computer recycling guide for enrepreneurs
01:22, 2 February 2009
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UNESCO has launched a free practical guide to computer recycling for entrepreneurs and project sponsors. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Computer Recycling is published in English, and will soon also be available in French. The guide helps to develop the skills required to handle the growing flux of waste generated by the market for new and used computers so as to protect the environment and public health. This global problem particularly affects developing countries. In 2008, almost 180 million computers have been replaced by new machines, and an estimated 35 million computers dumped, despite the toxic substances they contain.The project also aims to support the emergence of new business opportunities. It should prove useful for NGOs and local development stakeholders in fostering small and micro entrepreneurships. In addition, the open license of the guidebook will allow interested parties to create versions adapted to local conditions and particular contexts.
The guidebook will be supplemented by an online forum for users, and an operational module containing an inventory of waste recycling processes, practical advice and case studies from recycling plants in Burkina Faso, France and India.
For more advice on how to recycle your electronic waste, see my web page on the subject.
