Contract: 2020.04
Resource Efficiency
E-Waste Management in Kathmandu
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Project Type: |
Pilot Project |
Technology: |
Resource Efficiency |
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Country: |
Nepal |
Project State: |
Ongoing |
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Project Start: |
May 2020 |
End of Project: |
Planned 2022 |
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Partner: |
Foundation myclimate, Zürich, www.myclimate.org, Susan Gille |
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 © mycllimate |
 © mycllimate |
Swiss Contribution
The project’s lead partner and coordinator is the Swiss non-profit myclimate (MYC) Foundation. This ETH spin-off is a partner for effective climate protection – both locally and globally.
Description
E-waste management is a major problem in Nepal, and especially in its rapidly growing capital Kathmandu. The lack of proper policies and economically viable solutions to ensure proper recycling or electronic waste disposal poses a threat to worker and general population health as well as the environment.
Doko and myclimate have partnered up to tackle these challenges. This proposed E-Waste Management project aims to establish replicable e-waste management practices in Nepal by starting e-waste recycling and refurbishing facilities, and educating consumers about the hazards of e-waste and conscientious consumerism.