Learning e-Waste Management

Equipping participants with knowledge and skills, SRI offers comprehensive online training that covers what you need to know about e-Waste Management.

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  • At the end of the module, a PDF presentation is available for download with the contents.
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Module 1: Introduction to E-waste

Introduction
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Module 1: Introduction to E-waste.
What is EEE & WEEE?
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Module 1: Introduction to E-waste.
Categories of WEEE
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Module 1: Introduction to E-waste.
Hazardous & non-hazardous substances in WEEE
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Module 1: Introduction to E-waste.

Module 2: Impacts of WEEE

Introduction
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Module 2: Impacts of WEEE.
2.1: Health threats origin
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 2: Impacts of WEEE.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Module 2: Impacts of WEEE.
Implications on the human body
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 2: Impacts of WEEE.
2.2: Environmental impacts
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Module 2: Impacts of WEEE.
Environmental benefits of proper WEEE management
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 2: Impacts of WEEE.

Module 3: WEEE fractions 

Introduction
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Module 3: WEEE fractions .
Recap of previous modules
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Module 3: WEEE fractions .
Products of WEEE processing
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Module 3: WEEE fractions .
Unproblematic fractions
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Module 3: WEEE fractions .
Little problematic fractions
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Module 3: WEEE fractions .
Problematic fractions in WEEE
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Module 3: WEEE fractions .

Module 4: WEEE Management Systems

Introduction
Lesson 1 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
4.1: E-waste recycling value chain
Lesson 2 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Recycling value chain
Lesson 3 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Stakeholders in the value chain
Lesson 4 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Structure of the WEEE value chain: Collection
Lesson 5 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Structure of the WEEE value chain: Dismantling / pre-processing
Lesson 6 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Technologies in the recycling value chain
Lesson 7 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Pre-processing technologies
Lesson 8 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
End-processing technologies
Lesson 9 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
4.2: Formal and informal sector partnership
Lesson 10 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Partnerships
Lesson 11 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Modes of collaboration between formal and informal sector
Lesson 12 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Shifting to a better system
Lesson 13 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Steps towards more cooperation
Lesson 14 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
4.3: Waste management systems and strategies
Lesson 15 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Standards
Lesson 16 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Stakeholder’s responsibility
Lesson 17 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
International examples
Lesson 18 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Standard example
Lesson 19 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
4.4: Financing recycling operations
Lesson 20 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Financing mechanisms
Lesson 21 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Lesson 22 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Ways of financing
Lesson 23 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Key questions to set-up an e-waste scheme
Lesson 24 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
4.5: Strategies for consumer awareness
Lesson 25 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Communication methods
Lesson 26 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.
Moving from worst to good practices with awareness raising
Lesson 27 of 27 within section Module 4: WEEE Management Systems.

Module 5: Policy principles

Introduction
Lesson 1 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
5.1: Policy principles
Lesson 2 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
Policies, Strategies & Regulations
Lesson 3 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
5.2: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) 
Lesson 4 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
5.3: International and national policies and standards
Lesson 5 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
Basel Convention
Lesson 6 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
Bamako Convention
Lesson 7 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
National policies and legislations – CH
Lesson 8 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
International technical standards
Lesson 9 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.
ISO Standard
Lesson 10 of 10 within section Module 5: Policy principles.

Module 6: Standardisation and Conformity Assessment

Introduction
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Module 6: Standardisation and Conformity Assessment.
Standardization
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Module 6: Standardisation and Conformity Assessment.
Conformity Assessment
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Module 6: Standardisation and Conformity Assessment.
Tools and Techniques
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Module 6: Standardisation and Conformity Assessment.
Structural set-up in Switzerland
Lesson 5 of 5 within section Module 6: Standardisation and Conformity Assessment.