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Handling e-waste in developed and developing countries: initiatives, practices, and consequences.
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The faster growth of e-waste generated in the developing than in the developed world presages continued expansion of a pervasive and inexpensive informal processing sector, efficient in its own way, but inherently hazard-ridden.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 438 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Extended producer responsibility & Hazardous waste.read more
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An in-depth literature review of the waste electrical and electronic equipment context: trends and evolution.
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to define and analyse the main areas of research on WEEE by offering a broader analysis of the relevant literature in this field published between 1992 and August 2014.
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Assessment of legislation and practices for the sustainable management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in India
TL;DR: In this article, the status-quo of WEEE generation, management policies and recycling practices in India has been systematically assessed while emphasizing the key issues of future initiatives, environmental and health hazards.
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Social impact assessment of informal recycling of electronic ICT waste in Pakistan using UNEP SETAC guidelines
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed the social impacts of informal e-waste recycling in Pakistan using data obtained in a detailed on-site inventory of the processes directly involved in the informal e waste recycling.
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From a Systematic Literature Review to Integrated Definition for Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation (SSCI)
TL;DR: From a systematic literature review to integrated definition for sustainable supply chain innovation (SSCI) as discussed by the authors, the integrated definition of SSCI can be found in the Journal of Cleaner Production (JCLEPro).
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Extended producer responsibility system in China improves e-waste recycling: Government policies, enterprise, and public awareness
Jian Cao,Jian Cao,Bo Lu,Yangyang Chen,Xuemei Zhang,Guangshu Zhai,Gengui Zhou,Boxin Jiang,Jerald L. Schnoor +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effectiveness of current e-waste management in China is analyzed in detail from the government policy, enterprise and public awareness perspective, which is consistent with the status to promote the emergence and development of formal ewaste recycling enterprise.
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E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts
TL;DR: Miniaturisation and the development of more efficient cloud computing networks, where computing services are delivered over the internet from remote locations, may offset the increase in E-waste production from global economic growth and theDevelopment of pervasive new technologies.
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Global perspectives on e-waste
TL;DR: The Basel Ban, an amendment to the Basel Convention that has not yet come into force, would go one step further by prohibiting the export of e-waste from developed to industrializing countries as discussed by the authors.
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Export of toxic chemicals – A review of the case of uncontrolled electronic-waste recycling
Ming Hung Wong,Shengchun Wu,Wenjing Deng,X. Z. Yu,Qian Luo,Anna Oi Wah Leung,Coby S.C. Wong,W. J. Luksemburg,A. S. Wong +8 more
TL;DR: It is obvious that the environment is highly contaminated by these toxic chemicals derived from the recycling processes, especially on tracking the exposure pathways of different toxic chemicals which may affect the workers and local residents especially mothers, infants and children.
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Spatial distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in soil and combusted residue at Guiyu, an electronic waste recycling site in southeast China.
TL;DR: The crude processing of e-waste has become one of the major contributors of PBDEs and PCDD/Fs to the terrestrial environment and acid leaching and open burning emitted the highest concentrations.
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Heavy Metals Concentrations of Surface Dust from e-Waste Recycling and Its Human Health Implications in Southeast China
TL;DR: Risk assessment predicted that Pb and Cu originating from circuit board recycling have the potential to pose serious health risks to workers and local residents of Guiyu, especially children, and warrants an urgent investigation into heavy metal related health impacts.