What is a StEP White Paper?
The Purpose of a StEP White Paper is to state and explain StEP’s position on e-waste related issues, to make scientific-based recommendations and provide guidance to relevant stakeholders and decision makers. Because all StEP members endorse the conclusions made, all White Papers are reflecting a common StEP standpoint.

What is a StEP Green Paper?
The StEP Green Paper Series is a publication tool for research findings which meet the core principles of StEP and contribute to its objectives towards solving the e-waste problem. StEP members agreed on this support of the author(s)’ work, but do not necessarily endorse the conclusions made. Hence, StEP Green Papers are not necessarily reflecting a common StEP standpoint.

It is foreseen that in applicable cases, the discussion and stakeholder feedback to the Green Paper shall be further developed into a White Paper in order to further elaborate and subsequently disseminate StEP recommendations and positions.