E-waste and Circular Economy - more resources

e-waste management

2020

• WEEE Recycling and Circular Economy Assisted by Collaborative Robots –​ MDPI
  
• Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy​ - UK Parliament
  
• The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 – ITU 
• Understanding Environmental Pollutions of Informal E-Waste Clustering in Global South via Multi-Scalar Regulatory Frameworks: A Case Study of Guiyu Town, China - MDPI 
• Challenges facing sustainable urban mining in the e-waste recycling industry in Sri Lanka – Elsevier 
• Assessing the recycling potential of “unregulated” e-waste in Australia - Elsevier 
  

​​2019

• Understanding Consumer E-Waste Recycling Behavior: Introducing a New Economic Incentive to Increase the Collection Rates – MDPI 
• Decent work in the management of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) – ILO 
• E-waste Training Manual – GiZ 
• Material flow analysis (MFA) as a strategic tool in E-waste management: Applications, trends and future directions – Elsevier 
• Assessment of air pollution caused by illegal e-waste burning to evaluate the human health risk – Elsevier 
• Future e-waste scenarios - UN Environment 
• Optimization of Municipal Waste Collection Routing: Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Environmental Awareness and Sustainability - MDPI   
• A new circular vision for electronics: Time for a global reboot - WEF 
• The world's e-waste is a huge problem. It's also a golden opportunity - WEF 
• Future E-waste scenario - Step 
• Circular Economy and e-waste: An opportunity from RFID TAG​ - MDPI

2018

• Developing Legislative Principles for e-waste policy in developing and emerging countries - Step White Paper (2018)
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Impact of Online Sales – OECD (2018) 
• Circular Economy in Cities: Evolving the Model for a Sustainable Urban Future – World Economic Forum (2018)
• WEEE Recycling Economics - The shortcomings of the current business model - EERA and UNU - VIE SCYCLE​ (2018)
  

2017

• Person in the Port Project: Assessing Import of Used Electrical and Electronic Equipment into Nigeria - UNU-ViE SCYCLE and BCCC Africa (2017)
• Circular economy principles – ECEEE (2017) 
• Circular Economy: Measuring innovation in the production chain – PBL (2017)
• CEO Guide to the Circular Economy - WBCSD (2017)​
• Circular by design – products in the circular economy – European Environment Agency (2017)
• Cities in the Circular Economy: An Initial Exploration – Ellen Macarthur Foundation (2017)
• LIFE and the Circular Economy – LIFE Environment (2017)
• Managing chemicals and material cycles – Finnish Environment Institute (2017)
• Mapping South Africa's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Dismantling, Pre-Processing and Processing Technology Landscape – Mintek (2017)​
• United Nations System-wide Response to Tackling E-waste - UNEMG (2017)
• Waste Economy – 2017 Market Intelligence Report - GreenCape (2017) ​

2016

• Effect of Waste Legislation on TBM of EEE Destined for Reuse - StEp solving the e-waste problem (2016)​​
• EY Study on the Circular Economy in Greece – Brief Edition – EY (2016)
• Recycling electronic Waste – IGEL; Electronic Recyclers International, Inc. (2016)​
• Reuse Potential - Evaluation of Reuse Opportunities within WEEE Compliance Schemes - StEp solving the e-waste problem (2016)
• The Electronics Recycling Landscape – NCER; The Sustainability Consortium; Closed Loop Foundation (2016)  ​
• The ghosts of old computers - Josie Glausiusz, Macmillan Publishers Limited (2016)​

2015

• The Circular Economy: A perspective from the technology sector – techUK (2015)
• Moving Towards a Circular Economy-Successful Nordic Business Models – Nordic Council of Ministers (2015)
• Are we living in a post-Basel world? - Josh Lepawsky, Royal Geographical Society AREA (2015)
• Criminal Negligence? - Josh Lepawsky, Joshua Goldstein, and Yvan Schulz (2015)
• The Global E-waste Monitor 2014. Quantities, flows and resources - UNU-IAS (2015)
• Waste Crime - Waste Risks: Gaps in meeting the Global Waste Challenge - UNEP (2015)
• The changing geography of global trade in electronic discards: time to rethink the e-waste problem - Josh Lepawsky, The Geographical Journal (2014)
• E-waste Prevention, Take-back System Design and Policy Approaches - Duncan McCann, Annelaure Wittmann, Step Initiative/UNU-IAS (2015)
• E-waste statistics: Guidelines on classification, reporting and indicators - Kees Baldé, UNU-IAS (2015)

2014

• Questions/Réponses DEEE 2014 - Ecologic (2014)
• Sustainability in Real Life: Case studies from the ICT and electronics industries - EICC, GeSI, EcoVadis (2014)
• Tackling informality in e-waste management: The potential of cooperative enterprises - ILO (2014)
• 2014 Report on Connecticut’s Consumer Electronics Recycling (E-Waste) Program - Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (2014)
• Analysis of Existing E-Waste Practices in MENA Countries - Sweepnet (2014)
• A Four Step Guide to Zero Waste - ecova (2014)
• A new study by the World Health Organization to assess the impacts of e-waste on children - WHO and UNU (2014) 
• A Research on Electronic Waste Awareness and Environmental Attitudes of Primary School Students - The Anthropologist (2014)
• A Study on the waste and e-waste situation in Ghana- Manhart A, Schleicher T, Degreif S (Oeko-Institut) (2014)
• Electronic waste – an emerging threat to the environment of urban India - Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering (2014)
• E-waste Consciousness and Disposal Practices among Residents of Pune City-Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (Journal) (2014)
• Export of electronic waste (e-waste) - Environmental Protection Authority (2014)
• Green Gadgets: Designing the future. The path to greener electronics - Greenpeace (2014)
• New statistics on the international e-waste volumes and flows via United Nation's StEP Initiative's e-waste World Map -  StEP (2014)
• One Global Definition of E-waste - Solving the Waste Problem (STEP) (2014)
• Recycling options for waste CRT-Glass - Bleher Daniel (Oeko-Institut) (2014) 
• The State of Play on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Opportunities and Challenges - OECD, Ministry of the Environment of Japan (2014)
• Women, E-Waste, and Technological Solutions to Climate Change - Health and Human Rights Journal (2014)

CIRCULAR ECONOMY​

2020 The rise of circularity in energy, utilities and resources –​ PWC Rise of renewables in cities –​ IRENE Circular economy in the Africa-EU cooperation – EC The local and regional dimension in the new circular economy action plan – EC  Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy​​ - UK Parliament​ A guide to circular cities and its case studies​ - U4SSC  Circular economy, waste and materials – OECD  Future possibilities report – UN  Plastics, the Circular Economy and Global Trade – WEF The EIB Circular Economy Guide – Supporting the circular transition – European Investment Bank ​​2019 Paving the way for a circular economy: Insights on status and potentials – EC Accelerating the transition to the circular economy – EC ​The virtuous circle – EC  An Inclusive Circular Economy, Priorities for Developing Countries - The Royal Institute of International Affairs The road to circularity – Why a circular economy is becoming a new norm – PwC Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy – AI as a tool to accelerate the transition – the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Google The Circularity Gap Report 2019 – PACE  Business Models for the Circular Economy - Opportunities and Challenges for Policy – OECD