Economic and climate impacts from the incorrect disposal of WEEE

Williams, I.D.; Emery, Loretta; Bone, Rachel

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105470

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“…However, this is highly valuable waste that should be diverted to reuse and recycling processes. The same study suggests that if WEEE items were recovered from the residual waste stream, £ 196-215 million of potential monetary value could be recouped by 2030 (Pekarkova et al, 2021).…”

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Residual Waste Management in London, England: A Reality Check

Minhas,

Gerassimidou,

Iacovidou

2023

Preprint

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Residual waste is a key fraction of municipal solid waste generated, yet its management is poorly understood and has gained little attention over the past years. Using London as a case study, the study found that of the 5 Mt of residual waste reported to be managed in London, 3.5 Mt is managed via recovery operations, whereas 1.59 Mt of waste is managed via disposal operations, primarily landfills that take in 0.82 Mt of residual waste each year. Among the recovery options, incineration with energy recovery, a final treatment option, is the most prevalent recovery option, accounting for the management of 1.44 Mt of residual waste, highlighting a technological lock-in that could jeopardise UK’s ability to achieve its Net Zero Carbon ambition. This data depicts the movements of residual waste rather than its final treatment, hence, pointing to the presence of blind spots in the final fate of residual waste and double counting; both of which prevent decision- and policy-making. Transparency in data recording and monitoring and the creation of a level playing field for all stakeholders involved in residual waste management could gradually break reliance on destructive treatment processes, and instead, empower improved segregation of waste at source for enabling the better management of residual waste. Acknowledge that residual waste has a significant role to play in making the transition to a circular economy and therefore, is imperative to pave the way for future policy direction on residual waste management.

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Section: Residual Waste Fate In Londonmentioning

confidence: 93%

Residual Waste Management in London, England: A Reality Check

Minhas,

Gerassimidou,

Iacovidou

2023

Preprint

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“…The choice of the WEEE recycling channel (single manufacturer-led, recycler-led, third party-led, or a combination) is important. The effective selection and evaluation of recycling channels can help decision-makers choose the best way to recycle to meet demand [17][18][19][20]. Research on the WEEE recycling channel has achieved fruitful results and has provided a useful game theory reference for researching the above-mentioned problems.…”

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Stackelberg Game Analysis of E-Waste Recycling Stakeholders under Recovery Time Sensitivity and CRMs Life Expectancy Sensitivity

Qiang

2022

Sustainability

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In order to discuss the participation selection strategy of relevant subjects in WEEE recycling, a Stackelberg game model of “recyclers—remanufacturers—government” in a WEEE recycling network is constructed, and the system’s stability strategy and conditions are analyzed. Besides this, the direct and indirect effects of recovery time sensitivity, CRMs’ life expectancy sensitivity, and government subsidies on the optimal decision-making of both recyclers and remanufacturers are explored. The results show that the system can achieve a stable and ideal equilibrium, and achieve win–win for all parties, through reasonable profit transfer and cost-sharing. The dual sensitivity of manufacturers’ demand and policy subsidies has the same qualitative impact on the decision variables of the recyclers and remanufacturers. The subsidies vary depending on the CRMs’ recovery effort level of remanufacturers, and these can incentivize the remanufacturers to increase CRMs’ life expectancy. Moreover, a cost-sharing contract between recyclers and remanufacturers can avoid “free-riding” behavior in WEEE recycling. The research can assist in the benefit coordination and behavior adjustment of WEEE recycling members, and provide a theoretical basis for governments to formulate appropriate recycling subsidies to promote the formal recycling of E-waste.

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“…Furthermore, two main direct consequences of the poor management remain latent: environmental impact and social impact. Among the environmental impacts, key issues are derived from inadequate management of hazardous materials (Zhang et al, 2017), open burning (Cesaro et al, 2019), improvised metallurgical processing (Li et al, 2015), and/or misplaced waste (Bigum et al, 2017;Pekarkova et al, 2021), creating conditions for further contamination.…”

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“…With proper WEEE management many benefits can be obtained, ranging from avoiding wrong chemical disposal of elements and substances dangerous to human health and environment, to recovering tons of materials that can be reused or reintroduced in the manufacturing processes. According to the most recent data, merely 17.4% of the total WEEE is correctly recycled (Forti et al, 2020), whereas the rest finds a secondary market in less-developed countries (Wang et al, 2016), or is "misplaced" either on their way to the recycling facilities or during the sorting and recycling process (Bigum et al, 2017;Pekarkova et al, 2021). One of the strongly recommended suggestions to improve waste management (WM) is to include "the long tradition and experience available in the informal sector" (Agamuthu, 2010) and complement it with the regulations and working conditions (hygiene, safety and fair payment) provided by a formal sector (Asim et al, 2012).…”

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Preparing for future e-waste from photovoltaic modules: a circular economy approach

Hidalgo-Carvajal

Carrasco‐Gallego

2022

Int. J. Prod. Manag. Eng.

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The increasing adoption rate of photovoltaic power generation shows that renewable energies have a bright future. Yet, this could be overshadowed by the unintended consequence of increased generation of Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) at the installations’ End-of-Life (EoL) stage. As countries find themselves dealing with the increasing WEEE issue, they may adopt different practices which, if wrongly implemented, could potentially backfire, creating additional issues especially among vulnerable social groups. This work proposes improving the WEEE management system by including the Informal Recyclers in the equation, benefitting social groups and material recovery through by delivering materials along different streams in the closed-loop supply chain. The proposed model intends to support the circular economy approach on waste management systems.

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Economic and climate impacts from the incorrect disposal of WEEE

Cited by 22 publications

References 37 publications

Residual Waste Management in London, England: A Reality Check

Residual Waste Management in London, England: A Reality Check

Stackelberg Game Analysis of E-Waste Recycling Stakeholders under Recovery Time Sensitivity and CRMs Life Expectancy Sensitivity

Preparing for future e-waste from photovoltaic modules: a circular economy approach

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