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With #eWaste generation projected to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, we must ramp up efforts to recycle and reuse electronic devices.
Let's work together to close the gap between e-waste production and recycling rates for a cleaner, greener future ewastemonitor.info/the-globa…
📣 We want to hear from you: stakeholder survey now open
If you work in waste treatment or recycling, electronics manufacturing, repair and refurbishment, or producer responsibility, we welcome your input at: circuit4eu.org/stakeholder-s…
📅 Submit your responses by 30 November 2026.
⚙️ This International Repair Day, let’s talk about repairability as an important aspect of e-waste prevention.
Electronics designed for durability remain in use for longer, reducing the need for raw materials to produce new devices.
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We at @scycleunitar see smart design, durability and reparability as essential parts of sustainable electronics systems. Because tackling e-waste starts before a product reaches the end of its life.
➡️ More about SCYCLE’s contribution: unitar.org/about/news-storie…
#RightToRepair
🤔 How do we know how much e-waste a country actually generates? It takes more than counting discarded devices!
We also need to look at the equipment put on the market, how long products are used, and available import and export data.
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🤝 Under @theGEF ISLANDS Programme, we at @scycleunitar worked with 11 Caribbean countries to assess e-waste generation, collection and treatment, identify data gaps and explore ways to improve national e-waste management.
We also trained national partners to use the methods and tools themselves, so they can update their estimates and put the findings into practice.
🔗 Curious about the results? Find all assessments here: scycle.info/country-evidence…
#ewasteday
@bcrccaribbean @UNEP @FAO @the_IDB
📈 From one third to two thirds. The Netherlands has made significant progress in e-waste collection and treatment, but challenges remain.
In 2024, 255,000 tonnes of WEEE were formally collected and treated, almost 40% more than in 2018.
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👉🏻 Yet an estimated 103,000 tonnes of e-waste remained outside the formal collection and treatment system in 2024. Formal collection reached 68.5% of e-waste generated, still below the national target of 85%.
📊 The Dutch WEEE Flows 2024, a new assessment by @UNITAR and Stichting OPEN, maps #WEEE generation, collection, recycling and leakage flows in the Netherlands.
🔗 Read the report: scycle.info/dutch-weee-colle…
Today, 28 September, is the International Day for Universal Access to Information 🌍
For circular economy, access to reliable knowledge and data is essential for informed decisions and more effective systems.
The SCYCLE Academy for Circular Economy brings together learning resources 📚 for professionals working in circular economy and waste management.
Courses, e-learning, webinars and practical resources cover key topics across the field.
Better access to knowledge means better-informed decisions and can help support more circular systems.
🔎 Explore the SCYCLE Academy: academy-ce.info/
#CircularEconomy #Ewaste #WasteManagement #WasteData #CapacityBuilding
Yesterday, the General Assembly of United Circles kicked off in Milan 🇮🇹
This #HorizonEurope project brings together 46 partners to build Hubs for Circularity across industrialised urban regions, connecting industries and cities to advance circular solutions. ♻️
@UNITAR’s SCYCLE Programme is the only UN body among the 46 United Circles partners.
@scycleunitar is leading work on waste mapping, regional policy recommendations, standardisation and financing methodologies for industrial-urban symbiosis.
🌍 We are also running a global media campaign to bring the project’s results to international policy discussions
🎥 Watch the video to learn more about United Circles here: unitedcircles.eu
Following the @CE_RISE_Project’s Training on #DigitalProductPassports, we're happy to share the slides. They explore the fundamentals of #DPPs, the evolving EU regulatory landscape, implementation across sectors, and practical use cases.
📄 Find here: ce-rise.eu/file/foundational…
📋 We published a letter in Science calling for an end to the dumping of low-quality used electronics and textiles in Africa.
Items with no reuse value should not be shipped as “second-hand” goods only to become waste.
🔗 Read the letter here: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Can Europe’s future critical raw materials already be hidden in today’s waste? ♻️
On 27 May 2026, the @FuturamProject Final Event will present new findings on recovering CRMs from European waste streams to support Europe’s green transition. ⬇️
futuram.eu/futuram-project-f…
Join the upcoming @FuturamProject's session to get a closer look at how valuable materials can be recovered from WEEE – based on the project’s latest results.
🗓 21 April 2026 | 11:00–12:00 CEST
📍 Online
Learn more and save your spot 👇 tickettailor.com/events/weee…
🌍♻️ Today is International Day of Zero Waste. Electronics are the fastest-growing waste stream, yet many countries still lack the data and systems to manage them effectively.
SCYCLE helps close this gap. By building global e-waste monitoring and analysing material flows, we help turn discarded electronics into a resource and support countries in setting up functioning collection, reuse, and recovery systems.
🔗 unitar.org/about/news-storie…