Eight years of cooperation in e-waste in Peru
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”3/4″][cmsms_text] Lima, 1 June 2017 On the national Recyclers Day the Swiss International Cooperation and the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) are looking back on a successfull 8 years
Growing FORAM Network Maps Activities on Raw Materials
Brussels, 9 June 2017 The FORAM project is currently mapping existing international activities, actions and initiatives related to raw materials globally. Actors involved in a multi-stakeholder EU or global activity
ISO Guidance Principles Secondary Metals Launched
Geneva, 28 April 2017 The new ISO Guidance Principles for the Sustainable Management of Secondary Metals were launched at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Basel
New Publication: Guidance Principles Secondary Metals Published by ISO
Geneva, 5 April 2017 The “Guidance Principles for the Sustainable Management of Secondary Metals” have been published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The principles aim to provide a
Launch ISO Guidance Principles Secondary Metals Confirmed
Geneva, 23 March 2017 The launch of the ISO guidance principles for the sustainable management of secondary metals will be held in Geneva, 28 April. WRF and its partners will
“Our Recyclers are our Future Miners”, Peru Vice Minister Says
Lima, 3 February 2017 The SRI e-waste training course met high interest from the government and general public in Peru. Speaking at the opening day Environment Vice-Minister Marcos Alegre presented the
Informal Approaches Circular Economy, Learning From India
Geneva, 22 November 2016 A new report was launched today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCS), jointly with EMPA and the World Resources Forum on the informal sector
Resource-Efficient Businesses Discussed at Vatican Youth Meeting
The Vatican, 30 October 2016 “You live in the extraordinary times and it’s up to you to shape the future of the sustainable development”. These were the words from the
Sustainability Principles for Recycling Proposed
Berlin, 9 September 2016 “Fighting for survival is not equal to informal work”, WRF Program Manager Sonia Valdivia said in Berlin. She spoke last week at the “Electronic Goes Green Conference”