Umweltgerechtes Recycling und Entsorgung von E-Schrott, Phase 2 Recycling and Disposal of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in an Environmentally Sound Way, Phase 2 Bevölkerungswachstum, steigender Wohlstand, veränderte Konsumgewohnheiten und illegale Importe führen auch in Ghana zu immer größeren Mengen an Elektro- und Elektronikschrott (im Folgenden als E-Schrott bezeichnet). Dieser E-Schrott wird derzeit überwiegend vom informellen Sektor weiterverarbeitet, teilweise jedoch unter Anwendung höchst umwelt- und gesundheitsschädlicher Recycling- und Entsorgungspraktiken (z.B. Abbrennen von Elektrokabeln). Daher ist umwelt-, gesundheits- und sozialverträgliches Recycling und Entsorgen teurer und derzeit gegenüber den Praktiken des informellen Sektors nicht wettbewerbsfähig.Ziel des FZ-Vorhabens ist es, schädliche E-Schrott-Fraktionen aus dem informellen Sektor einer sachgerechten Entsorgung bzw. Recycling zuzuführen und hierbei einen Beitrag zur Ausgestaltung eines nationalen Recyclingsystems für E-Schrott zu leisten. Darüber hinaus soll die ökonomische Lebensgrundlage der beteiligten Menschen aus dem informellen Sektor erhalten bleiben. Dafür werden im Vorhaben besonders schädliche E-Schrott-Arten von Sammlerinnen und Sammlern aus dem informellen Sektor angekauft und dann für sachgemäßes Recycling und Entsorgung an akkreditierte ghanaische Recyclingunternehmen vergeben, welche relevante Umwelt- und Sozialstandards einhalten müssen. Der Ankauf findet in einer Übergabestelle statt, die in der ersten Phase des Vorhabens finanziert wurde. Zur Zielgruppe gehören Menschen, die in der informellen Sammlung und Verwertung von E-Schrott, in urbanen Zentren in Ghana tätig sind und hiermit ihr tägliches Einkommen sichern. Eine weitere Zielgruppe sind die privaten Unternehmen in der Recycling- und Entsorgungsbranche in Ghana, die ihre Recyclingkapazitäten ausbauen können, und hierbei in Schulungen auch durch die GIZ unterstützt werden. Das Vorhaben wird durch das ghanaische Umweltministerium (Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation) umgesetzt. Population growth, increasing prosperity and changing consumer habits as well as illegal imports are leading to ever larger quantities of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in Ghana. Most of the e-waste is processed, recycled or disposed of mainly by people working in the so-called informal sector. To obtain the valuable metals that can be recycled or sold, plastic parts are incinerated rather than being disposed of properly. This is extremely harmful to the health of the workers involved and to the environment, but it is also cheaper than sound recycling and disposal by formal sector companies, who need to comply with all relevant environmental and social standards. The objective of the project is to support sound recycling and disposal of e-waste in Ghana. This shall be achieved through the development of a financial incentive system, which shall also inform the establishment of the national e-waste recycling system. The project also places importance on the involvement of the informal sector workers, who shall remain integrated in the system without pursuing harmful recycling activities. Through the project the e-waste types that are recycled or disposed of in a particularly harmful way, such as cables and thermoplastics, are bought from collectors and recyclers from the informal sector. The collected e-waste is then tendered to accredited recycling companies who recycle and dispose of the e-waste according to relevant environmental and social standards. The collection of e-waste is undertaken at a hand-over center, built during the first phase of the project. The target group of the project includes collectors and recyclers of waste in the informal sector in Ghana's urban centers as well as private companies in the waste and recycling sector in Ghana whose recycling capacities will be enhanced. Project executing agency is the Ghanaian Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. Schädliche E-Schrottfraktionen aus dem informellen Sektor werden einer sachgerechten Entsorgung bzw. Recycling zugeführt (1. Aspekt) und es wird ein Beitrag zur Ausgestaltung eines nationalen Recycling-Systems für E-Schrott geleistet (2. Aspekt). Population growth, increasing prosperity and changing consumer habits as well as illegal imports are leading to ever larger quantities of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in Ghana. Most of the e-waste is processed, recycled or disposed of mainly by people working in the so-called informal sector. To obtain the valuable metals that can be recycled or sold, plastic parts are incinerated rather than being disposed of properly. This is extremely harmful to the health of the workers involved and to the environment, but it is also cheaper than sound recycling and disposal by formal sector companies, who need to comply with all relevant environmental and social standards. The objective of the project is to support sound recycling and disposal of e-waste in Ghana. This shall be achieved through the development of a financial incentive system, which shall also inform the establishment of the national e-waste recycling system. The project also places importance on the involvement of the informal sector workers, who shall remain integrated in the system without pursuing harmful recycling activities. Through the project the e-waste types that are recycled or disposed of in a particularly harmful way, such as cables and thermoplastics, are bought from collectors and recyclers from the informal sector. The collected e-waste is then tendered to accredited recycling companies who recycle and dispose of the e-waste according to relevant environmental and social standards. The collection of e-waste is undertaken at a hand-over center, built during the first phase of the project. The target group of the project includes collectors and recyclers of waste in the informal sector in Ghana's urban centers as well as private companies in the waste and recycling sector in Ghana whose recycling capacities will be enhanced. Project executing agency is the Ghanaian Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.