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Welcome to the ewasteguide.info - a knowledge base for the sustainable recycling of e-Waste. This guide is developed as part of the "Global Knowledge Partnerships in e-Waste Recycling" programme, initiated by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented by the Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa).

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US Congressional report: Cheaper to export than e-cycle

According to a report from the Congressional Research Service, electronic waste ends up being exported overseas because of high domestic processing costs, even though the impacts of overseas...

Ghana gets down to tackling e-waste problem

Ghana’s e-waste problems, long misunderstood and ignored is now receiving serious and practical attention thanks to the work of both local and international journalists and researchers.

E-waste casts shadow over Basel Convention

Twenty years since the adoption of the Basel Convention, a "catastrophic accumulation" of e-waste continues to fuel a global pile of hazardous waste.