Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
EIT RawMaterials and Basel Convention Secretariat
This course empowered participants to manage e-waste responsibly, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and prevent environmental hazards, following global conventions. It explored best practices, innovative technologies, and inclusive recycling models.
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
Massimo Gasparon
Director of the European Raw Materials Alliance
EIT RawMaterials
Rolph Payet
Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Basel Convention Secretariat
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain what e-waste is and describe current and projected global trends in e-waste generation.
- Assess e-waste data relevant to your own country or region and reflect on its implications for your professional or local context.
- Contribute to the adoption of environmentally sound management (ESM) approaches to e-waste.
- Discuss how effective e-waste management can reduce climate impacts and prevent health risks.
- Explore the economic potential of recovering valuable resources from e-waste to support local economies.
Syllabus
- How sound management of e-waste can help reduce GHG emissions, mitigate climate change and prevent hazards to health and the environment in accordance with the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions;
- Best practices, technological innovations, and sustainable e-waste recovery and inclusive recycling business models;
- Present innovative research on technological solutions to reduce hazard by design;
- Explore how the value in e-waste can be extracted in a way that supports the local economy and protects people’s health and the environment, evaluating the socio-economic impacts of this change into more sustainable business models;
- Explore incentives and opportunities for e-waste recycling; Advocate for the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of e-waste.
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Issued on 17th May 2026
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