UNITAR’s SCYCLE Programme, the National Center for Waste Management and UNEP joined forces in Riyadh to strengthen the statistical foundations for evidence-based waste management and circular economy policies.
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FutuRaM Final Event: advancing critical raw materials recovery on 27 May 2026 in Brussels
The FutuRaM project will host its Final Event on 27 May 2026 at the Novotel Brussels City Centre in Brussels,
By 2050 Europe’s waste could supply over half of critical material demand: key findings from the FutuRaM Final Report
The FutuRaM Final Report presents the most comprehensive assessment to date of Europe’s “urban mine” —
New Urban Mine Platform Provides Data on Secondary and Critical Raw Materials in Europe
The FutuRaM project has developed the Secondary Raw Materials Knowledge Base, providing new insights into the availability
2025 International Workshop Series on E-waste Statistics: Bangkok, Thailand
The final installment of the 2025 International Workshop Series on E-waste Statistics was held in October in Bangkok, Thailand.
Urban Mine Platform launched: FutuRaM introduces new data hub for secondary, critical, and strategic raw materials
The Urban Mine Platform, one of the key outputs of the Horizon Europe project FutuRaM, has been officially launched during Raw Materials Week on 20 November in Brussels. The platform is now publicly available and can…
2025 International Workshop Series on E-waste Statistics: Nairobi, Kenya
In April 2025, the UNITAR SCYCLE team was in Nairobi, Kenya, delivering a training on electronic waste (e-waste) statistics,
SCYCLE contributes to the launch of the Green Digital Action Hub at COP30
Belém, Brazil, 10 November 2025 — The Green Digital Action Hub (GDA Hub) was officially launched at COP30 as a new global platform to harness digital innovation for climate action…
ECOSWEEE Projects successfully completed
After having run twenty pilots across Europe in the past two years, the ECOSWEEE project co-funded by the EU, has presented vital insights
Plastic monitoring with upcoming UNEP/UNITAR statistical guideline
As the world gathers momentum toward addressing plastic pollution through
ReduCE-waste: controlling e-waste imports into Tanzania
The ReduCE-waste project (funded by the PREVENT Waste Alliance, an initiative of the German Federal Government)
Electronic Waste Rising Five Times Faster than Documented E-waste Recycling: UN
Geneva / Bonn – The world’s generation of electronic waste is rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling,
The National E-waste Monitor 2024 – Kyrgyzstan
The National E-waste Monitor 2024 – Kyrgyzstan provides an assessment of statistics, legislation, and management infrastructure of e-waste in the country.
UNITAR-SCYCLE calculates there is 9 billion kg of “invisible e-waste” globally
This statistical briefing of UNITAR has been prepared supporting the media campaign of the International E-waste Day 2023,
Toward a Circular Economy for the Electronics Sector in Central and Eastern Europe – new report co-authored by SCYCLE
This report provides an overview of the current status and conditions of the Circular Economy
In West Asia, 99.9% of e-waste is mismanaged and could double by 2050
Beirut/Bonn, 30 March 2023 – A shift to a circular economy in West Asia would place 33 per cent less electronic and electrical
Launch of project to optimise raw material reuse and recovery in electronic products
Brussels, 1 March 2023 A consortium composed of leading experts representing the entire value chain of electronic products as well as IT experts,
FutuRaM (Future Availability of Secondary Raw Materials)
FutuRaM (Future Availability of Secondary Raw Materials) is an Horizon Europe funded project
National Forum in Kazakhstan
On 22 and 23 November 2022, UNITAR-SCYCLE conducted a national forum in Astana Kazakhstan, where the current statistics, projections, challenges and opportunities of e-waste management in Kazakhstan were discussed. In…