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Inclusive Recycling Foundation – E[co]work
E[co]work Enabling Safe, Inclusive and Circular Solutions for E-Waste Management in India
E[co]work provides an attractive alternative for informal workers in the e-waste dismantling sector of Delhi. An innovative shared space for dismantling e-waste safely and in conformity to regulations opened its doors in 2023.
Experts / Involved Parties
Dr. Draženko Bjelić
University of Banja Luka
Prof. Dr. Ismail Tamer M.
Suez Canal University / Green Planet for Sustainable Environmental Solutions / WtERT Egypt
Prof.Ass.Dr. Bardh Xerxa
UNIVERSUM INTERNTIONAL COLLEGE-KOSOVO
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Diana Butron
Two New Laws Banning PFAS Signed by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
The new laws that ban PFAS in most products and classify firefighter foam as hazardous waste are part of a bill package.
SUEZ
A new project to recover energy from waste in the Toulouse area
Decoset has awarded SUEZ and Banque des Territoires a 20-year concession contract for the management of two waste-to-energy plants in the Toulouse area.
ESWET
Waste-to-Energy reduces methane emissions, new EEA report says
If this finding is still under discussion in your country, read the EEA report summarized in attached press release
TWT in the Centre of Circular Economy – Roxyfuel for Energy-saving CO2 Delivery Ragnar Warnecke
The Roxyfuel-process uses the recirculation of flue gas with an addition of oxygen, so that the nitrogen in the flue gas gets substituted by CO2. With a concentration of about 85 Vol.-% of CO2 in the flue gas the compression and separation of CO2 gets very efficient especially considering about the later needed compression for transport.
Report on Experience in Dubai Kerstin Matthies and Ruedi Kummer
The Warsan Waste Management Centre, which went into operation in the Warsan region of Dubai in 2024, is a superlative facility in many respects. This report describes the special features of the plant and the solutions.
European Environment Agency
EU waste prevention checkup: more effective measures needed to tackle food waste
While prevention measures are gaining momentum, more effective efforts at national level are needed to tackle the huge problem of food waste according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report released today.
European Landfill Association
European Landfill Association wants to end the landfilling of organic waste in Europe
Today, the European Landfill Association (ELA) that represents European landfill operators was founded in Cologne.
LFP batteries play an important role in energy storage and e-mobility WtERT Germany
WtERT asked Dr. J. Hobohm, Managing Director of Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Servicegesellschaft mbH about high level events in this year. Her response is remarkable:
The World Bank
Cleaner Air is Within Reach by 2040: New Report
Number of people breathing heavily polluted air can be cut in half with the right policies
UN Environment Programme
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025
Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles industry, highlighting the environmental and social challenges of overproduction and overconsumption caused by the sector’s linear business model.
ACI Environ
2025 Study Tour on Battery Recycling in China
ACI Environ is organizing the Study Tour on Battery Recycling in China, from the 16th to the 20th June 2025.
European Environment Agency
Consumption of clothing, footwear, other textiles in the EU reaches new record high
Europeans are buying and discarding more clothing, footwear and other textiles than ever before, which as a result, is putting more pressure on our climate and environment, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing released today.
WtERT Germany
Management of Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Finland
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment may be discarded free of charge in more than 400 locations.
Key E-Waste Statistics M.Sc. Ševala Korajčević
By creating the BiH ESAP 2030+, the competent institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) received an Environmental Strategy and an Action Plan with strategic and thematic goals, with feasible, clearly defined and adopted measures. The content of BiH ESAP2030+ refers to seven EU areas of the environmental acquis, including the thematic area of Waste.
Diana Butron
"No batteries in the garbage can!"
The “Brennpunkt: Batterie” campaign is an initiative of the members of the BDE
First Release, Environment, Electrical and Electronic Waste Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-waste is a complex mixture of materials and components that can cause major environmental and health problems due to its hazardous content. In order to improve e-waste management and contribute to the circular economy and increase resource efficiency, it is necessary to improve the collection, treatment, and recycling of e-waste.