{"id":4171,"date":"2025-12-26T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/?page_id=4171"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:24:48","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4171\" class=\"elementor elementor-4171\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7482b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7482b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cc5c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0cc5c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b9bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2b9bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">StEP Projects<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170bc69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170bc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">StEP focuses its projects and activities on five life cycle areas \u2013 design, production, usage, reuse and recycling, final disposal - which are carried out by its diverse members network. Project results support three broad domains:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbcca5c elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fbcca5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">reduce adverse environmental and human impacts resulting from improper e-waste management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">implement the waste hierarchy by reducing the generation of e-waste, promoting repair and reuse and supporting material recovery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">re-consider the design of products to support repair, re-use and recycling ideally out-designing hazardous elements.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52450c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b52450c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about our projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee185ab e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee185ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6862978 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6862978\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9009251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9009251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Waste-Management-Courses-in-South-Africa-E-Waste-Challenges.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d377cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d377cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/partnership-models-between-the-informal-and-the-formal-sector\/\">Partnership models between the informal and the formal sector\n <\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571fba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571fba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\nThe target of this project is to develop recommendations on how partnerships between the formal and informal sector can be successfully developed\/scaled up. The findings of the project will be compiled in a StEP White...<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf29c70 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bf29c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/partnership-models-between-the-informal-and-the-formal-sector\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0346df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0346df1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513117c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"513117c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Job-Creation-through-WtE-Facilitiess.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Job-Creation-through-WtE-Facilitiess.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Job-Creation-through-WtE-Facilitiess-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Job-Creation-through-WtE-Facilitiess-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Job-Creation-through-WtE-Facilitiess-600x355.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51972bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51972bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/jobs-and-e-waste\/\">Jobs and e-waste\n \n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd41413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd41413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nThe projects focuses analysing the potentials for job creation along the e-waste management chain under different framework conditions. It looks into the treatment of any kind of EEE and includes activities in all global...\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b99b1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f5b99b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/jobs-and-e-waste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5d974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a5d974\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a619df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a619df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/india39s-e-waste-extraction.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/india39s-e-waste-extraction.avif 400w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/india39s-e-waste-extraction-300x169.avif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c58165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c58165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/visionary-paper\/\">Visionary Paper\n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20de644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20de644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nWith the visionary paper StEP looks beyond daily routines and into future challenges and opportunities in the sector of e-waste management. It anticipates to initiate first public discussions in this area and making it possible for governments and companies to address it...\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58009d elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d58009d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/visionary-paper\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952eb8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"952eb8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525da10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"525da10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ji.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ji.webp 960w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ji-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ji-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ji-600x338.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6e800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba6e800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/business-plan-calculation-tool\/\">Business Plan Calculation Tool\n \n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddff1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fddff1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nThe StEP Business Plan Calculation Tool supports entrepreneurs in setting up an economically viable e-waste recycling business in an environmentally sound manner. The tool can also be used by policymakers to...<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a6f7e elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"05a6f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/business-plan-calculation-tool\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9099b41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9099b41\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c49b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25c49b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/waste-pickers-kpone-landfill-ghana-1508x994-1-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/waste-pickers-kpone-landfill-ghana-1508x994-1-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/waste-pickers-kpone-landfill-ghana-1508x994-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/waste-pickers-kpone-landfill-ghana-1508x994-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/waste-pickers-kpone-landfill-ghana-1508x994-1-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/waste-pickers-kpone-landfill-ghana-1508x994-1.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283aa2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"283aa2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/pip\/\">Person in the Port (PiP)\n  \n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca78fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca78fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nThe StEP Project \u201cPerson in the Port (PiP)\u201d has been satisfactory completed by StEP members BCCC Africa and UNU with support from US-EPA and BMZ\/GIZ and the final report is now available here (directer link zum report...<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ece7c0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ece7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/pip\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8913a89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8913a89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad5cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ad5cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-2048x1118.png 2048w, https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sustainability-13-05302-g001-600x327.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81739f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d81739f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/transboundary-e-waste-map\/\">Transboundary E-waste Controversy Map\n <\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2c0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d2c0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Through this StEP pilot project...<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f2efe elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7f2efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/sustainable-e-waste-management-system-ethiopia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-location-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df38e1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df38e1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfa271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dfa271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5887\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e2146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3e2146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amirait.in\/wp-swi\/e-waste-world-map\/\">Quantification Activities &amp; E-waste World-Map\n<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9269b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9269b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \n\nThe Annual Digital Dynamic Reporting of the E-waste StatuS (ADDRESS) is an overarching methodology that facilitates the quantification of the size of the e-waste problem. 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