
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14 October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: We will make another push to disseminate our e-waste explainer video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHoptZkOtUk and tweet on the hashtag.
Associate
Organisation Name:
United Nations University (UNU), SCYCLE Programme
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Bonn
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14 October 2020
Activities:
Workshop
Description: Webinar on SCYCLE work and especially Global E-waste Monitor 2020
Participant
Organisation Name:
adelphi
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
16 October 2019
Activities:
Workshop
Description: Gamenight at adelphi: In the Loop – Unravelling e-waste and the circular economy in a playful way
"Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” In this workshop at adelphi in connection with International eWaste Day, we will to unravel the basics of the Circular Economy and e-waste management by playing an interactive board game called In the Loop.
By presenting today’s resource-related challenges in a fun and engaging way, In the Loop simulates complex, global resource supply chains and triggers players to find solutions - all in less than 90 minutes. The objective is simple: players take on the role of a manufacturing company and try to be the first to seven ‘Progress Points’ by collecting resources and building products.
But, in this uncertain world, how much progress will your company make? You will face difficult strategic decisions as you navigate through constricted resource mines and unpredictable world events. Should you collaborate with competitors, invest in mining new materials, or change your business model?
We will provide a brief introduction into the game’s mechanics and have a Skype call with the creator Katie Whalen for a brief Q&A. And, of course, we will play the game!
"Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” In this workshop at adelphi in connection with International eWaste Day, we will to unravel the basics of the Circular Economy and e-waste management by playing an interactive board game called In the Loop.
By presenting today’s resource-related challenges in a fun and engaging way, In the Loop simulates complex, global resource supply chains and triggers players to find solutions - all in less than 90 minutes. The objective is simple: players take on the role of a manufacturing company and try to be the first to seven ‘Progress Points’ by collecting resources and building products.
But, in this uncertain world, how much progress will your company make? You will face difficult strategic decisions as you navigate through constricted resource mines and unpredictable world events. Should you collaborate with competitors, invest in mining new materials, or change your business model?
We will provide a brief introduction into the game’s mechanics and have a Skype call with the creator Katie Whalen for a brief Q&A. And, of course, we will play the game!
Participant
Organisation Name:
Bitkom Servicegesellschaft mbH
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
September 22nd until October 14th
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: On Friday 20th of September we started a social media challenge called #WEEEcleanup. We challenge consumers to search for WEEE on their homes and take it to the points of disposal. With this challenge we want to create awareness that WEEE doesn't belong in the normal waste and that WEEE can and should be taken to the correct places to a) contribute to the circular economy and gain materials b)increase the amount of takebacks and c)be disposed correctly reducing environmental and social risks
We have spread the message #WEEEcleanup in different channels as Twitter and LinkedIn. We also challenge other companies to share the challenge with their customers.
We have spread the message #WEEEcleanup in different channels as Twitter and LinkedIn. We also challenge other companies to share the challenge with their customers.
Participant
Organisation Name:
C-SERVEES
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Meiningen, Budapest, Istanbul
Countries:
Germany, Hungary, Turkey
Date(s):
14th October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Internet news
Description: C-SERVEES, is a Horizon 2020 funded project, that is developing and testing new circular business models for four products: washing machines, televisions, printers and an access monitoring device used in telecoms. The models are based on the principles of the circular economy and involve a rich consortium that includes research organisations, manufacturers (based in Germany, Hungary & Turkey), WEEE recyclers and ICT developers. Amongst other things, the new business models will seek to prevent e-waste through design for longevity, repair and refurbishment.
We have reached an exciting stage in the project where new products are being developed and the circular economy business models are being tested.
On International E-Waste Day, we will launch an animation outlining the project and its aims, objectives and results so far.
We have reached an exciting stage in the project where new products are being developed and the circular economy business models are being tested.
On International E-Waste Day, we will launch an animation outlining the project and its aims, objectives and results so far.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Circular Munich
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Munich
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2023
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: We are running a social media campaign as part of IEWD, highlighting the issue for Munich and what can be done to keep Electronics in use or properly recycled. The activity will be followed by additional posts in the run up to the Circular Republic Festival in Munich (15.-18.11.2023).
