GENERAL INFORMATION

PROGRAMME: Fostering YOuth Behavioural Change Towards Sustainable Choices Concerning WAste of ElectRonic Devices

ACRONYM: OSCAR

PROJECT NUMBER: 2023-2-FR02-KA220-YOU-000178430

DURATION: 01.08.2024 – 31.01.2027

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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Project description:

The OSCAR project is driven by the pressing need to tackle the issue of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), particularly the low collection rates of small WEEE like mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. Moreover, OSCAR is in line with the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan, which emphasizes the importance of reducing electronic and electrical waste. Essentially, OSCAR addresses urgent environmental challenges in e-waste management while also supporting the European Union’s broader objectives of promoting a circular economy, minimizing ecological footprints, and fostering economic growth.

Target groups

The OSCAR project targets three primary groups to promote sustainable behaviors in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE):

  • Youth Trainers
  • Youth with Fewer Opportunities
  • Organizations Focused on Youth and Sustainability

Results

The tangible outcomes envisioned by OSCAR include:

  1. Training Resources: OSCAR will develop a comprehensive curriculum for e-waste training courses, equipped with engaging materials designed to inspire youths to responsibly manage e-waste.
  2. Open ‘e-Waste Management’ Digital Training Hub: A dynamic online platform will serve as an open resource hub, offering content in multiple languages to empower and educate youth on sustainable practices for handling EEE waste.
  3. Youth e-Waste Dissemination Campaign: OSCAR’s dissemination campaign will employ a comprehensive and strategic approach, effectively reaching and engaging the project’s target groups.

Duration

  • Start Date: 01.08.2024

  • End Date: 31.01.2027

Partners

  • INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE UNILASALLE – France

  • E-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL GROUP – Greece

  • MACDAC ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU LTD – MECB – Malta

  • ASOCIACION DESES 3 – Spain

  • SIHTASUTUS STOCKHOLMI KESKKONNAINST ITUUDI TALLINNA KESKUS – Estonia 

Project Updates

What’s the OSCAR Project About?

December 12th, 2024|

How to help young people make more sustainable choices in using electronics? The OSCAR project will soon offer tools for it! You can now learn more from the official project flyer: What’s the OSCAR [...]

OSCAR Project: 1st Transnational Meeting!

December 5th, 2024|

We’re excited to share that the OSCAR project is officially underway! Hosted by INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE UNILASALLE, Beauvais, France, the OSCAR 1st Transnational Project Meeting brought together the project partners from France, Malta, Greece, Spain [...]