Sandbox

Further Readings

• Humanitarian E-Waste Network: cross-organizational technical working group on E-waste Reduction in Displacement Settings.
• What is e-waste? (EEP Africa, Step Initiative)
• Strategies for e-waste management
• Reduce-Reuse-Recycle

Publications/Resources from Displacement Settings

• GIZ Energy Solutions in Displacement Settings (ESDS) (2021). Baseline Assessment on Electronic Waste Management and Extended Producer Responsibility in Displacement Settings in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda.
• GPA & NORCAP (2021). Electronic Waste (E-waste) Management for Off-grid Solar Solutions in Displacement Settings.
• GIZ ESDS (2020). Solar E-Waste Reduction in Displacement Settings.
• MEI (2019). Energy and Displacement in Eight Objects: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa
• IOM's E-Waste Management Project in Uganda

Regulatory Framework

• E-Waste Legislative Framework Map
• List of policy and regulatory framework for e-waste in Southern and East Africa.
• E-waste Policy Handbook
• GOGLA's webinar on E-waste Policy and Regulation
• CLASP (2022): Bending Toward Circular: Using Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes to Transition to Appliance Circular Economy

Toolkits

• GOGLA E-waste Toolkit
• EEP Africa E-waste Toolkit
• ACE (2019). E-waste Policy Handbook
• GIZ (2019). E-Waste Training Manual
• GOGLA. Business Blueprints for E-waste Management
• Step Initiative. E-waste Business Plan Calculation Tool
• Innovation Norway. Innovation-friendly Procurement Tools for the Humanitarian Sector
• EforA. Practical Guidance for Designing & Implementing Field Testing for Appliances & Productive Use Equipment
• UN Global E-Waste Monitor
• E-Waste Guide for Stand-Alone Solar in Nigeria

Battery

• End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector
• Case study from Uganda and Senegal
• Sofies. Operational Guidelines for Handling Used Batteries in the Off-grid Solar Sector
• WEF (2021). Closing the Loop on Energy Access in Africa
• Shell Foundation (2018). Energy Storage Trends for Off-grid Services in Emerging Markets

E-waste Management

• CDC (2021). How are Off-grid Solar Customers in Kenya Managing their Electronic Waste?
• Efficiency for Action (2021). Innovations and Lessons in Solar E-waste Management
• Rabaia, M, Abdelkareem, M. et.al (2021). Environmental Impacts of Solar Energy Systems: A Review
• ICRC (2021). Sustainable Management of ICRC’s Garage Waste
• Spear, Rowan, Cross, Jamie, Tait, Jeremy, Goyal, Richa., 2020. Pathway to Repair in the Global Off-grid Solar Sector
• EforA (2019). Solar E-Waste Management Best Practices for the Off-Grid Renewable Energy Sector Workshop Report
• CLASP (2019). Solar E-waste Market Scoping Report
• Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Microgrid Systems in Off-Grid Communities
• DfiD (2016). Case Studies from Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda on e-waste Impact and Mitigation Options
• Duke University. Off-Grid Solar E-Waste: Impacts & Solutions in East Africa
• Off-grid solar waste in sub-Saharan Africa: Market dynamics, barriers to sustainability, and circular economy solutions

Other Resources

• UNICEF (2020). A third of the world’s children poisoned by lead, new groundbreaking analysis says. https://www.unicef.org/rosa/press-releases/third-worlds-children-poisoned-lead-new-groundbreaking-analysis-says
• Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) & E-waste Coalition (2019). A New Circular Vision for Electronics: Time for a Global Reboot. https://www.weforum.org/reports/a-new-circular-vision-for-electronics-time-for-a-global-reboot