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Ghana’s way towards sustainable e-waste recycling – First country in Africa to officially launch guidelines for environmentally sound e-waste management
Accra, February 2018: Ghana, known for being one of Africa’s major e-waste hot spots, has taken another important step towards more sustainable management and recycling of electronic waste. On 15th February 2018, the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology (MESTI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially launched the Technical Guidelines on Environmentally Sound E-Waste Management at…
Practical guide for designing WEEE management policies in developing countries now available
Geneva, October 2017: SRI has launched the new WEEE Policy design guidebook at the World Resources Forum 2017 in Geneva. This guidebook is based on the pioneering process in Colombia, which has led to the publication of the first WEEE policy in Latin America this year. WEEE management in developing countries and related policies and legislation…
Stakeholders gather in Geneva to reiterate their ambition to tackle e-waste worldwide
Geneva, 26 October 2017: On the side-lines of their annual conference, the World Resource Forum today presented the key achievements of the Sustainable Recycling Industries project. This initiative, launched in 2012, aims at building a cohesive framework for encouraging e-waste recycling in developing countries. As the global population rises and electronic devices become more and more…
Ghana makes big steps towards sound recycling of used lead-acid batteries
Accra, July 2017: On 21st of July, the managers of three secondary lead-smelters signed commitments to work with the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency to improve their operations. The step followed assessments, trainings and audits conducted by the SRI project in cooperation with Ghanaian authorities, industries and the International Lead Association (ILA). Lead-acid batteries are used in…
