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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Computer RecyclingThis document is the first in a series of pedagogical materials producedby UNESCO and ADEME to train entrepreneurs in emerging markets incomputer waste management, with a strong emphasis on the basic rulesof environmental health and safety. The first volume provides an introductionto important background information and discusses issues to beconsidered when setting up a recycling business. The second volume, tobe produced, will focus on recycling practices and will provide concrete,practical advice for entrepreneurs. It will also be accompanied by a websitewhich will provide information on regional and national legal contexts, keyplayers in computer recycling activities (particularly in Africa), and offer anopen forum for sharing expertise in this field.We hope that this guide will contribute to international cooperation incomputer recycling, mobilizing stakeholders towards capacity building forsustainable development.Abdul Waheed KhanAssistant Director-GeneralCommunication and Information SectorUNESCODaniel BéguinSoil and Waste DirectorADEMEvi
Volume 1: Basics for starting up a computer recycling businessTABLE OF CONTENTs1. THANKS.......................................................................................... iii2. FOREWORD..................................................................................... vA. IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATIONSIN RECYCLING1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 2Global technology revolution.................................................................... 2Cycle of use and disposition.................................................................... 2Social and economic benefits of reuse.................................................... 3Recycling opportunities............................................................................ 42. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS.................................................. 5The Basel Convention.............................................................................. 5Transboundary movements..................................................................... 5Basel Convention definition of waste....................................................... 6Basel Convention hazardous wastes....................................................... 6Other regulations..................................................................................... 7Future implementation............................................................................. 83. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.......................... 9Formal versus informal recycling practices.............................................. 9Imports................................................................................................... 104. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES...................................................... 11The second-hand market....................................................................... 11The growth in the price of raw material.................................................. 11vii
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