E-waste is referred to as the world’s fastest growing solid waste stream. Since 2000, e-waste has grown from 20 million to 50 million tonnes per year.
Publications
Release of Mercury Report
14 December, Bonn – “In 2017, 6.2 million metric tonnes (Mt) of mercury-added product waste were generated worldwide,
E-waste Statistics Guidelines
According to the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership, the whereabouts of most of the global e-waste is currently unknown
Person-in-the Port (PiP) Study
About 3/4 of 60,000 tonnes of used electronic equipment shipped to Nigeria
Urban Mine Platform online available now
Expert organisations have united to create the world’s first European database of
Global E-waste Monitor 2017
A new report on global e-waste — discarded products with a battery or plug — shows a staggering 44.7 million metric tonnes (Mt) generated in 2016 —
Collections at UNU
List of Collections in United Nations University Vice Rectorate in Europe
- Step Annual Reports
- Step Policy Briefs
- Step Green Papers
- Step White Papers
- SCYCLE Academies
- SCYCLE Conference Papers
- SCYCLE Policy Briefs
- SCYCLE Research Reports
- SCYCLE Research Briefs
- SCYCLE Books
- SCYCLE Book Chapters
- SCYCLE Articles
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