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Waste electrical and electronic equipment management in the educational institutions and governmental sector offices of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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The study proposes a workable e-waste management model and theory, Extended Producer Responsibility Model and Actor Network theory, which might be adopted and practiced within the realities of today's Addis Ababa.About:
This article is published in Waste Management.The article was published on 2019-02-15. It has received 23 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Extended producer responsibility & Electronic waste.read more
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Inconsistencies of e-waste management in developing nations - Facts and plausible solutions
TL;DR: The review identified ten major shortfalls refraining the effective e-waste management, especially in the developing and under developed nations, including integration of the formal and informal sectors, mandated network registry, stringent law enforcements, regulated transboundary movements, manufacturers responsibility, consumer awareness and improved eco designs, investing on effective recycling facilities, and improved disposal facilities holds the key.
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Modeling the e-waste mitigation strategies using grey-theory and DEMATEL framework
TL;DR: A combined framework based on Grey concept and DEMATEL technique has been proposed in this article to determine the interdependence among the e-waste mitigation strategies (MS) by cause/effect analysis.
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Revisiting e-waste management practices in selected African countries.
TL;DR: The article attempts to explain the electronic waste problem in African countries, the nature of existing policy responses and limitations, and ways forward to address policy gaps.
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Household's awareness and participation in sustainable electronic waste management practices in Saudi Arabia
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluated household awareness of e-waste, environmental problems associated with improper disposal, and willingness to engage in managing ewaste using a snowball sampling method, an online questionnaire was administered to 523 respondents to gather data on household knowledge of waste management.
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Antecedents of sustainable e-waste disposal behavior: the moderating role of gender.
TL;DR: In this paper, an integrative sustainable e-waste model, drawing on organismic integration theory and gender schema theory, was presented to examine the different effects of motivational (intrinsic, identified, introjected, and external) regulations on sustainable ewaste disposal behavior and identify whether customer gender moderates these effects.
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Electronic waste management approaches: An overview
TL;DR: An overview of toxic substances present in e-waste, their potential environmental and human health impacts together with management strategies currently being used in certain countries are presented.
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Handling e-waste in developed and developing countries: initiatives, practices, and consequences.
TL;DR: 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.
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E-waste: A global hazard
TL;DR: E-w waste recycling is necessary but it should be conducted in a safe and standardized manor and the acceptable risk thresholds for hazardous, secondary e-waste substances should not be different for developing and developed countries.
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The recycling and disposal of electrical and electronic waste in China—legislative and market responses
C. Hicks,R. Dietmar,M. Eugster +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the current status of WEEE recycling and disposal in China, and its impacts on the environment, human health, and the economy are discussed, as well as the legislative and market responses to the WEEE issue, and how these will be affected by Chinese attitudes and practices towards recycling.
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Exploring e-waste management systems in the United States
TL;DR: In this article, the e-Market for Returned Deposit (EMCD) scheme is proposed to ensure a proper end-of-life option while at the same time establishing a competitive market for reuse and recycling services.