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PARTNERS

We partner with a number of companies and organizations to increase the impact of our work. You will find a list of our key partners below.

Palsa & Pulk B.V.

The social enterprise, Palsa & Pulk has funded The E-Waste Column and all its operations since November 2022. The content created for The E-Waste Column has therefore always been produced together with and in close collaboration with Palsa & Pulk.

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BonoLab ApS

Since November 2023, The E-Waste Column and BonoLab have been working together to advance education on circular design and e-waste. In collaboration, they have worked on developing an educational course on circular design and on putting together a panel discussion on knowledge gaps around e-waste in Frankfurt.

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Universiteit Utrecht

In the summer semesters of 2024 and 2025, students from the master program in sustainable development at Utrecht University completed their student consultancy projects by creating interactive visuals now used in The E-Waste Learning Hub. Through this collaboration, students mapped out the lifecycles of a reusable vape and an EV battery.

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Hiro Robotics S.r.l.

In May to August 2025, The E-Waste Column and Hiro Robotics collaborated to put together a panel discussion on urban mining and metal recycling from e-waste in Frankfurt and to create content on the use of robotics and AI in e-waste management for The E-Waste Learning Hub.

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United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Palsa & Pulk is a stakeholder in UNIDO's Global Electronics Management (GEM) programme and therewith The E-Waste Column is also participating in the programme from January 2026 to December 2031. Through the GEM programme, The E-Waste Column will be working to provide education, upskilling, and training in 16 emerging market countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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Global Waste Lab Academy

Since May 2026, The E-Waste Column and the Global Waste Lab Academy have been working together to promote accessible training on waste management globally.

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All our publications, our database and website, as well as our learning modules and app are funded by the entities named here and our podcast is sponsored by the entities named here. You will find more information and details about our funding and the conditions we have in place around funding to help assure our independence and autonomy here.
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