Achieving sustainability in solving the electronic waste (e-waste) problem
Environment Conservation Journal, 2020 Waste from used electrical and electronic equipment, commonly known as e-waste, is growing at a higher rate than the regular municipal waste streams. Global generation of e-waste in 2019 was 53.6 million tonnes. Rising demand for high technology products
Sunil Herat
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Sustainable E-Waste Management Through a Circular Economy Framework: Integrating Smart Technologies for Resource Recovery in Urban Environments [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesSustainable e-waste management is essential for mitigating environmental damage and optimizing resource recovery. This study explores the integration of a circular economy framework with smart technologies to enhance e-waste management in urban ...
Golpeo Joselinda M. +3 more
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A Study on the Assessment of Management Frameworks for Waste Electronic Home Appliances [PDF]
, 2007 Serious adverse impacts on the environment and human health from the recycling and disposal of electronic waste have occurred in the past and continue to occur in China today, due to the lack of a national management strategy.
Liu, Xianbing +2 more
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Extract of cassava waste as a lixiviant for gold leaching from electronic waste
Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2022 Conventional gold leaching from electronic waste requires the use of strong acid and threatens environment. Alternatively, gold can be extracted from electronic waste by the cyanide secreted by bioleaching microorganisms.
Yuranan Photharin +5 more
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Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of Electronic Products: A Case Study of Life Cycle Assessment In Coimbatore Region [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2023 The growth of science and technology is to lead an increasing quantity of electrical and electronic equipment trash (E-waste); electronic products became important and necessary products in our daily life.
Palanisamy Krithiga +3 more
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Recycling Practices of E-Waste and Associated Challenges: A Research Trends Analysis [PDF]
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2023 In this fast-moving world, we use many electronic items daily to fulfill our daily work. Also, in the fast-growing economy, electronic items play key roles. India’s e-waste is projected to be around 18 lakh metric tons.
Jit Das and Arpita Ghosh
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Jambi City waste-to-energy baseline survey [PDF]
, 2015 An urgent shift towards waste-to-resource approaches is required in order to address the rapidly growing quantities of waste being generated in cities in developing countries.
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ACM Transactions on Computer-Human InteractionThe proliferation of new technologies has led to a proliferation of unwanted electronic devices. E-waste is the largest-growing consumer waste-stream worldwide, but also an issue often ignored. In fact, HCI primarily focuses on designing and understanding device interactions during one segment of their lifecycles—while users use them ...
Jasmine Lu, Pedro Lopes 0001
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THE IMPACT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATION ACT NO. 202 OF 2020 ON RAISING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS AND REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH DAMAGE FROM ELECTRONIC WASTE [PDF]
Journal of Environmental ScienceThe study aims to highlight environmental and health problems resulting from increasing the volume of electronic waste s environment ", as it is a global environmental problem for all developed and developing countries, The Waste Management Regulation ...
Ahmed Mahmoud +2 more
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Asian Journal of Law and Policy, 2023 The rapid growth of the global market for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has resulted in an alarming increase in electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste, which comprises discarded electrical and electronic devices, poses severe environmental and ...
Hiral Sanghvi
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