E-waste Management as a Global Challenge (Introductory Chapter)

Mihai, Florin‐Constantin; Gnoni, Maria-Grazia

doi:10.31235/osf.io/hw3rv

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“…International trade of second-hand electronics or e-waste items feeds such criminal networks with raw material for further processing. Rudimentary recovery practices pose serious environmental and public health issues in developing countries and the informal sector is in the frontline [110]. Vulnerable communities such as Roma should be integrated into environmental policies through social entrepreneurship in central and eastern Europe [111].…”

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“…Outdoor burning is the most polluting and is most often used by some of the informal e-waste recyclers [112]. In Romania, the cables are most often burned outdoor [110] for Cu and Al recovery. These activities result in organic pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, or polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans-PCBB/F [112].…”

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E-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicles Management and Circular Economy Initiatives in Romania

Modoi

Mihai

2022

Energies

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E-waste and end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) are fast-growing waste streams in the EU and beyond that require specific collection and treatment activities to avoid environmental pollution and resource depletion fed by the linear economy model. This paper aims to investigate the links between e-waste and ELVs streams and the circular economy approach of the EU. Romania is examined as a relevant case study for the central and eastern European Region regarding: (i) the current e-waste and ELVs management deficiencies and challenges in line with circular economy principles promoted by EU; (ii) analysis of E-waste and ELVs flows data; and (iii) best circular economy initiatives related to e-waste and ELVs in Romania, including the opportunity to create new jobs in treatment activities that the simple operations from the first stages of e-waste recycling can produce locally and regionally in Romania. This work points out the current knowledge gaps and future research directions for these special waste streams in Romania and beyond.

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E-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicles Management and Circular Economy Initiatives in Romania

Modoi

Mihai

2022

Energies

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“…In general, three treatment systems are available for handling the e‐waste: no e‐waste collection (e.g., landfill and incineration with other solid waste); informal recovery system; and formal recovery system (Mihai ). Figure compares the three systems from the six types of value leakage.…”

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The Global Flow of Hard Disk Drives: Quantifying the Concept of Value Leakage in E‐waste Recovery Systems

Sabbaghi

Cade²,

Olson

et al. 2018

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary The remaining value within end‐of‐use/life hard disk drives (EoU/L HDDs) is often not optimally recovered. The improper collection and recovery of HDDs contribute not only to rising environmental and social concerns worldwide, but also to the transformation of the economy and a significant loss of value. Currently, the most preferred treatment option for used hard drives is to recover the metals with the highest recycling effectiveness, such as steel and aluminum, via a shredding‐based recycling process that results in both value and material leakages. The complexity of retrieving the remaining values within EoU/L HDDs demands a larger view of the global supply of HDDs available for recovery. The aim of this paper is to first identify the geographical patterns of transboundary global shipments of new and used HDDs between developing and developed regions, and then capture and quantify the value leakage by bringing several unique perspectives. Two analyses have been conducted. First, the loss of value due to the insufficient recovery of neodymium (Nd) at the global level is quantified. Second, the value leakage as a result of the delay on on‐time reuse of HDDs is captured. Furthermore, the central challenges toward proper recovery of HDDs, where consumer electronic industry can make significant contributions, have been identified. HDDs are well positioned to contribute important insights to the recovery of other electronic devices, so the findings from HDDs can be adopted for other types of electronics.

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E-Waste: A Global Hazard and Management Techniques

Tanwani¹

2022

ECS Trans.

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Nowadays with the advancement in technology there is more and more use of electronic items and appliances, which results in e-waste. Waste due to electrical items (e-waste) includes the electrical waste of machines or the electronic appliances which are discarded after their use. E-waste is a source of a number of toxic chemicals that are harmful to the environment and nature. The purpose of this paper is to raise global awareness about e-waste and hazards related to it. Hence, this paper deals with the description of e-waste, the problems related with it, various methods to recover valuable items from e-waste, and its environment friendly disposal. Also from this paper we get to know about the best management techniques for waste, i.e. recycle and reuse, and we need to adapt proper management techniques for sustainable development. Otherwise, in the future, waste of electronics will be harmful.

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E-waste Management as a Global Challenge (Introductory Chapter)

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

E-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicles Management and Circular Economy Initiatives in Romania

E-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicles Management and Circular Economy Initiatives in Romania

The Global Flow of Hard Disk Drives: Quantifying the Concept of Value Leakage in E‐waste Recovery Systems

E-Waste: A Global Hazard and Management Techniques

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