Weee-Net9 Project Meeting Announcement

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming Weee-Net9 project meeting, that will be hosted by University of Miskolc on the 24th and 25th of October 2023. The WEEE-NET9 consortium will convene to assess the project’s progress and decide upon the strategic commercialization activities planned for 2024. We look forward to constructive deliberations and meaningful contributions from our partners.

Hidden Treasures in Smartphones

“A typical mobile phone contains 60 raw materials, including many CRMs.  Some examples of CRMs that mobile phones include are cobalt, lithium, tantalum, and rare earth elements found in different parts, such as batteries, circuit boards, and speakers”

Meet Our Partners | SE&C

WEEE-NET-9 SE&C IKE: SEC IKE (core partner) is an independent research and innovation SME committed to work towardssustainable development mainly in the areas of Energy, Environment, Transport, ICT, Tourism and UrbanMobility. SEC provides insightful, timely and focused research on engineering solutions along withBusiness services. SEC is comprised by an expert team of high qualified researchers, …

International Conference TBMCE in Slovenia

We are excited to share that ZAG Slovenija our esteemed project lead partner, is gearing up for the International Conference on Technologies and Business Models for Circular Economy (TBMCE) that will be taking place in Slovenia on the 6-8 of September. ZAG will be presenting our project, aiming to spread awareness about our innovative technological approach. By …

2nd Transnational Project Meeting

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the EU, as well as an important secondary source of valuable and rare metals. WEEE-NET9 aims to exploit the untapped potential of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (ESEE) by addressing existing and persistent barriers, namely outdated treatment technologies, lack of know-how in the workforce and insufficient penetration of …

Coming Up : Our 2nd Project Meeting

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming WEEE-NET9 project meeting in Gliwice, Poland. This is a great opportunity for project partners to get together and discuss the project’s progress, set milestones and assess WEEE-NET9’s performance. The meeting will be held by Łukasiewicz – IMN in June 13-15 2023.

Status Report on the regulations, funding and certification schemes on WEEE handling

This document defines the prerequisites and the enablers that could initiate and further develop a territorial WEEE recycling network. In particular, it aims to identify: a) national policies aiming to implement EU Directives on waste management, b) urban mining opportunities and motives to prevent illegal e-waste trading, c) regional and national funding schemes for green …

Study on market and value chain in RIS countries

This document describes and analyses the WEEE recovery markets in the RIS countries,with a focus on the existing collection networks and the WEEE technological solutions alreadyimplemented in those. The report includes information such as: a) sources, volume, and types of WEEE products collected, treated, and recovered officially, as wellas WEEE circulation in unauthorised/illegal markets (estimation), …

Printable Materials

As the project implementation goes on we would like to inform you that our printable materials are available and ready to be shared. You can download them from the links below. Brochure Poster Newsletter