Participant
Organisation Name:
CIRECON by Jetsam Service Management GmbH
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Regensburg
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14 October 2020
Activities:
Social media, Business collection
Description: On 3rd of September 2020 we started participating on the collection project of the non-profit organization NABU, which is collecting smartphones and donating part of the generated revenues to the NABU insect protection fund to protect the habitat of bumblebees, bees and other insects. By using our social media campaign #whattheschrott we want to reach our society and motivate all of us to GO GREEN. The creation of awareness that unused electronics shouldn’t be hoarded at home as they include valuable materials, which can be recovered by correct recycling, is our key topic. The incentives for correct electronics recycling and the results of our NABU smartphone collection will be addressed by CIRECON on our social media channels and on our newly created website https://cirecon.de/gogreen/ during the International E-waste Day 2020.
Participant
Organisation Name:
CIRECON Circular Economy Services
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Regensburg
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2021
Activities:
Business collection, Social media
Description: For this year's International E-Waste Day, we want to create awareness through our social media channels together with all our employees regarding e-waste and the amount each of us has at home. We are therefore collecting e-waste and building the "Statue of history" with devices that should actually have belonged to "history" a long time ago and should have been brought back into the cycle.
Participant
Organisation Name:
CIRECON Circular Economy Services
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Regensburg
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.09.2023 - 14.10.2023
Activities:
Business collection, Social media, Business campaign -Social media
Description: For this year's International E-waste Day, we are organising a collection campaign in regional companies that will last several weeks. Within the framework of the campaign, the employees of the participating companies are to be sensitised to the proper handling of old electrical appliances. The potential in drawers, the reasons for proper disposal and the given disposal options are to be explained. The campaign will start with an information event at which posters and flyers will be distributed. There will also be a social media campaign. In addition, during the entire period of the campaign, it will be possible to hand in old small electrical appliances in collection boxes provided by us directly at the company on site. Certified disposal and corresponding proofs will of course be provided afterwards.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Wuppertal
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2024
Activities:
Social media
Description: Social media campaigns.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Organisation website:
Activity website:
City:
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
11.10.2023; 10:00-11:30 CET
Activities:
Webinar
Description: Webinar: Addressing the Challenge of E-Waste Management in the Global South - EPR Frameworks
On the occasion of the International Day of E-waste, this webinar organised by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) focuses on the challenges of e-waste management in developing countries, and it showcases good practices of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks to overcome these obstacles.
Objectives:
This webinar will serve as a platform to foster knowledge exchange, promote dialogues, and identify practical solutions to address the e-waste challenges in the Global South. By coming together and sharing experiences, expertise, and resources, we can pave the way for a more sustainable future, protecting our environment and ensuring a better quality of life for all.
Guest Speakers:
On the occasion of the International Day of E-waste, this webinar organised by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) focuses on the challenges of e-waste management in developing countries, and it showcases good practices of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks to overcome these obstacles.
Objectives:
This webinar will serve as a platform to foster knowledge exchange, promote dialogues, and identify practical solutions to address the e-waste challenges in the Global South. By coming together and sharing experiences, expertise, and resources, we can pave the way for a more sustainable future, protecting our environment and ensuring a better quality of life for all.
Guest Speakers:
- E-waste Producer Responsibility Organisation Nigeria (EPRON): Ibukun Faluyi
- Landbell Group (India): Preeti Tiwari and Saurabh Shah
Participant
Organisation Name:
E-waste Race
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
multiple cities
Countries:
Germany, Netherlands
Date(s):
6 September till 21st of October
Activities:
School campaign or collection
Description: During the months September and October we run schoolprograms in 90 Dutch schools and 20 schools in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. Participating schools get an interactive guest lecture about circular electronics and engage in local campaigns to spread awareness about electronics recycling. People in the neighborhood can let their e-waste be picked up at home for free by offering it online at ewasterace.nl or ewasterace.de
On International E-waste Day we will have one of our local price-ceremonies for the school that collected most e-waste.
On International E-waste Day we will have one of our local price-ceremonies for the school that collected most e-waste.
Participant
Organisation Name:
ECOLOGICON GmbH
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Reichenberg
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2024
Activities:
Social media
Description: We will use our network to inform about the 7th International E-Waste Day through social media posts and activities.
