The authors of the 2026 Technical Report

Andreas Bill completed his Master’s degree in Energy Management and Sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Lausanne and subsequently gained initial experience in the field of electronic waste at Empa while completing his civilian service. He later spent five years there as a research associate on projects to establish electronic waste recycling systems in developing and emerging countries. He has been a member of the Swico TC and an auditor for Swico recyclers since 2020.

Anahide Bondolfi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Lausanne. She began her work in the field of electronic waste in 2006 while working on her Master’s thesis in South Africa, in collaboration with Empa. She then spent nearly 10 years working as an environmental consultant and project manager at two Swiss environmental consulting companies, first at LeBird in Prilly (Vaud), then at Sofies in Geneva. In 2017, she founded the environmental consulting firm Abeco GmbH in Geneva, where she is primarily involved in sustainability consulting, as well as waste and hazardous waste management consulting. She has been a member of the Swico/SENS Technical Committee since 2015. She is responsible for around half of all the audits of the Swico and SENS dismantling facilities and also audits several SENS recycling companies.

Stefanie Conrad completed her Master’s degree in Environmental Science at ETH Zurich. After graduating, she worked on various environmental projects focusing on remediation and decontamination, building pollutants and environmental audits. She has been working at Carbotech AG since 2020. Among other activities, she deals with the topics of recycling and mobility in the field of life cycle assessments, advises companies on their sustainability strategy and carries out environmental audits. She has been a member of the SENS TC and an auditor for SENS and Swico dismantling facilities since 2021. Since 2026, she has also been responsible for material flows on behalf of SENS and reviews the annual material flows of the SENS recycling companies.

Flora Conte completed her Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences, majoring in Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, at ETH Zurich. She has been working in the Environmental Consulting Department of Carbotech AG since 2013. She manages various projects in areas such as renewable energy, recycling and entrepreneurship at a national and international level. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Swico/SENS TC and an auditor for SENS and Swico dismantling facilities and collection points. Flora Conte has been auditing SENS recycling companies since 2016. In addition to her activities as an environmental consultant, she is also involved in a non-profit organisation for access to solar energy in developing countries.

Roman Eppenberger completed his degree in Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich. In tandem with his professional activities, he completed a post-graduate Executive MBA at the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (FHO). Roman Eppenberger has been the Head of the Technology and Quality Division at the SENS Foundation since 2012. In this position, he coordinates the Swico/SENS TC in conjunction with Esther Thiébaud.

Michael Gasser is a graduate environmental scientist (ETH Zurich) and holds a postgraduate degree in Management, Technology and Economics. He specialises in closing material cycles and is fascinated by developing practical solutions in the complex world of waste disposal. Michael Gasser previously worked as an auditor for the Swico TC and the SENS and Swico Material Flow Audit Department. He has been assisting SENS with preparation for reuse since 2023. He also has experience of working on overseas projects and in logistics.

Roger Gnos has been rooted in recycling since 1991 and has actively experienced and shaped the development in the recycling of old electrical and electronic appliances. He worked for almost 20 years as a company manager at an e-waste processing company. He has been with Swico Recycling for 15 years, advising the collection points. Since then, he has also been a member of the Swico/Sens TC. In 2019, he worked on the launch of the Swico Innovation Fund and has since served as Chair of the Advisory Board. He is fascinated by technology, but also by the people behind recycling.

Arthur Haarman completed his degree in Industrial Ecology at Delft University of Technology. He first got involved in the world of electronic waste in 2014 with a six-month assignment in India, where he investigated the fate of brominated plastics in the informal economy. He then spent four years working as a research associate at Empa, where he led several e-waste management projects. At Empa, he was also a member of the Swico Technical Commission. In 2019, he joined the environmental consulting firm Sofies, which was acquired by dss+ in 2021. As a senior consultant at dss+, he helps various customers achieve their circular economy targets, especially in the electronics sector. He set up the Technical Audit Department for the VSPR monitoring system as Co-Lead and has (again) been a member of the Swico Technical Commission since early 2024, where he works as lead auditor.

Leonardo Laglia completed his Master’s degree in International Affairs and Governance at the University of St. Gallen and subsequently gained initial experience in digitalisation and the circular economy as a research associate at the Institute of Technology Management (ITEM-HSG). He then worked as Head of Marketing & Sales at an e-waste processing company, where he consolidated his expertise. In 2025, he was appointed ReUse project manager at Swico.

After completing his studies at the Lucerne School of Music, Niklaus Renner studied Environmental Sciences at ETH Zurich. Since 2007, he has worked at IPSO ECO AG in Rothenburg, where he heads the Compliance Management Department and advises companies on matters relating to compliance with environmental law. He was heavily involved in the development of the mathematical evaluation model for the European refrigerator recycling standard CENELEC EN 50625-2-3. Niklaus Renner has been a member of the SENS Technical Commission and an auditor for recycling companies since 2017. His area of expertise includes audits and equipment performance tests at refrigerator recycling facilities.

After graduating as an environmental scientist from ETH Zurich, Daniel Savi joined SENS as Head of Collection Points and Head of Quality Assurance. He held these positions for seven years before joining Büro für Umweltchemie, now Pawis, as a research associate. He has been Co-Owner and Managing Director of Pawis GmbH since 2015. He deals with health hazards and the environmental impact of construction and waste recycling.

Thekla Scherer studied Environmental Sciences at ETH Zurich. After graduating, she worked in an engineering office for 10 years, where she mainly focused on air pollution control and energy. She has been working at IPSO ECO AG in Rothenburg since 2016. As a division manager, she prepares environmental impact reports and visits building sites as an environmental construction supervisor. She is an all-rounder who covers a wide range of environmental issues such as waste, environmentally hazardous substances and disposal. She has been a member of the SENS TC and an auditor specialising in refrigerator recycling facilities since 2021.

After graduating from ETH Zurich as an environmental engineer, Esther Thiébaud worked as a research associate at Empa on research and implementation projects in the field of electronic waste. She combined these activities with a dissertation at TU Clausthal. From 2010 to 2017, she was Swico’s inspection expert and was responsible for monitoring material flow data. Since joining the environmental consulting firm Sofies, which was taken over by dss+ in 2021, she has developed and led projects in the fields of circular economy, policy development and manufacturer responsibility in her role as Senior Sustainability Expert. In early 2024, she was appointed Head of the Technical Audit Department at Swico Recycling.