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Stay informed about the next version of the R2 Standard (R2v3)
08. March 2019

The draft version of the next R2 Standard (R2v3) is soon to be released for public review and comment. The R2...

Guide for creating successful informal-formal partnerships in the Indian E-waste Sector published by GIZ
31. January 2019

At the end of 2018 GIZ published a new short practical guidance “...

New study published titled “Current situation of E-waste management, treatment, reuse and waste recovery in Paraguay”
25. January 2019

The study published in Dec 2018, was the result of the collaboration between the Faculty of science and Technology...

Launch of information platform encouraging manual disassembly of electronic waste
04. January 2019

Recyclers to benefit from increased safety and efficiency of electronics recycling The Recycler Information...

Report on End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-grid Solar Sector published by GIZ and EnDev
09. November 2018

The publication, which is authored by Öko-Insitute and Sofies and was developed within the GIZ sector project...

More than 75 people attended StEP-GIZ Webinar
08. November 2018

On 31st October 2018 StEP host a webinar titled “E-Waste Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean: Identifying...

Business Boot Camp for E-Waste recyclers was concluded successfully
25. September 2018

The first edition of the E-waste Business Boot Camp (BBC) took place from 10-14th September in Berlin,...

WHO publishes report „Circular Economy and Health: Risks and Opportunities”
31. August 2018

The new WHO report aims to start to address the change from a linear economy (take, make, dispose) to a circular...

BMZ mentions StEP in position paper
17. August 2018

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany published a position paper...

Over 60 participants at StEP Webinar
25. July 2018

More than 60 participants form representing various stakeholder groups attended the webinar on “E-Waste Plastics...

New GeSI report published
17. July 2018

The Global e-Sustainablity Initiative (GeSI) has published titled “...

StEP has a new membership structure
21. June 2018

StEP is happy to now offer three different levels of membership providing different benefits. Further, we are...

E-Waste Academy for Managers successfully organized in Bangkok
11. May 2018

UNU in cooperation with GIZ organized the 5th edition of the ...

Person in the Port (PiP) Project completed
23. April 2018

The StEP Project “Person in the Port (PiP)” has been satisfactory completed by StEP members BCCC Africa and...

StEP contributed to report published by Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation
23. April 2018

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation publishes report on “...