An in-depth literature review of the waste electrical and electronic equipment context: Trends and evolution

Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Bovea, Marı́a D.; Ibáñez-Forés, Valeria

doi:10.1177/0734242x14557382

Cited by 137 publications

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“…However, the short useful life expectancy of electronic products, driven by rapid innovation, miniaturization, and affordability have led to a major increase in the accumulation of toxic electronic waste (ewaste). 1,2 Incongruous national and regional policies and practices have resulted in the disproportionate partitioning of risks associated with e-waste generation, stockpiling, and processing, although e-waste differs in the catalogue and generation time for various countries and regions ( Figure 1). 3,4 The latest research indicates that global e-waste production is estimated to be 35 million tonnes per year.…”

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“Control-Alt-Delete”: Rebooting Solutions for the E-Waste Problem

Zeng

Chen

et al. 2015

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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A number of efforts have been launched to solve the global electronic waste (e-waste) problem. The efficiency of e-waste recycling is subject to variable national legislation, technical capacity, consumer participation, and even detoxification. E-waste management activities result in procedural irregularities and risk disparities across national boundaries. We review these variables to reveal opportunities for research and policy to reduce the risks from accumulating e-waste and ineffective recycling. Full regulation and consumer participation should be controlled and reinforced to improve local e-waste system. Aiming at standardizing best practice, we alter and identify modular recycling process and infrastructure in eco-industrial parks that will be expectantly effective in countries and regions to handle the similar e-waste stream. Toxicity can be deleted through material substitution and detoxification during the life cycle of electronics. Based on the idea of “Control-Alt-Delete”, four patterns of the way forward for global e-waste recycling are proposed to meet a variety of local situations.

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confidence: 99%

“Control-Alt-Delete”: Rebooting Solutions for the E-Waste Problem

Zeng

Chen

et al. 2015

Environ. Sci. Technol.

208

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“…‚ "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals" (REACH) [4]: aims at improving the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals; ‚ "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" (WEEE) [5,6]: aims to prevent the generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and increase its recyclability rates;…”

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The Deployment of Product-Related Environmental Legislation into Product Requirements

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Environmental legislation is increasingly changing its focus from manufacturing-oriented to product-oriented instruments. Compliance with product-related environmental legislation is achieved by the incorporation of environmental requirements into the early phases of the product development process (PDP). Nevertheless, the deployment of product-related environmental legislation into product requirements is still a challenge. This study followed an inductive approach to propose a guideline to support the identification, analysis and deployment of product requirements based on product-related environmental legislation. The guideline is composed of nine steps, clustered into three groups according to their main objective: (A) identification of environmental product-related legislation; (B) identification of legislative topics to be considered for the deployment of requirements; and (C) creation and validation of product requirements. The product requirements deployed are to be considered during the PDP. The guideline was evaluated in an expert consultation in a large manufacturing company, suggesting that it can be used to support the systematization and deployment of product-related environmental requirements.

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“…Recovery processes concentrate on the collection of large items, informally salvaged "scrap metal", or small items such as mobile phones and tablets with high value component materials [26], or active markets for reuse [56]. It is estimated that, in addition to the EEE already collected for reuse, 160,000 tonnes of WEEE in residual waste collections could have resale value of £220 million [57].…”

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Extending product lifetimes through WEEE reuse and repair: Opportunities and challenges in the UK

Cole

Cooper

Gnanapragasam

2016

2016 Electronics Goes Green 2016+ (EGG)

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Discarded electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is a rapidly growing waste stream. This has increased, in part, because advances in technology have contributed to shorter product lifetimes. As such, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has received increasing attention from policy makers. Previous research has revealed the large proportion of end-of-life consumer electronics disposed of through residual waste collections and destined for landfill disposal or incineration. This represents a missed opportunity for extending their lifetime by facilitating recovery for repair or reuse. This paper outlines current policy context, explores routes for end-of-life EEE in the UK and examines opportunities for product life extension through reuse. A series of semi-structured interviews were undertaken to determine if current collection system for end-of-life equipment in the UK adequately encourages increased repair and reuse in line with UK Government's waste reduction programme, or whether there is excessive focus on recycling. The findings are reported to discuss if UK policy framework is adequate to embed legislative requirements and improve current practices and whether the current system promotes awareness and understanding by householders sufficient to encourage behaviour change.

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An in-depth literature review of the waste electrical and electronic equipment context: Trends and evolution

Cited by 137 publications

References 296 publications

“Control-Alt-Delete”: Rebooting Solutions for the E-Waste Problem

“Control-Alt-Delete”: Rebooting Solutions for the E-Waste Problem

The Deployment of Product-Related Environmental Legislation into Product Requirements

Extending product lifetimes through WEEE reuse and repair: Opportunities and challenges in the UK

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