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Research for a circular and just electronics future.

At The E-Waste Column, we conduct research into e-waste, critical raw materials, transition minerals, and mineral circularity.

 

Our research looks into developments in law, policy, and business regarding e-waste, transition minerals, and critical raw materials. It also explores how the electronics, technology, mining, and renewable energy sectors can become more ethical and sustainable.​

FOSTERING TECH FOR GOOD.

We believe tech can be a catalyst for large-scale positive societal change, so long as we are willing to engage in critical thinking and inclusive discourses on its use. At The E-Waste Column, we therefore encourage society at large to explore how to design, produce, use, and engage with tech in more ethical and sustainable ways. Amongst others, we help our readers and users to explore how tech can be used to protect our planet or to contribute to the upholding of social and labor rights globally.

Through our multi-stakeholder platform and the educational resources we create, we ultimately hope to play a part in strengthening our democracies by sparking respectful and meaningful discussions between citizens, businesses, governments, and other actors.

BROKERING THE CIRCULAR TRANSITION FOR ELECTRONICS.

The E-Waste Column is a connector, translator, and orchestrator in the e-waste and electronics circularity space. We bring different organizations, governments, communities, and sectors together to create action. 

Across the raw materials, electronics, and e-waste systems, we connect, bridge, and guide circular transitions. This process includes aligning stakeholders, infrastructure, funding and timelines, regulation and incentives, behavior and implementation pathways, as well as procurement and logistics across entire value chains or value networks. The E-Waste Column therewith acts as "circular transition broker" in the electronics and tech sector.

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We are critical, independent, and think for ourselves. We are not funded by big tech, mining conglomerates, or the European Union. Our work is rooted in creating a positive impact for people and the planet. Unlike many other private and public actors in the sector, we are not here to advance some hidden ulterior motive. Since we started out in 2022, our honest goal has always just been to educate, connect, and support society in the transition over to a more transparent, circular, and just electronics future.

 

All our written and audio content is created without the use of AI and its resulting plagiarism. We openly and honestly reference the sources we use. If you see an uncanny overlap between our work and that of others (without a direct reference being made to our work or to a content license acquired from us), it is probably safe to assume they – or the AI models they have used – have copied from us without the permission to do so. Our work is frequently stolen and its copyright ownership is often misrepresented in an illegal and disrespectful manner. While we actively pursue remedies to the theft of our intellectual property through the court of law, we have also learned to trust that our longstanding readers and users can recognize our voice and our way of thinking – even when it is masqueraded as an original thought by someone who has played no part in its creation. In case it is relevant, you can apply for a content license from us here or report a breach of our intellectual property rights here.

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