Participant
Organisation Name:
EIT RawMaterials
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
online
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14 October 2021
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: EIT RawMaterials will join the International E-waste Day to raise awareness about the importance of recycling valuable minerals and metals, fundamental for high-tech green energy technology and a carbon-neutral future of Europe.
The challenges posed by e-waste often come down to two main problems: there's far too much of it ending up in landfills and not enough people know that their used electronics can and should get recycled. The advocates of e-waste recycling have a secret weapon at their disposal: YOU! By using education and awareness raising methods to engage environmental leaders of the future, we can all solve this e-waste challenge together!
Follow our #WEEE4Future campaign on social media to learn more!
The challenges posed by e-waste often come down to two main problems: there's far too much of it ending up in landfills and not enough people know that their used electronics can and should get recycled. The advocates of e-waste recycling have a secret weapon at their disposal: YOU! By using education and awareness raising methods to engage environmental leaders of the future, we can all solve this e-waste challenge together!
Follow our #WEEE4Future campaign on social media to learn more!
Participant
Organisation Name:
German Environment Agency - Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Dessau-Roßlau
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2020
Activities:
Social media, Public Campaign - Radio news
Description: The German Environment Agency will help to raise consumer awareness by giving a radio interview (one or several radio stations) and providing information via its own social media channels (twitter, facebook, instagram). We will give consumers advice how to reduce their e-waste and how to dispose of e-waste properly.
Participant
Organisation Name:
German Environment Agency - Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Dessau-Roßlau
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14th October 2021
Activities:
Social media
Description: The German Environment Agency will help to raise consumer awareness by providing information via its own website and social media channels (twitter, facebook, instagram). We will give consumers advice how to reduce their e-waste and how to dispose of e-waste properly.
Participant
Organisation Name:
German Environment Agency - Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Dessau-Roßlau
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
regularly - 14th October 2022
Activities:
Public Campaign - Internet news, News release, Social media
Description: The German Environment Agency will help to raise consumer awareness by publishing a news release and providing information via its own website and social media channels (twitter, facebook, instagram). We will give consumers advice how to reduce their e-waste and how to dispose of e-waste properly.
- Use products longer: Warranty, repair and new purchase - https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/umwelttipps-fuer-den-alltag/elektrogeraete/produkte-laenger-nutzen-gewaehrleistung-reparatur
- return e-waste properly: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wohin-dem-elektroschrott-0
- Further information on e-waste and disposal: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/abfall-ressourcen/produktverantwortung-in-der-abfallwirtschaft/elektroaltgeraete
Participant
Organisation Name:
German Environment Agency - Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Dessau-Roßlau
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
regularly - 14th October 2022
Activities:
News release, Social media, Public Campaign - Internet news
Description:
The German Environment Agency (UBA) will inform and help to raise consumer awareness by publishing a news release about "invisible" e-waste ("Unsichtbarer Elektroschrott"), the nationwide e-waste campaign "Plan E: E-Schrott einfach und richtig entorgen" (engl. "simply and correct dispose of WEEE") and the latest German WEEE data on the UBA Website. We also give general advice on e-waste:
- Use products longer: Warranty, repair and new purchase - https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/umwelttipps-fuer-den-alltag/elektrogeraete/produkte-laenger-nutzen-gewaehrleistung-reparatur
- Return e-waste properly: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wohin-dem-elektroschrott-0
- Further information on e-waste and disposal: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/abfall-ressourcen/produktverantwortung-in-der-abfallwirtschaft/elektroaltgeraete
- German e-waste data: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/daten/ressourcen-abfall/verwertung-entsorgung-ausgewaehlter-abfallarten/elektro-elektronikaltgeraete
- Nationwide e-waste campaign by the national register: https://e-schrott-entsorgen.org
Participant
Organisation Name:
iGEM Aachen 2023
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Aachen
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
12th to 16th October
Activities:
Social media, Workshop
Description: iGEM is an international student competition in the field of synthetic biology. We are this year's team from RWTH Aachen University and we pioneer a biotechnological recycling solution for Rare-Earth Elements (REEs) out of electronic waste. Our mission is to bring sustainable e-waste recycling into communities worldwide via bio-based techniques. In our project RareCycle, we develop a genetically engineered fungus that can capture and release Rare-Earth ions on its surface from a solution of e-waste. This fungus can then be used as an adaptable and cheap filter material to recover valuable resources from electronic waste.
