(646f) Use of Responsible R2 (Reuse and Recycling) Practices for Sustaiable Ewaste Supply Chain

The generation of eWaste in today's interconnected world has been posing many challenges especially for the large corporations and the entire eWaste supply chain. Some of the key challenges that the Industry is facing today include inter alia the following:

• The world produces as much as 50 million ton of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) a year, weighing more than all of the commercial airliners ever made. This may more than double to 120 millions tons by 2050. Only 20% of this is formally recycled.
• The e-waste produced annually is worth over $62.5 billion, more than the GDP of many countries.
• There is 100 times more gold in a tonne of e-waste than in a tonne of gold ore.
• With an astounding growth and development in Consumer Electronics (especially Mobile Platforms) and Digital disruption in Technology Sector, Electronics Industry will continue to witness double digit growth.
• This means that from Sustainably standpoint, a circular electronics system - one in which resources are not extracted, used and wasted, but re-used in countless ways - creates decent, sustainable jobs and retains more value in the industry.

As we move towards circular economy in the interconnected world, we need to consider the increasing deployment of circular electronics ystem which offet the following key advantages:

–Lowering of Carbon Footprint

–Recovery potential of 100 times more gold in a ton of mobile phones than in a ton of gold ore.

–Realization of Full Life Cycle benefits when waste electronics are put to reuse

With tremendous potential of adoption of sustainable eWaste supply chain model, it is imperative to consider responsible Reuse and Recycling (R2) practices from the revised R2V3 (Version 3) standard which was released in July 2020 by 'Sustainable Electronics Recycling International', also known as "SERI". This standard is designed with the single most avoved objective of making eWaste supply chain greener and sustainable.

Based on the above backdrop, this presentation is aimed to cover the following learning and knowledge-sharing objectives and opportunities to the audience:

1) Introduction to responsibe Reuse and Recycling (R2) practices

2) Focus Materials in the eWaste supply chain

3) Introduction to R2 Equipment Categorization (REC)

4) Overview of R2V3 standard

5) eWaste Dowstream Vendors (DSVs) selection and qualification criteria

6) Importance of Data Sanitization, Security and Testing and Repair practices for electronic equipment

7) Auditing and Certification requirements

8) Roadmap for implementation of R2V3 standard

9) Benefits of adoption of R2 practices and R2V3 standard for circular eWaste management system

10) Case study discussion

11) Conclusion and Summary for the next steps

12) Q & A