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The electrical and electronics industry is the world's largest and fastest growing manufacturing industry. Products like computers, TVs, radios, MP3 players, navigation-systems, microwave ovens, coffee makers, toasters, hair-dryers, refrigerators - to name but a few - are part of our every-day life and their use is rapidly rising worldwide. This raises concerns about resource efficiency and the immediate concerns of the dangers to humans and the environment once all these products become waste. There is a long and sometimes complicated chain of events in the e-waste problem, beginning from an idea that someone has for a new product and then its production, ending in its purchase and eventual disposal by the end user... There is limited capacity to understand and manage this complex waste stream. The E-waste Academy provides tailored and targeted training for different stakeholder groups... EWAS brings together young researchers from around the world looking a solving the e-waste..

Also known as: E-waste Academy

Primary location: Bonn Germany