On International E-Waste Day, we will campaign in the laboratories of our university to sensitize people for the growing problem of electronic waste. We will also release new informational material on our Social Media channels that reach a large audience of students and researchers.
On International E-Waste Day, we will campaign in the laboratories of our university to sensitize people for the growing problem of electronic waste. We will also release new informational material on our Social Media channels that reach a large audience of students and researchers.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Lexmark
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Neu-Isenburg
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
4/10/2022
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: Lexmark, a global provider of Internet of Things and cloud-enabled imaging technologies, is C-SERVEES’ exclusive manufacturing partner for printers and cartridges. Lexmark joined the C-SERVEES project to share experience and expertise with cross-sector specialists to help develop innovative circular economy concepts. Those concepts will benefit the entire ICT industry, thereby helping to create new jobs in Europe and make a positive impact, both on the economy and the societies we do business in.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Lexmark
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Neu-Isenburg
Countries:
France, Germany, United Kingdom
Date(s):
1st October until 16th October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description:
- C-SERVEES videos
- information on our OEM remanufacturing strategy
Participant
Organisation Name:
Minimise
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Berlin / Lagos
Countries:
Germany, Nigeria
Date(s):
9-21 October 2023
Activities:
Description: To educate consumers and raise awareness amongst the public, the team at Minimise has launched a personal e-waste footprint calculator. Guided by 6 questions, respondents can learn more about the amount of electronics in their house, their yearly e-waste footprint and composition, as well as how they compare to the German average.
To expand the practice of environmentally sound recycling, the team at Minimise will be visiting Nigeria from the 14-21 of October and openly requests initiatives on the ground to reach out for a personal meeting.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Minimise GmbH
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Berlin
Countries:
Germany, India
Date(s):
14th of October 2024
Activities:
Research and publication
Description: India employs ±2 million informal waste pickers in its informal e-waste sector. They are highly skilled, professional dismantlers, able to extract any value they might find. This often comes at the cost of their own health, and the environment. Since the safe disposal of hazardous waste is not guaranteed, and plastics are often discarded to landfill, we see opportunities for improvements to the circular economy.
Minimise have partnered with Landbell GreenForest Solutions India and Ecowork to research the impact of these activities. In total 18 tons of e-waste will be collected. 9 tons from which valuable components were already harvested by the informal sector, and 9 tons of unharvested e-waste.
By dismantling and weighing each fraction, we can compare difference in material found in each share. The expectation is we find a higher share of plastics, toxins and hazardous components. Based on our findings, the teams will issue a series of recommendations in the form of a white paper, to be released on the 14th of October.
Follow our social media channels to stay up to date on our findings.
Minimise have partnered with Landbell GreenForest Solutions India and Ecowork to research the impact of these activities. In total 18 tons of e-waste will be collected. 9 tons from which valuable components were already harvested by the informal sector, and 9 tons of unharvested e-waste.
By dismantling and weighing each fraction, we can compare difference in material found in each share. The expectation is we find a higher share of plastics, toxins and hazardous components. Based on our findings, the teams will issue a series of recommendations in the form of a white paper, to be released on the 14th of October.
Follow our social media channels to stay up to date on our findings.
Participant
Organisation Name:
MPI SusMat
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Düsseldorf
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14.10.2025
Activities:
Webinar
Description: Webinar: Unlocking Value: Critical Raw Materials from Waste and E-Waste, We will organise an online event-webinar about CRMs, explaining how to extract them from waste and e-waste, and how to use them in applications for sustainable magnets, semiconductors, and photoactive materials.
