AO "Association for Waste Recovery” presents the results of the Study on WEEE in the municipality of Chisinau. The study was completed in June 2020 and is part of the "Clean city with recycled e-Waste - Recycle today for your health tomorrow" project implemented by AVD with the support GEF SGP Moldova Small Grants Program, implemented by UNDP Moldova in partnership with MoldRec Association. The present study, the first of its kind in the country, provides an overview
Technology has evolved so rapidly in recent decades that today it is hard to imagine what our lives would be like without smartphones, laptops, washing machines, refrigerators and many other electrical and electronic devices. But our addiction to technology and need for new devices has created one of the biggest environmental problems of our time – waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-Waste). Annually, around 50 million tons of e-Waste are generated globally, and the amount of e-Waste generated