I'm very pleased to speak with Mr Cliff Gonzalves, a waste management expert from the Seychelles, in this interview about an app that supports circular economy solutions in his country.

📽️ Watch the full interview here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeigZPmmwWE 

Still time to register, Join the conversation! Cliff will be with us live today, at 13.00hrs Geneva (1.00pm UTC+2)

Register here  👉 https://lnkd.in/e6qnr7FJ

🙌 Awesome conversations at the online version of the OEWG Side Event today!

Thank you speakers Cliff Gonzalves Clara Mottura  and @Nancy ISARIN. 

We will definitely invite you again during the technical discussion segment of the SIDS E-waste conversations.

Looking forward to hear from our members.

Happening Now!!!

📅 26 June 2026
🕜 1:30–2:30 p.m. CEST
📍 Geneva, Switzerland (in person) & online via Zoom

As Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face growing e-waste challenges driven by increasing imports of electronic equipment, innovative and locally led solutions are essential to accelerate the transition toward a circular economy.

🎙️ Meet our line-up of wonderful speakers:
• Clara Mottura, Project Manager, UNDP
• Garam Marc Bel, Circular Economy Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Cliff Gonzalves, Consultant GEF ISLANDS Indian Ocean, Seychelles
• Nancy Isarin, Customs and Environmental Compliance Expert, GEF ISLANDS

🎙️Moderated by Fabienne Pierre, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)

Together, they will share insights and experiences from SIDS-led initiatives supported through the ISLANDS Programme and funded by the Global Environment Facility, highlighting practical approaches to strengthening policy, capacity, and regional collaboration for sustainable electronics management.


Don't miss this timely discussion on advancing circular solutions and addressing structural barriers to e-waste management in SIDS.

The side-event is co-hosted by co-hosted by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, the UN Environment Programme, International Telecommunication Union and UNDP with support from the Global Environment Facility.

➡️ Register now and join us online: https://lnkd.in/eBDUKPdn

The National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) is honored to be spotlighted in Resource Recycling, Inc.’s recent update (https://bit.ly/42kWyW0) as we gear up for continued conversation on electronics recycling and responsible stewardship.

We’re thrilled to be partnering with forward-thinking organizations, including the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and North American Hazardous Materials Management Association, who share our vision for a circular economy where waste is designed out of the system. A big thank you to our partners, members and collaborators who are helping shape the future of electronics stewardship through policy, innovation and action.

? Don't miss the upcoming panel event hosted by NSAC and our partners, where we’ll be discussing key advancements in e-waste legislation, producer responsibility and what’s next for building a truly sustainable circular economy.

?EPR for Products that Cause Fires: Batteries, Compressed Gas Tanks, Marine Flares & More
?️ Wednesday, April 16, 2025 & Thursday, May 29, 2025 @ 2 pm ET
? Register today at https://lnkd.in/gucSWwDH

NSAC & SAF members register for FREE! Please email [email protected] for the discount code.

The gold jewellery made from old phones

Hello e-waste community! I just came across this really interesting article explaining how the Royal Mint, the UK's official coin producer, has been recovering metals from electronic waste. They have patented a clean, energy-efficient way which could extracts up to 99% of gold from the printed circuit boards found inside discarded laptops and old mobile phones.

This particularly interesting because
a. Gold is rare and the environmental cost of mining ore to get just a tiny amount of gold is enormous.
b. 155,000 tonnes of small electrical waste - containing gold and other recyclable materials- is thrown away every year.
c. 7% of the world's gold is currently sitting in disused electronics.

I really find urban mining - recovering precious metals from existing waste products - incredibly fascinating. And you?

Read the article below to find out more!

Recycle metals instead of seabed mining

The conversation around deep sea mining is a growing in the Pacific, since precious metals have been discovered in PNG, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Niue, Palau, Samoa, and Tuvalu waters.

Although deep sea mining could bring profits to these countries, could also put them at risk in case of accidents, oil spills, ecosystem distractions etc.

Some, like Jonathan Mesulam an activist from PNG, argue for strengthening recycling of precious material (for example from e-waste) rather than sea bed mining.

"Why not do something innovative, like recycling the metals that we have, instead of digging up our oceans? The seafloor should be the last option".

What's your opinion on sea bed mining? Should we recycle more instead?
Let us know in the comments!