Participant
Organisation Name:
PA GmbH
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Isen
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14. Oktober 2024
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description:
As a management consultancy for WEEE recycling, our customers inform us in advance about International WEEE Day. In this way, we show the possibilities of getting more visibility for topics from our industry and of course we want to encourage you to start an action. We will also promote the day on our social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and organize a talk at the local school. Participant
Organisation Name:
PHOTORAMA
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Brussels
Countries:
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain
Date(s):
October 14, 2024
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: The activity is a flyer for communication to inform about and incentivize the recycling of photovoltaic panels. The flyer will posted on Linkedin.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Munich
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14 October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Internet news, Webinar, News release
Description: On the occasion of International E-waste Day (IEWD 2025), Dr. Anwesha Borthakur, a Humboldt Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in the University of Munich (LMU), will deliver an E-lecture on E-waste governance in India. Further, Dr. Borthakur has submitted a newspaper article on E-waste to be considered for publishing on the occasion of IEWD in Assamese (an official language from the North-East Indian state of Assam). The proposed activities are aimed at the general public (including non-English speaking populations) and student populace in India. During the course of this month, she is planning to continue taking up similar activities both in India and in Germany.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Munich
Countries:
Germany, India
Date(s):
14 October 2022
Activities:
E-lecture, Newspaper articles, News release
Description: On the occasion of International E-waste Day (IEWD 2022), Dr. Anwesha Borthakur, a researcher at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, will deliver an E-lecture on "Governance of Electronic Waste in the Emerging Economies: Experiences from India" at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, Guwahati) – a public university of repute in India. Further, Dr. Borthakur has submitted two newspaper articles on E-waste to be considered for publishing on the occasion of IEWD in both English and Assamese (an official language in the North-East Indian state of Assam). The proposed activities are aimed at the general public (including a non-English speaking population) and student populace in India – a country with a major producer- and consumer-hub of electronic products and one of the largest generators of E-waste in the present-day world.
Participant
Organisation Name:
S2S Dynamics
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Hamburg, Madrid, Glasgow, London, Barcelona & Accra
Countries:
Germany, Ghana, Spain, United Kingdom
Date(s):
week leading up to the 14th of October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media, Public collection
Description: Video interviews with consumers on the streets across cities - Hamburg (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Glasgow (Scotland), London (UK), Barcelona (Spain) & Accra (Ghana). To find out how much people know about e-waste, its disposal and awareness around related issues. We plan to partner with Repair Circle in Germany, Backmarket in the UK and are finalizing a partner in Spain - these strategic partners would provide discounts or coupons for second life electronics. The objective is to generate a fun, relatable digital media friendly campaign that helps raise education and awareness around e-waste with consumers in different geographies
Participant
Organisation Name:
Samsung Electroncis GmbH
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Nationwide
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
Permanent collection - free of charge
Activities:
Public collection
Description: Samsung Electronics GmbH - Germany participates at the International E-Waste Day 2022 via a collection campaign at selected partners. A good opportunity for everyone to return old devices to participating offices and thus effectively close material cycles. Samsung Electronics GmbH supports this campaign. Together with our service partners, we will take back used laptops, mobile phones, smartphones , tablets and accessories permanently and free of charge at the following locations:
Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38, 12103 Berlin
Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr. 19, 70173 Stuttgart
Karlsruhe: ISOMEDIA, Douglasstraße 34, 76133 Karlsruhe
Köln: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Köln, In der Höhle 4, 50667 Köln
Schwalbach am Taunus: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Schwalbach, Am Kronberger Hang 8, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus
München: Samsung Customer Service Plaza, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 München
Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38, 12103 Berlin
Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr. 19, 70173 Stuttgart
Karlsruhe: ISOMEDIA, Douglasstraße 34, 76133 Karlsruhe
Köln: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Köln, In der Höhle 4, 50667 Köln
Schwalbach am Taunus: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Schwalbach, Am Kronberger Hang 8, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus
München: Samsung Customer Service Plaza, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 München
Participant
Organisation Name:
Samsung Electronics GmbH
Organisation website:
Activity website:
City:
Stuttgart, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Nordhorn
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
14th October 2020
Activities:
Public collection
Description: Samsung Electronics GmbH - Germany participates at the International E-Waste Day 2020 via a collection campaign at selected partners.
