Domestic flow of e-waste in São Paulo, Brazil: Characterization to support public policies

Rodrigues, Angela Cassia; Boscov, Maria Eugênia Gimenez

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.10.052

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“…As the topic of e-waste recycling is vast, a series of papers have addressed this problem in different countries contexts such as: Brazil [22], Canada [23], China [24][25][26][27][28], Costa Rica [29], Ghana [30,31], Greece [32], Hong Kong [24], India [33], Italy [34], Japan [26], Mexico [35,36], New Zealand [7], Nigeria [19,37], South Korea [26], Sri Lanka [38], Taiwan [26,39], United Kingdom [40], United States [41], Vietnam [42], etc., by studying various aspects related to the e-waste recycling process in the context of the behavior of the consumers' located in these areas.…”

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Determinants of Individuals’ E-Waste Recycling Decision: A Case Study from Romania

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Due to the increase of the amount of electrical and electronical equipment waste (e-waste), the understanding of individual consumers’ main decision triggers represents a key point in increasing the quantity of recycled e-waste. A series of studies from the literature have shown a positive relationship between the consumers’ attitude, awareness, self-efficacy, social norms, and their e-waste recycling intention, as well as the positive influence between the intention and the manifested behavior. Additional to these determinants, in the present study, the influence of social media was analyzed along with the actions taken by the government and nongovernmental organizations, with the purpose to include and to capture, as much as possible, a high amount of determinants in the e-waste recycling process. Nevertheless, the demographic or socio-economic variables, such as age, gender, income, education, number of family members, etc., have shown over time to have a contribution to predicting the consumers’ pro-recycling behavior. As on one side, in the research literature, the opinions related to which of the demographic or socio-economic factors can have an impact on the recycling behavior have been divided and, on another side, a series of researchers believe that the discrepancies in the findings of different studies can be due to culture in various countries, in this paper we conducted such an analysis with reference to the Romania’s case. The results have shown that the demographic variables, such as age and gender, can have a contribution to predicting residents’ pro-e-waste recycling behavior. Based on these findings, the policymakers can gain a better understanding of the e-waste recycling phenomenon and on its main triggers, with results in creating better policies for sustaining a proper e-waste managing system.

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Determinants of Individuals’ E-Waste Recycling Decision: A Case Study from Romania

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“…The information collected and analysed in a comparative way also counted on a dialogue with a varied set of secondary sources produced between 2001 and 2020, among which we can mention: National legislation and sectoral agreements, sectoral reports (national and international) produced by different institutions, academic articles dedicated to the study of multiple aspects of the WEEE recycling process in Brazil (Oliveira et al 2012;Gigante. 2014;Gutberlet 2015;Mazon 2016;Demajorovic et al 2016;Guarnieri et al 2016;Dias et al 2017;Echegaray and Hansstein 2017;Gouveia et al 2019;Rodrigues et al 2020) and websites of 28 formal recycling companies operating in MMP.…”

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The recycling of e-waste in the Industrialised Global South: the case of Sao Paulo Macrometropolis

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2020

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

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E-waste production increase in the industrialised countries of the Global South follows the worldwide trend in the early 21st century. In large urban centres of these territories, e-waste disposal occurs in more significant quantities, and the need to implement a reverse logistics system within a proper regulatory and technical conditions has become a challenge. To the extent that most researches on the ewaste recycling in the developing world are dedicated to the analysis of informal stakeholders -especially in the waste collection and processing stages -, this article aims to contribute to the scientific debate by analysing the organisation of formal recyclers in Sao Paulo Macrometropolis, the most expressive consumer market of Brazil, encompassing more than 30 million inhabitants. Through a comparative case study of formal recyclers operating before the enforcement of national e-waste management regulation (2020), it was revealed some logistics limitations related to the low/irregular flow of e-waste collected, and the lack of technologies to enable the final stages of recycling. Research also points to possible synergies between the demands of these formal companies and the instruments that will be enforced by the recently approved regulation as a way to overcome these limitations in the short term partially..

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“…Also, studies conducted in urban (Rodrigues et al 2020), rural (Ramírez-Islas et al 2020) agricultural, and industrial fields (Guan et al 2019) suggest that factors such as technological progress and development, changes in various production patterns in industries, and subsequent waste management (in term of volume) play a key role in socioeconomic management of waste recycling. Additionally, in various sectors of the industry, much planning and research have been performed in recent years for greater productivity, sustainability, and a circular economy.…”

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Sustainability and Circular Economy of Food Wastes: Waste Reduction Strategies, Higher Recycling Methods, and Improved Valorization

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In this review, the issue of food recycling was comprehensively studied from the perspective of recent research. Firstly, the concept of circular economy and its application in reducing waste production and the strategies for waste reduction (waste prevention) were discussed. The concept suggests that we can produce less waste from the beginning to reduce costs for recycling, instead of generating much waste for recycling through specific approaches. Secondly, the results of several investigations on the recycling of various food wastes, which have been less considered important parts of waste management, such as university waste, agricultural waste, food industry waste, and spent coffee ground (SCG) waste, were discussed in detail. Finally, various methods for recycling and sustaining food wastes (improving the rates of recycling) and their application in aforementioned sections were comprehensively presented.

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Domestic flow of e-waste in São Paulo, Brazil: Characterization to support public policies

Cited by 54 publications

References 27 publications

Determinants of Individuals’ E-Waste Recycling Decision: A Case Study from Romania

Determinants of Individuals’ E-Waste Recycling Decision: A Case Study from Romania

The recycling of e-waste in the Industrialised Global South: the case of Sao Paulo Macrometropolis

Sustainability and Circular Economy of Food Wastes: Waste Reduction Strategies, Higher Recycling Methods, and Improved Valorization

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