Global e-waste trade network analysis

Petridis, Nikolaos E.; Petridis, Konstantinos; Stiakakis, Emmanouil

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104742

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“…The P-value for the Hausman test is 0.589, which fails to reject the null hypothesis that the differences in coefficients are non-systematic. Therefore, we adopted the random effects panel analysis, which is consistent with Petridis et al [19]. Columns ( 1) to ( 4) analyze PHH and RHH for China's waste import without Hong Kong (between 1995 and 2018, 96.2% of Hong Kong's waste exports to the mainland were re-exports from other locations.).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Studies have also focused on waste exports from developed countries such as the European Union [14] and Japan [15] and the waste import position of developing countries like China [16] and India [17]. The position and impact of various waste categories on the environment are also studied; examples are scrapped woods [16], scrapped metals [10], scrapped plastics [18], and electronic waste (e-waste) [19].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As such, the primary objective of this research is to investigate whether China's waste imports are motivated by PHH or RHH. Following Kellenberg [7], Gregson and Crang [2], and Petridis et al [19], we specified the model as follows:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The vector of control variables, denoted by C, follows studies by Kellenberg [7] and Petridis et al [19], which include contiguity (dummy variable equals 1 if China and orientation share a border), common language (dummy variable equals 1 if China and orientation use same official language), China's GDP, orientations' GDP, and free trade agreements (dummy variable equals 1 if China and orientation have a free trade agreement). Additionally, the use of several patents weighted by population is included to control for technological development, while waste products tariffs were added following Dussaux [38].…”

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Sustainability and Waste Imports in China: Pollution Haven or Resources Hunting

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Motivations behind a country’s importation of waste are categorized into the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) and the resource hunting hypothesis (RHH). The importation of wastes can lead to environmental sustainability concerns, requiring governments to intervene when the market fails to reduce the negative externalities by strengthening and implementing environmental regulations. Motivated by China’s position within a rapidly growing but environmentally damaging sector of trade, this paper has three goals: (1) to classify the primary hypothesis that governs China’s flow of traded wastes; (2) to verify the heterogeneous impact of the pollution paradise motivation and resource demand motivation of waste imports from developed and developing countries, and across industries; (3) to assess the impact of domestic environmental regulations on the motives behind China’s waste imports. Using 28 imported waste-varieties from 20 of China’s major trade partners across 24 years, findings indicate that the flow of Chinese waste imports is relatively unresponsive under the pollution haven effect. However, the resource hunting effect from developing countries is significantly greater than what originates from developed countries, despite the laws of 2011 and 2017 established to restrict resource hunting activities. These results have important implications for improving the efficiency of China’s waste sorting and recycling systems.

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Sustainability and Waste Imports in China: Pollution Haven or Resources Hunting

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“…According to reports from official international centers, if the growth rate of e-waste production continues in the same way, it is predicted that, in 2050, about 120 million tons of this waste will be produced (Nijman 2019). Due to the availability of valuable recyclable materials from e-waste, the issue of e-waste is important not only in the environment but also in economic terms (Petridis et al 2020). The world produces as more than 50 MT of electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) per year, which is more than the total weight of all civilian aircraft ever built That is more than the total weight of all commercial aircraft ever built, and unfortunately only 20% of that wastes are formally recycled.…”

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Recent Studies on Ionic Liquids in Metal Recovery from E-Waste and Secondary Sources by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Electrodeposition: a Review

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Given the high growth of e-waste around the world and the environmental and health risks associated with it, research on optimal and green methods of e-waste recycling is of great importance in order to find solutions to this global crisis. In particular are techniques that are economically attractive in addition to solving problems. In this paper, our research team has collected some recent methods of metal recycling in which ionic liquids (ILs) play a main member in the extraction process. The advantages of ILs include high selectivity, short operating temperature, lower relative toxicity, multiple use, and minimal waste generation. The results of this research are also compared with the results of previous studies. We have done special research on ILs used in leaching processes and applied in liquid-liquid extraction, and electrodeposition of metal in IL. Also listed in this paper are some experimental processes that can be tested in e-waste and secondary sources recycling. Some of which can be used on an industrial scale.

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How does global trade in environmental goods contribute to theSDGsin developing countries?

Wang

Mao

Huang

2023

Sustainable Development

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Global trade in environmental goods (EGs) has provided a new vision for international cooperation in response to sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, there are ongoing debates over whether developing countries can achieve sustainability during their trade participation. This study proposes a conceptual framework to observe countries' current trade status and potential for benefit from global EG trade. By tracing the changing status of 142 countries in the conceptual framework during 2001–2019, this study finds that global EG trade reduces inequality among developed countries while it increases inequality among developing countries. Some emerging market countries may enhance their status in the global trade network, but their upgrading within the global value chain remains slow. The current poor EG trade state and limited benefit potential of most developing countries will have a non‐significant impact in terms of achieving the SDGs. The study suggests that regional trade will give developing countries a better chance to integrate into trade markets and support them toward achieving the SDGs.

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Global e-waste trade network analysis

Cited by 43 publications

References 33 publications

Sustainability and Waste Imports in China: Pollution Haven or Resources Hunting

Sustainability and Waste Imports in China: Pollution Haven or Resources Hunting

Recent Studies on Ionic Liquids in Metal Recovery from E-Waste and Secondary Sources by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Electrodeposition: a Review

How does global trade in environmental goods contribute to theSDGsin developing countries?

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