Tag: electronics

  • A circular electronics sector in Berlin: how to leverage the city’s potential?

    A circular electronics sector in Berlin: how to leverage the city’s potential?

    With continuous digitalisation, increasing affordability of products and rapid urbanisation,  cities produce enormous amounts of electronic waste. Read more about framing the electronics sector here. BSR’s recycling centers separately collect a total of around 4 kg per person per year of old electrical equipment (Source).  Berlin looks at the diverse options of the collection of…

  • Defining the Electronics Sector: A first step to increasing the circularity of this sector.

    Defining the Electronics Sector: A first step to increasing the circularity of this sector.

    The consensus is clear: electronics are one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world in terms of volume and environmental impact. For us, Circular Berlin, it was essential to start diving into this sector seeing the urgency it has for more circularity. With the help of five students from Utrecht University, we took…