IN THE MEDIA
IN THE MEDIA
If you are a journalist, reporter, editor, or producer, we hope that you will find the links below to be helpful.
For further information or assistance, please contact a member of the UNU Office of Communications in Tokyo or connect with the UNU institute that covers your particular area of interest.
TV & Web
„Some samples of coverage of SCYCLE work in TV programmes“
Source: https://www.mitmischen.de
Interview in youth portal of the German Parliament mitmischen.de, the youth portal of the German Parliament (Bundestag) published an interview with the SCYCLE Director, Ruediger Kuehr.
RADIO
„Some samples of coverage of SCYCLE work in Radio programmes“
PRESS RELEASES
Recent and archived UNU press releases.
MEDIA COVERAGE
UNU in the news; selected articles from the global press see here:
www.euronews.com/living/
We burn gold and platinum worth billions every year – what’s the real value of electronic waste?
https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/07/03/we-burn-gold-and-platinum-worth-billions-every-year-what-s-the-real-value-of-electronic-wa?jwsource=cl
Reuters, UK (via The Daily Mail)
Repair, refurbish, reuse: call to arms for electronics giants
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-6644169/Repair-refurbish-reuse-call-arms-electronics-giants.html
India Today, India
Do you know what happens to your discarded electronic wastes?
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/do-you-know-what-happens-to-your-discarded-electronic-wastes-1441034-2019-01-28
Spiegel, Germany
Weltbevölkerung produziert 50 Millionen Tonnen Elektroschrott – im Jahr
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/davos-uno-studie-warnt-vor-elektromuell-a-1249854.html
LaVanguardia, Spain
La ONU reclama acciones contra la plaga mundial de la basura electrónica
https://www.lavanguardia.com/natural/20190125/454292252661/la-onu-reclama-acciones-contra-la-plaga-mundial-de-la-basura-electronica.html
Heise Online, Germany
UN-Organisationen warnen vor Tsunami aus Elektronikschrott
https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/UN-Organisationen-warnen-vor-Tsunami-aus-Elektronikschrott-4287355.html
Agence France Presse, France
War declared on world’s growing e-waste crisis
https://www.yahoo.com/news/war-declared-worlds-growing-e-waste-crisis-150503341.html
LaVanguardia | Vida
Spanish: ONU y Foro proponen una “economía circular” para la basura electrónica
https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20190124/454284563775/onu-y-foro-proponen-una-economia-circular-para-la-basura-electronica.html
Agencia EFE, Spain
Portuguese: ONU e Fórum Econômico Mundial propõem economia circular para lixo eletrônico
https://www.efe.com/efe/brasil/varios/onu-e-forum-economico-mundial-prop-em-economia-circular-para-lixo-eletronico/50000250-3877212
The Independent, UK
World throwing away £50bn of electrical waste every year, UN warns
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/electronic-waste-recycling-un-report-landfill-phones-minerals-world-economic-forum-davos-a8744371.html
The New York Times Magazine
World throwing away £50bn of electrical waste every year, UN warns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/magazine/e-waste-offers-an-economic-opportunity-as-well-as-toxicity.html