E-Waste World Conference & Expo

🎤 Call for Speakers is Open for E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2025! Are you ready to lead the conversation on sustainable e-waste management, recycling innovation, or eco-design? Apply now to join the speaker lineup for the world’s largest e-waste and ITAD event, taking place 11-12 June 2025! With over 3,000 experts in attendance last year, this year’s event promises to be even bigger. We’re seeking industry visionaries to share insights on topics like: 🟢 Circular economy strategies 🟢 Innovations in e-waste recycling 🟢 AI and IoT in waste sorting 🟢 Trends in e-waste legislation and compliance …and much more! 📅 Deadline to Apply: Friday, 22 November 2024 Submit your proposal and help shape the future of sustainable supply chains. 🎤 Apply To Speak Here - https://lnkd.in/ezPp5D72 #EWWE2025

The E-Waste Column no. 121 We are looking at the evolving rules around e-waste recycling in Germany today. 🌱 How is the government facilitating e-waste recycling? According to the German Ministry of Environment, there were 1.6 million tons of electrical devices in circulation in Germany in 2013 and this rose to more than 3 million tons by 2021. In line with this, the amount of e-waste in Germany is growing considerably. The German federal government therefore wants to make it easier for consumers to return their old electrical appliances. Since the summer of 2022, it has been possible to return old electrical appliances to supermarkets and grocery stores. Under the draft amendment to the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) presented on 2 May 2024, these in-store collection points are to be marked uniformly in the future to make it easier for consumers to find them. Moreover, it will be possible to return disposable e-cigarettes everywhere where they can be purchased, which includes kiosks and petrol stations. 🌱 Where can electrical appliances be returned? Since 1 July 2022, supermarkets and grocery stores – that regularly sell electrical appliances and have a sales area of more than 800m2 – have had to take back and dispose of smaller electrical appliances (with an ≤25cm edge length) free of charge. This includes – for example – flashlights, shoes with lights, smartphones, and tablets. Stores have only been obligated to take back larger appliances (i.e. anything ˃25cm) when a corresponding new appliance is purchased at the same time. Under the draft amendment to the ElektroG, it would be possible to return even larger devices (with an ≤50cm edge length) for free without having to buy a new device. 🌱 Do consumers know what to do with their e-waste? Many German consumers fail to realize “that basically anything that flashes, makes sounds or contains a battery is an electrical device”. Many German consumers are also not aware that they can hand small electrical devices in at larger grocery stores. Therefore, improving education is key and the government plans to take steps to better inform consumers. 🌱 What safety plans are there? Going forward, the German Ministry of Environment wants to improve disposal safety and mitigate the fire risks caused by incorrectly disposed or damaged batteries. The draft law sets out that, in the future, old electrical devices collected at recycling centers may only be sorted into collection containers by trained staff – and that consumers may no longer "throw" old devices into containers themselves. There is also a new requirement that batteries from handed-in electrical devices must be removed, where possible, and then disposed of separately. The idea behind this is to reduce the risk of battery damage through mechanical compaction during collection and transport. 💡 Next week, we are looking at vape recycling in Germany – so stay tuned. #theewastecolumn #ewaste #recycling

Today is International #EWasteDay 🌍♻ On this crucial day, let's raise awareness about the growing e-waste crisis. Did you know? ⚡️ 50 million tonnes of e-waste are generated annually, but only 20% is properly recycled. 📱 80% of electronic waste ends up in landfills, wasting valuable resources like gold, silver, and copper. ♻️ Recycling 1 tonne of circuit boards produces up to 800 x more gold than mining the same amount of ore! At E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2025, we’re advancing circular solutions to reduce, recover, and renew e-waste. Let’s power tomorrow’s green tech together. #EWWE2025 #IEWD #CircularEconomy #EWasteSolutions #Reduce #Recover #Renew #GreenTech

International #EwasteDay – Only 13 days to go! ⏳   With the constant technology development, many old devices are left behind, contributing to the growing problem of e-waste. But there’s good news — you can make a difference!   When your gadgets have reached the end of their life, and can’t be repaired or reused anymore, don't let them collect dust. Instead, recycle them responsibly! Not only does this free up space, but it helps reduce harmful e-waste in our environment.   👉 If you represent a company: join the activities on October 14th: any e-waste-related awareness-raising activities are welcome. Register here and become official participant, gaining visibility on the International E-Waste Day page: https://lnkd.in/dZifT6V   👉 If you are a private person: participate in the social media competition. Send us a picture of your hoarded electronics drawer and show where you handed them over for a chance to win a train ticket to travel around Europe! Find more info here: https://lnkd.in/daWVVXz7

⏪ A few days before the kick-off event, INSPIREE was featured in the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024, one of the major international events dedicated to discussing new strategies and solutions for #ewaste #recycling. Our partner Erion flew to Frankfurt to present the project within three different panels: 🎤 “Insights into EPR and Takeback Schemes for E-Waste Management”; 🎤 “Critical Raw Materials in e-waste: developing innovative recycling value chains”; 🎤 “Activating the Circular Economy to Balance Rare Earth Demand”. Browse the gallery! 👇 #circulareconomy #WEEE #RareEarths #EWasteWorld Project supporter: LIFE Programme Project partners: ITELYUM EIT RawMaterials Erion Glob Eco Srl Università degli Studi dell'Aquila

🚀 At the end of June, RENEW was featured in two major international conferences! 1️⃣ Erion presented the project within the speech "Innovative value chains: advancements in Critical Raw Materials recovery from e-waste for Europe's economic resilience" at the conference "Electronics Goes Green 2024 - from Silicon to Sustainability", which, from June 18 to 20, brought together in Berlin researchers, authorities and industrial stakeholders working on the #sustainabledevelopment of the #electronics and ICT sector. 2️⃣ Erion and TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology took part in the E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2024, one of the most important international events dedicated to discussing new strategies and solutions for #ewaste #recycling, which was held in Frankfurt on June 26 and 27. In particular: 🎤 During the session “Insights into EPR and Takeback Schemes for E-Waste Management”, Erion focused on the innovative eco-points for the collection of small #WEEE set up in the Italian cities of Milan and Campobasso; 🎤 TalTech talked about RENEW within the panel “Tackling WEEE Plastics: Design to Recycling Phases”, and also gave information on the project and the activity of the startup ImpactPCB at a dedicated booth. Browse the gallery! 👇 #circulareconomy #PCB #EGG2024 #EWasteWorld Project supporter: EIT RawMaterials Project partners: Atlantic Copper Erion Fraunhofer UMSICHT KU Leuven TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology Treee Srl

Best industry event so far about electronics recycling and related topics. Congrats E-Waste World Conference & Expo for successfully bringing so many decision makers and influencers together! Only downside was that it was too busy so couldn’t attend everywhere I wanted 😄

Excited to exhibit in EBM Expo 2025!! EBM 2024 was a great success for emew Corporation. Apart from learning about the ewaste and battery recycling industry, it is great platform to meet customers, prospects, collaborators and even teammates Ian Ewart Uma Umakhanthan, PhD., FIEAust, CPEng. Ashutosh Mishra Emilio Saavedra Jimenez. Special thanks to Alex Barshai for months long planning to make EBM 2024 a great experience. It was a great to see E-Waste World Conference & Expo doubled in size and participation in comparison to last year. It confirms the increased efforts and awareness towards circularity and recycling. 🌍♻️ #recycling #ewaste #sustainability #circulareconomy #batteryrecycling #weeerecycling #ewasterecycling #cleantechnology