Reuse of EEE/WEEE in UK: Review on functionality of EEE/WEEE at the point of disposal

The reuse of electronic components from waste printed circuit boards: a critical review

“…For example, Wang et al 30 proposed a process to recover copper from PCBs by froth otation and oxidative leaching to increase the copper grade from 38.70% to 68.34%. Driven by legislation and economics, the WEEE recycling industry continues to increase recycling rates and reduce the environmental impact of WEEE, 31 and it has been reviewed in detail by a large number of researchers. [32][33][34][35][36][37][38] However, a more efficient approach is to reuse WEEE or its subcomponents.…”

Alignments between e‐waste legislation and the Sustainable Development Goals: the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Ghana case studies

“…These points are already established in the UK, especially in public spaces such as parks and bus stops. However, Dindarian and Gibson (2011) reveal how it is still necessary to improve consumer awareness strategies, given that much of the WEEE discarded is damaged during the actual practice of disposal.…”

Life cycle assessment of repurposed waste electric and electronic equipment in comparison with original equipment

“…Additionally, obtaining repurposed products with little demanding technical requirements implies a lower impact of preparing for reuse processes, since the amount of non-reusable material would be reduced. The availability of high quality WEEE could contribute to this objective through specialized selective collection and procedures to preserve the reuse potential of equipment and components ( Dindarian and Gibson, 2011 ;Kissling et al, 2013 ;Zacho et al, 2018 ). Other aspect of special interest is that reused products have more functions than market products, since then, to cover the same functions, more than one commercial product would be necessary.…”