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Management of electrical and electronic waste: A comparative evaluation of China and India
Abhishek Kumar Awasthi,Jinhui Li +1 more
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In this paper, the authors proposed the implementation of e-waste management laws and policies for proper ewaste collection, treatment and recycling, better educate consumers on the dangers of contamination, restrict the illegal movement of Ewaste across borders, and support the development of a formal, regulated ewance processing industry by funding incentive programs constructing recycling infrastructure.Abstract:
Globally, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is now a part of daily life. When this equipment becomes waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or E-waste), however, it needs to be properly processed, for use as a source of materials for future production and renewable energy, and to minimize both the exploitation of raw materials and the deleterious effects on both the environment and human health. A large quantity of e-waste is generated in both India and China, and both countries still suffer from an entrenched informal e-waste processing sector. Consequently, valuable materials in e-waste are disposed in open land, rather than being properly extracted for reuse and recycling. In this article we note that the major portion of e-waste in China and India is collected by the informal sector and treated with primitive methods. Additionally, illegal shifting agents also play a role by mislabeling e-waste and exporting them to developing countries. This article proposes that: the implementation of e-waste management laws and policies for proper e-waste collection, treatment and recycling, better educate consumers on the dangers of e-waste contamination, restrict the illegal movement of e-waste across borders, and support the development of a formal, regulated e-waste processing industry by funding incentive programs constructing recycling infrastructure. These measures should increase the recycling capacity and decrease the amount of WEEE contaminating the environment and endangering human health.read more
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An analysis of barriers affecting the implementation of e-waste management practices in India: A novel ISM-DEMATEL approach
Ashwani Kumar,Gaurav Dixit +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and decision-making trail and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) is employed to understand the hierarchal and contextual relationship structure among the barriers of e-waste management.
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Has the question of e-waste opened a Pandora's box? An overview of unpredictable issues and challenges.
TL;DR: In this article, a review of prevailing e-waste management practices reveals complex and often intertwined gaps, issues and challenges, including the absence of any consistent definition of ewaste to date, a prevalent toxic potential still involving already banned or restricted hazardous components such as heavy metals and persistent and bio-accumulative organic compounds, a relentless growth in ewuse volume fueled by planned obsolescence and unsustainable consumption, problematic e-recycling processes, a fragile formal e-recycling sector, sustained and more harmful informal e-cycling practices, and more convoluted
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Hydrophobic Organic Pollutants in Soils and Dusts at Electronic Waste Recycling Sites: Occurrence and Possible Impacts of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers.
Chimere May Ohajinwa,Peter M. van Bodegom,Qing Xie,Jingwen Chen,Martina G. Vijver,Oladele Osibanjo,Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg +6 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the informal e-waste recycling has negative impacts on the enviroment and human health.
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Assessing enablers of e-waste management in circular economy using DEMATEL method: An Indian perspective
TL;DR: It is shown that ‘Environmental management system’ (EMS) is the most significant and important driving enabler to influence all the other existing enablers and e-WM can be efficient if it focuses on producing eco-friendly products, developing strict legislations, building green image and supporting the producers to implement CE practices.
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Circular economy practices within energy and waste management sectors of India: A meta-analysis.
TL;DR: Analysis of the linkages between circular economy (CE) and sustainable development (SD) by examining the role of renewable energy and waste management sectors in CE combined with policy setup and enabling frameworks boosting the influx of circularity principles in the Indian context revealed that research dedicated towards energy recovery from waste in India lacks integration with SD.
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