In 2021, the CHEMRAWN XXII conference “E-waste in Africa” was held in Lagos, Nigeria using a hybrid model to allow global involvement during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. This milestone in our conference series came 43 years after the first CHEMRAWN Conference, which was on “Future Sources of Organic Raw Materials.” One of the recommended outcomes from the Future Actions Committee Report formulated at CHEMRAWN XXII was to “Develop a course in e-waste for university students.”
As a result, a resource page on e-waste was developed (https://iupac.org/e-waste/) and a special issue of Chemistry Teacher International was compiled and released in June 2024. The Special Issue of CTI (Vol 6 Issue 2) provides educational materials and insights for students and teachers working in secondary and tertiary education. This special issue presents e-waste from a chemical perspective, and, as it is published in an open-access venue, it can be shared broadly and inspire educators to develop their own ideas on this important topic related to sustainable chemistry.
