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Person-in-the-Port Project to examine Nigeria’s e-waste imports
01. March 2015

A new UNU-IAS project aims to improve understanding of the quantity, quality and drivers...

StEP green paper explores policy solutions to e-waste problem
19. February 2015

The Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative has released a new green paper that delves into the various...

Harmonization of E-waste Statistics: UN organizations introduce guidelines for classification, reporting and Indicators
16. February 2015

Currently, countries lack a uniform measurement system for waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste...

New StEP Steering Committee
12. February 2015

The following new StEP Steering Committee members were elected by the recent StEP General Assembly: OEMs...

New StEP Brochure
22. July 2014

We are very pleased to announce that a new StEP Brochure has been published as a first step of rebranding work.Please...

StEP White Paper lays out comprehensive standards for electrical and electronic equipment management at end-of-life
12. June 2014

Governments, agencies and companies around the world are grappling with a growing e-waste problem and its accompanying...

UNU and WHO release findings from first ever global survey on e-waste’s impact on child health
27. February 2014

In an effort to collect more information about the growing problem of e-waste and its effects on children’s...

StEP announces new Steering Committee chair
18. January 2014

The Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative is pleased to announce that Smail Alhilali (United Nations Industrial...

StEP releases Green Paper exploring legal distinction between UEEE and e-wastes in Basel Convention
18. January 2014

In recent years, international regulation efforts have focused on prohibiting transboundary movements of e-waste...