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Project Update: Setting up an e-waste facility in the Haut – Katanga Province, DRC

At the beginning of 2016, WorldLoop, Group One and Benelux Afro Centre kicked off a project to set up an e-waste facility in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DRC. As mentioned in the past, the ...

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BAC expands its e-waste acitivites in Congo with the support of the King Baudouin Foundation

The Benelux Afrocenter (BAC), a WorldLoop partner active in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has launched a third e-waste recycling initiative in DR Congo. With the support of the King Baudouin Foundat...

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Progress on e-waste collection in the Haut Katanga province, DRC

June 17th, 2016 - At the beginning of 2016, Benelux Afro Center (BAC) a.s.b.l. with the support of WorldLoop together with Groupe One and its local partner CDEG re...

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ICT e-waste collection expands to Katanga

February 15th, 2016: Despite the positive role that ICT equipment play in socio-economic development of developing countries, they can also be source of serious danger towards the environment and health of the population. Concerning the DRC, some studies have shown that 26,100 to...

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Guiding Principles to Develop E-waste Management Systems and Legislation – Step White Paper now available

January 20th, 2016: The latest Step White Paper is now available for download. The Guiding Principles to Develop E-wa...

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BAC (DRC) wraps up first year of 2-year project with Stichting Gilles

October 14, 2015: "There is an African proverb saying if you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk together." WorldLoop's partner ...

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Worldloop visits BAC’s collection and dismantling center for e-waste

July 7, 2015: Our colleague Aurély Luzolele, Project Manager of our sister organization Close the Gap, recently traveled to Kinshasa, DRC and had the chance to meet with Dr. Nundi Phasi and Gaston Tsas...

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E-waste project in DRC scales up operations

In 2013, WorldLoop kicked off a partnership with Benelux Afro Center (BAC). BAC is a non-profit organization created by members of the African diaspora in Belgium in the context of self-commun...

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E-waste collection starting up in the DRC

WorldLoop is proud of the progress Benelux Afro Centre (BAC) has been making on e-waste awareness and collection in the Kinshasa region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

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