A good opportunity for everyone to return old devices to participating offices and thus effectively close material cycles. Samsung Electronics GmbH supports this campaign. Together with our service partners, we will take back used laptops, mobile phones, smartphones and tablets free of charge on October 14th at the following locations:
Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38, 12103 Berlin
Frankfurt: Samsung Showcase, Zeil 119, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr 19, 70173 Stuttgart
A good opportunity for everyone to return old devices to participating offices and thus effectively close material cycles. Samsung Electronics GmbH supports this campaign. Together with our service partners, we will take back used laptops, mobile phones, smartphones and tablets free of charge on October 14th at the following locations:
Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38, 12103 Berlin
Frankfurt: Samsung Showcase, Zeil 119, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr 19, 70173 Stuttgart
Participant
Organisation Name:
Samsung Electronics GmbH
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Köln, Nordhorn
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
Permanent: Starting from October 14th 2021
Activities:
Public collection
Description: Samsung Electronics GmbH - Germany participates at the International E-Waste Day 2021 via a collection campaign at selected partners. A good opportunity for everyone to return old devices to participating offices and thus effectively close material cycles. Samsung Electronics GmbH supports this campaign. Together with our service partners, we will take back used laptops, mobile phones, smartphones , tablets and accessories permanently and free of charge starting from October 14th at the following locations:
- Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
- Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38 , 12103 Berlin
- Frankfurt: Samsung Showcase - Zeil 119, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
- Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr. 19, 70173 Stuttgart
- Karlsruhe: ISOMEDIA Karlsruhe GmbH, Douglasstraße 34, 76133 Karlsruhe
- Köln: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Köln, In der Höhle 4, 50667 Köln
- Schwalbach am Taunus: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Schwalbach, Am Kronberger Hang 8, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus
- Leipzig: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Leipzig, Friedrich-List-Platz 1, 04103 Leipzig
Participant
Organisation Name:
Samsung Electronics GmbH
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Schwalbach
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
Permanent collection - free of charge
Activities:
Public Campaign - Internet news, Social media, Business collection, Public Campaign - Social media, Public collection
Description: Samsung Electronics GmbH - Germany participates at the International E-Waste Day 2022 via a collection campaign at selected partners. A good opportunity for everyone to return old devices to participating offices and thus effectively close material cycles. Samsung Electronics GmbH supports this campaign. Together with our service partners, we will take back used laptops, mobile phones, smartphones , tablets and accessories permanently and free of charge at the following locations:
Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38, 12103 Berlin
Frankfurt: #SamsungZeil, Zeil 119, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr. 19, 70173 Stuttgart
Karlsruhe: ISOMEDIA, Douglasstraße 34, 76133 Karlsruhe
Köln: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Köln, In der Höhle 4, 50667 Köln
Schwalbach am Taunus: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Schwalbach, Am Kronberger Hang 8, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus
Leipzig: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Leipzig, Friedrich-List-Platz 1, 04103 Leipzig
München: Samsung Customer Service Plaza, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 München
Berlin: Neumann + Krause GmbH, Alt-Tempelhof 36/38, 12103 Berlin
Frankfurt: #SamsungZeil, Zeil 119, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
Nordhorn: ENO telecom GmbH, Bentheimer Str. 118b, 48529 Nordhorn
Stuttgart: ISOMEDIA, Calwerstr. 19, 70173 Stuttgart
Karlsruhe: ISOMEDIA, Douglasstraße 34, 76133 Karlsruhe
Köln: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Köln, In der Höhle 4, 50667 Köln
Schwalbach am Taunus: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Schwalbach, Am Kronberger Hang 8, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus
Leipzig: Samsung Customer Service Plaza Leipzig, Friedrich-List-Platz 1, 04103 Leipzig
München: Samsung Customer Service Plaza, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 München
Participant
Organisation Name:
Sims Recycling Solutions
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Frankfurt
Country:
Germany
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media, Social media, News release, Business collection, Business campaign -Social media, Business campaign Internet news
Description: In support of the 2019 INTERNATIONAL E-WASTE day Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) will publish an educational blogpost on our website about why E-Waste Collection is important. This post will be shared via the SRS social media channels and newsletter in an effort to inform as many people as possible about the message. Our colleagues are requested to share the social media posts within their own social media channels.
Furthermore SRS will donate trees for every ton (1000KG) of E-Waste delivered into our recycling sites on 14th of October, 2019. This Sims - “E-Waste for Trees” - program will plant two trees per ton, one tree will be planted in Europe and the second one in Africa. Trees and Recycling E-Waste both contribute to a significant reduction of CO2 emissions. Trees capture CO2 emissions, and using recovered E-Waste materials as raw-material in the production process of new products reduces the usage of energy and CO2 emissions significantly. The activities will take place in: The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Austria, United Arab Emirates, South Africa.
