Projects (A-Z)


Best E-waste Policies

Lead Institution(s): United Nations University, TELECOM & Management SudParis, Philips Consumer Lifestyle
Project Manager: Ruediger Kuehr
Status:Working Phase

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Best of Two Worlds

Lead Institution(s): TU Delft
Project Manager: Jaco Huisman
Status:Working Phase

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Business Processes and Network Management in Closed-Loop Supply Chains to close Product Cycles - GeProNet

Lead Institution(s): Technische Universität Braunschweig - Insitute of Machine Tools and Production Technology
Project Timespan: Jan '07 - Dec '09
Project Manager:
Status:Working Phase

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Closing the Loop: Research and Development in Greening Design of Electronic Products

Lead Institution(s): Green Electronics Council
Project Timespan: Jul '07 - Dec '08
Project Manager: Wayne Rifer
Status:Working Phase

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DfR case studies library

Lead Institution(s): Fraunhofer IZM
Project Manager: Karsten Schischke
Status:Completed

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e-Waste Assessment in Uganda

Lead Institution(s): Empa (Swiss Materials Science & Technology Institute)
Project Timespan: Nov '07 - Apr '08
Project Manager: Mathias Schluep
Status:Working Phase

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E-waste management in Africa

Lead Institution(s): Empa (Swiss Materials Science & Technology Institute)
Project Timespan: Aug '07 - Dec '08
Project Manager: Mathias Schluep
Status:Working Phase

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Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (EEBC)

Lead Institution(s): US-EPA, University of Tennessee
Project Timespan: Jul '06
Project Manager: Holly Elwood
Status:Working Phase

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Electronics Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)

Lead Institution(s): US-EPA, Green Electronics Council
Project Timespan: Jan '04
Project Manager: Holly Elwood
Status:Working Phase

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Environmental evaluation of leaching and burning practices related with the recovery of gold from PWBs

Lead Institution(s): Empa (Swiss Materials Science & Technology Institute), United Nations Universtiy (UNU-EHS)
Project Timespan: Mar '07 - Jun '08
Project Manager: Ruediger Kuehr
Status:Working Phase

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Federal Electronics Challenge

Lead Institution(s): US-EPA, other US Federal government agencies and departments
Project Timespan: Jan '04
Project Manager: Cate Berard
Status:Working Phase

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International expert workshop on e-waste

Lead Institution(s): German Ministry for Environment, United Nations University
Project Timespan: Jun '07 - Mar '08
Project Manager: Ruediger Kuehr
Status:Acquisition Phase

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Keyboards for all… At any price? Towards responsible digital solidarity

Lead Institution(s): Enda Europe / Waste
Project Timespan: Mar '08 - Feb '11
Project Manager: Ivo Haenen
Status:Working Phase

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Lessons from the EU WEEE Directive for North America and an assessment of in-place North American electronics recycling systems

Lead Institution(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technical University Delft, United Nations University
Project Manager: Jeremy Gregory
Status:Working Phase

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Plug-In To eCycling

Lead Institution(s): US-EPA
Project Timespan: Jan '03
Project Manager: Verena Radulovic
Status:Working Phase

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Precious Metals Recovery from Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment

Lead Institution(s): Environmental Management College of China
Project Timespan: Jan '08 - Dec '10
Status:Working Phase

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Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices

Lead Institution(s): EPA (facilitator); list of multi-stakeholder project participants forthcoming.
Project Timespan: Jan '05 - Aug '08
Project Manager: Thea McManus
Status:Working Phase

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Resprotect. Protective Gear for E-waste Processing in Guiyu.

Lead Institution(s): Parsons the New School for Design
Project Timespan: Aug '08 - May '09
Status:Conceptual Phase

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Summer school on e-waste management

Lead Institution(s): Empa, United Nations University, Technical University Braunschweig
Project Timespan: Nov '07 - Jun '09
Project Manager: Claudia Maurer
Status:Acquisition Phase

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sustainECycles

Lead Institution(s): United Nations University, Fraunhofer IZM
Project Timespan: Dec '08 - Dec '12
Project Manager: Claudia Maurer
Status:Acquisition Phase

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White Paper Common Definitions of Reuse

Project Timespan: Jan '07 - May '08
Project Manager: Claudia Maurer
Status:Working Phase

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White Paper Optimal Framework Conditions for Reuse

Lead Institution(s): AER Worldwide
Project Timespan: Jan '07 - Jun '09
Project Manager: John Dickenson
Status:Working Phase

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White Paper Reuse Business Principles

Lead Institution(s): Flection International B.V. , Technical University Braunschweig
Project Timespan: Jan '07 - Mar '09
Project Manager: Joep van Loon
Status:Working Phase

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StEP WorkWeb

LATEST NEWS

2010-03-08 - Inviting applications for the second NVMP-StEP E-waste Summer School 2010.

The United Nations University, hosting the Secretariat of the StEP Initiative is inviting applicatio ... read more

2010-02-22 - Urgent Need to Prepare Developing Countries for Surge in E-Wastes

Rocketing sales of cell phones, gadgets, appliances in China, India, elsewhere forecast Proper e- ... read more

2010-02-11 - Secretariat of the Basel Convention and TechSoup new StEP Members

All StEP Members have carefully reviewed the’s applications of the (i) the Secretariat of the Base ... read more

2010-02-05 - StEP and Basel Convention’s PACE to increase e-waste cooperation

In joint meetings on 1st Febr. 2010 and 4th Febr. 2010 the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initia ... read more

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NEXT EVENTS

2010-05-19 to 2010-05-21: StEP General Assembly 2010

The next StEP General Assembly is now scheduled to take place from 19-21 May 2010 in London (United ... read more

2010-07-21 to 2010-07-23: 1st StEP Workshop & Conference on E-waste in the South Pacific Region

The first StEP Workshop & Conference on e-waste in the South Pacific Region in now planned from 21-2 ... read more

2010-08-29 to 2010-09-08: 2nd NVMP-StEP E-waste Summer School

The 2nd NVMP-StEP E-waste Summer School will be held in Eindhoven, Netherlands and Hoboken, Belgium ... read more

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