Duration: Jan – Aug 2010

The Socio-economic Assessment and Feasibility Study on Sustainable E-Waste Management in Ghana focused on improved recycling technology options and multiple socio-economic aspects of the e-waste sector, feasible ways to integrate the informal sector into possible business models, and identifying new market niches to generate significant employment and income opportunities for the urban poor.

Scope of work:

• Socio-economic assessment of the informal refurbishing and e-waste recycling sector in Ghana 
• Analysis and feasibility of recycling technologies and business models, applicable in the Ghanaian context
• Data collection and analysis

Funding: Oeko Institute

Partners: Oeko Institute, Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening (VRO), Nederlandse Verwijdering Metalektro Producten (NVMP)

Country of Assignment: Ghana

Project Contribution to SDGs