Furthermore SRS will donate trees for every ton (1000KG) of E-Waste delivered into our recycling sites on 14th of October, 2019. This Sims - “E-Waste for Trees” - program will plant two trees per ton, one tree will be planted in Europe and the second one in Africa. Trees and Recycling E-Waste both contribute to a significant reduction of CO2 emissions. Trees capture CO2 emissions, and using recovered E-Waste materials as raw-material in the production process of new products reduces the usage of energy and CO2 emissions significantly. The activities will take place in: The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Austria, United Arab Emirates, South Africa.
Participant
Organisation Name:
Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
Hamburg
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: We will spread the word on our social media channels.
Participant
Organisation Name:
start2fix
Organisation website:
Social:
City:
Stuttgart
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
20th of September to 14th of October
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: We post twice a week insights on repair behaviour with a hint on how you can change yours in order to prevent e-waste. Stay posted and check out our channels!
Participant
Organisation Name:
TUV Rheinland
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
World
Countries:
Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Republic Of, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Province Of China, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam
Date(s):
October 21
Activities:
Workshop
Description: Making every Day Repair Day > with Intention, Policy, and Standards organized together with iFixit, TCO Development, World Economic Forum
ICT products like computers, smartphones, etc are fundamental tools adding efficiency to our lives amongst other advantages.
At the same time, NGO’s have highlighted challenges covering environmental, human and labour rights, and effective eWaste management for the Electronics industry.
At the occasion of the eWaste Day 2021, Together Open Repair, and many others during this webinar, we’ll get a glimpse into the developments from the perspective of:
Agenda
ICT products like computers, smartphones, etc are fundamental tools adding efficiency to our lives amongst other advantages.
At the same time, NGO’s have highlighted challenges covering environmental, human and labour rights, and effective eWaste management for the Electronics industry.
At the occasion of the eWaste Day 2021, Together Open Repair, and many others during this webinar, we’ll get a glimpse into the developments from the perspective of:
- Policy measures such as EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan, Sustainable Products Initiative, Green public Procurement (GPP) criteria, etc.
- industry initiatives to harmonize and fast track progress towards circular and fair ICT, with focus on Repairability
Agenda
- Research/Policy/Strategy > Recorded message (WEF Mo Chatterji)/Rakesh Vazirani
- Hotspots to be tackled > Greenpeace East Asia (Ada Kong + August Rick)
- Its possible > iFixit (Kyle Wiens)
- Repairability within your purchasing decisions > TCO Development (Nick Liu)
- Standards to assess & safeguard > TUV Rheinland (Rakesh Vazirani)
- Q&A
Participant
Organisation Name:
wai-tech
Organisation website:
Activity website:
Social:
City:
Bad Duerkheim
Country:
Germany
Date(s):
01.10.2022-14.10.2022
Activities:
Public Campaign - Social media
Description: Through our social media channels (website, Instagram and Facebook), we want to launch an awareness campaign on the avoidance and correct disposal of e-waste. Together with Joujou GmbH (Bistro, Bio Bake Manufactory and Bazar), we will provide a collection point for e-waste during the campaign period. We want to make people aware of the importance of disposing of e-waste properly and returning it to the recycling cycle.
E-waste that is disposed of incorrectly or old appliances that gather dust at home are lost raw materials. With our information campaign, we want to draw attention to the importance of recycling and the reuse of raw materials. The collection point offers a good and easy way to dispose of your used small electrical appliances (Laptops, Smartphones, tablets, mobile phones, cables or other small household appliances, ...) correctly.
E-waste that is disposed of incorrectly or old appliances that gather dust at home are lost raw materials. With our information campaign, we want to draw attention to the importance of recycling and the reuse of raw materials. The collection point offers a good and easy way to dispose of your used small electrical appliances (Laptops, Smartphones, tablets, mobile phones, cables or other small household appliances, ...) correctly.
About
The WEEE Forum a.i.s.b.l. is an international association representing 49 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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