Welcome to The E-Waste Innovation Hub.

The pilot version of our innovation hub is now live! Behind the scenes, we are continuing to build out and further develop our innovation work. In this context, we are actively collecting input from our users and different stakeholders – and we welcome you to take part in this process.

The aim of our innovation hub is to function as a "circular transition broker" within e-waste and electronics circularity. Currently, our innovation hub helps you to find partners, expert resources, networking events, and funding. It also allows you to connect directly with others in our network through specific hub groups that we have set up. We will also be launching our own matchmaking tool soon, help you to find partnership opportunities, open tenders and calls for proposals, as well as funding and other resources.

If you wish to see us offer other functions or features going forward, please let us know here.

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Would you like to shape what our innovation hub looks like and will offer? Then we warmly welcome you to share your input via our short survey.

We bring people, ideas, and infrastructure together.

Our goal with The E-Waste Innovation Hub is to reduce fragmentation in the raw materials, electronics, and e-waste sectors. We do this by working to better align stakeholders, infrastructure, funding and timelines, regulation and incentives, behavior and implementation pathways, as well as procurement and logistics across the entire value chains or value networks for raw materials, electronics, and e-waste.

Our upcoming matchmaking tool plays a key role in this. Once it goes live, the tool will help you to find partnership opportunities, open tenders and calls for proposals, as well as funding and other resources.

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How does our work foster collaboration and innovation?

"The E-Waste Column is making an important contribution to the global circular economy by translating complex topics around e-waste, critical raw materials, and responsible supply chains into accessible, actionable insights."

— Parvez Murshid, Founder of Createch.Green

"The E-Waste Column is an essential knowledge and networking platform for the e-waste and electronics circularity sector. It has helped us stay informed about industry trends, connect with key stakeholders, and gain valuable insights into global best practices. The platform fills an important gap by bringing together professionals across the value chain and promoting collaboration towards a more circular electronics ecosystem."

— Sagar Kapoor, Operation Manager at Gauvins Green Management Private Limited

The E-Waste Column "makes complex topics around e-waste, materials, and sustainability accessible to a broad audience — from students and policymakers to industry professionals. As the global economy moves toward electrification and digitalization, understanding the lifecycle of materials in electronics will be critical for building resilient and circular supply chains."

— Arda Işıldar, PhD

"The E-Waste Column helps put [different] types of issues into a broader ecosystem context, which is often missing in purely transactional environments. It provides useful perspective on how circular economy flows are evolving and where structural inefficiencies or opportunities may exist across different parts of the industry."

— Don Chou, Co-founder of Topyet Electronic Limited

"The E-Waste Column is a very useful resource for researchers and practitioners working on circular economy, e-waste and electronics sustainability. I particularly appreciate the way it provides accessible, well-curated and practical insights that help connect academic debates with concrete action."

— Sebastien Bourdin, Full Professor at IESEG School of Management

"Beyond providing high-quality information, [The E-Waste Column] creates an important space for collaboration between policymakers, researchers, businesses and civil society. As Europe accelerates its circular economy ambitions, platforms like The E-Waste Column will be essential in translating policy discussions into practical action and fostering the partnerships needed to build a more resource-efficient and resilient economy."

— Dr. Jaydeep Vishwakarma, Researcher— Robin Roels, Senior Policy Officer at the European Environmental Bureau

"The E-Waste Column is one of the first truly effective platforms that brings together researchers, industry professionals, recyclers, investors, and emerging talent working in e-waste recycling and the circular economy. It creates a unique ecosystem where innovative ideas and research can connect directly with the recycling industry, helping accelerate the implementation of more efficient, sustainable, and economically viable recycling technologies."

— Dr. Jaydeep Vishwakarma, Researcher

— Sagar Kapoor, Operation Manager at Gauvins Green Management Private Limited

"Beyond information sharing, [The E-Waste Column] contributes to building a community that understands that circularity is not only about recycling. It is about redesigning systems, extending product life, improving resource recovery, and creating a more responsible relationship with technology.

Platforms like The E-Waste Column are essential because meaningful change requires collaboration, shared knowledge, and conversations that connect different parts of the value chain."

— Promise Chris Nwachukwu, Founder & International Convener of the Green Promise Initiative International

"What I particularly appreciate [about The E-Waste Column] is the quality of the angles covered and the expertise behind the content. Christine has a unique ability to connect people, ideas and realities from different parts of the world. Her work has helped me better understand developments in Europe while creating valuable bridges with our North American perspective."

— Gabriel Trottier-Hardy, Executive Advisor - Strategy, Growth & Partnership

"The E-Waste Column has supported us not only as a source of information, but also as a platform that helps create visibility, credibility, and connections within the sector. In a growing industry where collaboration is essential, this kind of work is extremely valuable.

We are very happy to have collaborated with Christine and The E-Waste Column, and we strongly believe that the platform will continue to play an increasingly important role in the future of e-waste recycling and electronics circularity."

— Tomaso Manca, Head of Marketing & Co-founder of Hiro Robotics

"Through the E-waste Column, I gain insights into emerging trends and topics, which helps me stay connected with the rapidly evolving market and ecosystem."

— Dr. Rishabh Jaiswal, Energy Consultant at IIT Bombay

"Christine Nikander's amazing list of 100 circular impact makers that she published in the circular advent calendar in December [is a] valuable [tool] for finding partners to collaborate with."

— World Circular Economy Forum

The E-Waste Column "is the kind of intersectional, grassroots, & creative innovation our world needs now, more than ever."

— Jasmine Anouna, Founder of The Bloom

You can now explore the pilot versions of our new innovation and action hubs! If you have feedback for us, please submit it here.

Welcome to The E-Waste Innovation Hub.

Would you like to shape what our innovation hub looks like and will offer? Then we warmly welcome you to share your input via our short survey.

We bring people, ideas, and infrastructure together.

Let us support your work.

How does our work foster collaboration and innovation?

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