Determinants of e-waste composition in the EU28 + 2 countries: a panel quantile regression evidence of the STIRPAT model

Boubellouta, Bilal; Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid

doi:10.1007/s13762-021-03892-0

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“…Energy efficiency is a key challenge ahead in the field of electronics [159]. The consumption of energy can be reduced only if the energy efficiency of electronic devices is increased.…”

Section: Ecofriendly Product Design and Manufacturing As An Alternati...mentioning

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Electronic Waste and Its Impact on Human Health and Environment

Ghulam

Abushammala

2023

Sustainability

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Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing class of waste because of the remarkable demand for various electronic gadgets such as mobiles and laptops. Moreover, its improper disposal is life-threatening because it includes hundreds of different substances, many of which are toxic elements and pollutants that can leach to soil and surface and groundwater or be emitted into the air, causing a major negative impact on the environment and public health. As a result, studies on the sustainable management of e-waste have gained increasing attention from researchers globally in the last decade to explore practical strategies to reduce or utilize this special waste. This review aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the major aspects of e-waste, including its definition, composition, and the impact of its end-of-life disposal on human health and the environment, while also focusing on some practical sustainable solutions and strategies toward effective e-waste management. It will also discuss the production of electronics; global demand and the mining boom; and the pollution caused by mining. It will also highlight the importance of effective governmental regulations, with which electronics producers, e-waste generators, and recycling facilities should comply. The research perspectives and orientations highlighted within this review can help in providing guidelines for future research studies and in exploring opportunities for more effective management of e-waste toward a circular economy and sustainable development.

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“…Energy efficiency is a key challenge ahead in the field of electronics [159]. The consumption of energy can be reduced only if the energy efficiency of electronic devices is increased.…”

Section: Ecofriendly Product Design and Manufacturing As An Alternati...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Electronic Waste and Its Impact on Human Health and Environment

Ghulam

Abushammala

2023

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Driving factors of e-waste recycling rate in 30 European countries: new evidence using a panel quantile regression of the EKC hypothesis coupled with the STIRPAT model

Boubellouta

Kusch-Brandt

2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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Recycling of e-waste (waste electrical and electronic equipment) represents an important abatement of pressure on the environment, but recycling rates are still low. This study builds on common environmental economics approaches to identify the main driving forces of the e-waste recycling rate. The environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis was applied in the context of the STIRPAT (stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence and technology) model to analyze data from 30 European countries over the period 2008–2018. Panel quantile regression was conducted to determine the relationship between e-waste recycling rate and economic growth, population, population density, energy intensity, energy efficiency, credit to private sector and e-waste collected. Strong evidence was found that the relationship between economic growth and e-waste recycling rate is an N-shaped curve, i.e., the e-waste recycling rate first increases with economic growth, then decreases in maturing economies and in mature economies starts increasing again as the economy continues to grow. In addition to the economic development stage of a country, e-waste collection was identified as an important determinant of the e-waste recycling rate, regardless of whether the already achieved recycling rate was low, medium or high. In all models, a rise of the collected e-waste quantity was linked to an increase in the recycling rate. Therefore, expanding e-waste collection represents a priority task for policy makers to achieve high e-waste recycling rates. Population, energy intensity and credit to private sector also had an impact and in tendency displayed a negative effect on the e-waste recycling rate; however, the impact of these variables was more relevant for countries with particularly low e-waste recycling rates.

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Circular economy, economic growth, and e-waste generation in EU27 countries: Further evidence from the novel circular economy index and threshold effect

Nguyen,

Le,

Pham

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Determinants of e-waste composition in the EU28 + 2 countries: a panel quantile regression evidence of the STIRPAT model

Cited by 7 publications

References 86 publications

Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Electronic Waste and Its Impact on Human Health and Environment

Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Electronic Waste and Its Impact on Human Health and Environment

Driving factors of e-waste recycling rate in 30 European countries: new evidence using a panel quantile regression of the EKC hypothesis coupled with the STIRPAT model

Circular economy, economic growth, and e-waste generation in EU27 countries: Further evidence from the novel circular economy index and threshold effect

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