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Helping companies in China reduce and recycle 50% of e-waste by 2025, from smartphones to medical machinery

Workers dismantle used television sets at a recycling plant in Neijiang, China
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what is e-waste — Source: A New Circular Vision for Electronics, Time for a Global Reboot

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Published Jul 1, 2021

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Project partners

China Association of Circular Economy

China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development

The Coca-Cola Company

Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia

Dell Technologies

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia

European Commission

European Investment Bank

Federal Ministry of Environment of Nigeria

Inter-American Development Bank

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Resource Panel

Intesa Sanpaolo

Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa

Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands

Ministry of the Environment of Japan

Natural Resources Development (Rwanda)

Sunray Ventures

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

World Economic Forum

World Resources Institute

WWF International

Yara International

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