Mobile phone waste management and recycling: Views and trends

Sarath, P.; Bonda, Sateesh; Mohanty, Smita; Nayak, Sanjay K.

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.09.013

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“…According to authors [9], several studies proved that the inconvenience of recycling infrastucture will lower the rate of people to participate in recycling activities. The more convenient the recycling infrastructure, the higher the rate of people participating in the recycling [10]. Other than inconvenience, any distance barriers or obstacles of recycle bins need to be removed in order to increase the rate of recycling [11].…”

Section: Convenience Of E-waste Recycling Infrastructurementioning

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“…According to authors [8], the instructions can be done through educating the community on how and where to recycle in order to foster the recycling behaviour. According to authors [10], most of the consumers of mobile phone did not know that they can recycle their old and obsolete phone. This is due to the lack of information about waste collection and ewaste recycling.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Attributes to facilitate e-waste recycling behaviour

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Sheau-Ting

2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. This study aims to identify the set of attributes to facilitate electronic waste (e-waste) behaviour among the community. E-waste disposal is increasing from year to year in parallel with increasing of global population. The short lifespan of electronics and poor e-waste recycling behaviour is among the main contributors to the steadily increasing of e-waste generated. Current recycling rate among the nation is lacking behind, which is only 10.5%. A questionnaire survey has been conducted among the students in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to evaluate the current e-waste recycling practice. The results showed that majority of the respondents did not recycle their ewaste on campus. Aggressive efforts is needed to realize the country's target of 20% recycling rate in year 2020, one of the effective paths is to minimize e-waste generation via active e-waste recycling behaviour among the community. Extensive literatures have been reviewed to classify the attributes to facilitate effective e-waste recycling among the community. Total of five attributes that identified in this study which are Convenience of Ewaste Recycling Infrastruture and Services, E-waste Recycling Information, Incentives For E-waste Recycling, Reminder to Recycle E-waste And E-waste Recycling Infrastructure and Services. The set of attributes identified in this study may serve as guideline for the management in designing program to foster e-waste recycling behaviour among the community.

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Section: E-waste Recycling Informationmentioning

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Attributes to facilitate e-waste recycling behaviour

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Sheau-Ting

2016

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“…An interesting aspect related to the smartphones are that the private consumers can have an economic incentive to get the phones repaired and thereby reused, and thereby the private actions and societal problems goes hand in hand. (Sarath, Bonda, Mohanty, & Nayak, 2015). Quariguasi and Bloemhof (2012) showed that remanufacturing of mobile phones can be more eco-efficient, i.e.…”

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“…Smartphoneshave short lifespans and are replacedfrequently; the average lifetime is less than two years in most countries (Sarath et al, 2015). Given the high and increasing volumes, used smartphones constitute an increasing and complex fraction of electronic waste (Sarath et al, 2015).…”

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Local Circles in a Circular Economy – the Case of Smartphone Repair in Denmark

Riisgaard

Mosgaard

Zacho³

2016

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Circular economy has gained increasing attention the last decade, and more often the main focus is on the large global circles addressing recycling of materials rather than the "inner circles" that address maintenance/repair and reuse. In this article we investigate one such inner circle ofthe circular economy namely repair of smartphones which extends the lifetime of products and adds to a local economy. Local repair of smartphones has increased in the resent years in Denmark. These loop-closing businesses not only extend the useful lifetime of smartphones; they also entail both environmental benefits and economic value creation. We map the extent ofthe repair sector and investigate the drivers and barriers for its emergence. The study builds on desk studies for identification of repair companiesand telephone interviews with 33 out of 90 identified companies. The mapping of the businessesshows that the repair of smartphones constitute viable business opportunities, and that the main driversarerelated to the economic business potentials as well as motivated entrepreneurs who spot a market potential.The study concludes that the local circular economy within smartphone repair is due to large consumer willingness-to-pay for repair and maintenance services, and this can extend the lifetime of the smartphones. There are some special characteristics that limit the possibility to apply the results directly to other product groups, but further analysis of how to facilitate repair shops within other product groups are interesting in order to facilitate the development of local circles in a circular economy not only in Denmark but also in other countries.

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The role of electronic waste management solutions and message framing in influencing consumer behaviours: Exploring the crowdfunding context

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Electronics waste (e‐waste) is the fastest growing category of hazardous solid waste in the world. While the generation of e‐waste has recently attracted the attention of a number of researchers, currently, there is little awareness on its management, monitoring, and control among the consumers of crowdfunding platforms. This is surprising because the supporters (backers) of crowdfunding are usually considered as disruptive innovators by other stakeholders. In this light, this research explores the role of e‐waste management solutions and the formulation of “message framing” in influencing consumer behaviours in crowdfunding contexts. To do this, this study involves an in‐depth investigation of fund‐raising campaigns focused on e‐waste, which were promoted between 2009 and 2020, through Kickstarter's reward‐based crowdfunding platform. The results show that environmentally sustainable projects focused on waste reduction and pollution prevention are generating increased funds and triggering the interest of a number of crowd investors who are willing to finance such laudable initiatives. At the same time, the findings suggest that the fundraisers' elaborate framing messages on environmental protection and on the preservation of the natural eco‐systems can increase the likelihood of the success of their crowdfunding projects. This contribution contributes to both environmental management and to the crowdfunding literature. In conclusion, it offers practical implications for sustainable entrepreneurs who may resort to crowdfunding platforms to raise finance to decrease the accumulation of e‐waste from the planet, as well as for other stakeholders including governments, policymakers, and public agencies.

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Mobile phone waste management and recycling: Views and trends

Cited by 137 publications

References 78 publications

Attributes to facilitate e-waste recycling behaviour

Attributes to facilitate e-waste recycling behaviour

Local Circles in a Circular Economy – the Case of Smartphone Repair in Denmark

The role of electronic waste management solutions and message framing in influencing consumer behaviours: Exploring the crowdfunding context

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