After 10 years of working in #circularity, I have put together a list featuring 100 people and organizations, who I think you should follow. The list acts as an unconventional #zerowaste alternative to an advent calendar, as it is being released across 25 posts until Christmas.

In this fifth post, I am focusing on people and organizations using #education and knowledge sharing to advance circularity within electronics. Here are four sets of individuals and organizations to follow, who are addressing critical knowledge gaps and working to break down silos in order to curb electronic waste. I strongly recommend checking out the educational resources they have worked to create.

17) Piret Liv Stern Dahl and Jeyanthi Subramanian created the “E-waste Circularity Challenge” initiative together. Piret is the co-founder of BonoLab and Jeyanthi is the founder of Experiential Math Solutions. Their lesson plan and educational materials on circularity in e-waste are designed for 12-14-year-old students. These allow teachers to easily get their students to understand what e-waste is, how it can be managed locally, and why community engagement and awareness raising around e-waste is so important.

18) Scott Butler is the executive director of Material Focus. Through the Recycle Your Electricals campaign in the UK, Material Focus works to inspire people to fix, donate, and recycle their broken or unused electronics. The non-profit has also created a knowledge hub with resources for civil society on ways to donate, repair, and recycle unwanted electricals.

19) Tim de Ridder is the creator of “Closing the E-Loop”. The project was designed for secondary school students, and it explores circular solutions to address the growing e-waste crisis. It entails two courses on Cool.org called “Sustainable Solutions: Addressing the Impacts and Interconnections of Electronic Waste” and “Circular Design Solutions: Addressing the Electronic Waste Crisis”, as well as an interview series with 38 industry experts called “Sustainable Electronics Solutions”.

20) Timmy de Vos is the founder of Race Against Waste. Through the E-waste Race initiative, different schools within a region compete for points that they can earn by collecting e-waste from residents in their neighborhoods, repairing broken appliances, and campaigning for better recycling. In this context, the children also learn about different problems created through e-waste – such as the poor working conditions in the manufacturing process and the environmental damage caused by material extraction. The competitions each run for 4 weeks, and the winning class gets to go on a school trip.

🔔 Stay tuned to to see the whole list of 100 people and organizations to follow unfold on LinkedIn, our blog, and our app.