Management of Electronic and Electrical Equipment Waste Collection in Municipalities

Abstract

The article considers the justification of the possibility of organizing a waste management system of electronic and electrical equipment dangerous to human health and the environment and the subsequent use of secondary raw materials based on them. The current state of production sector of collection and disposal of waste of electronic and electrical equipment in the EU and Russia was analyzed. A scheme for the organization of a waste management system for electronic and electrical equipment, including the main methods of organization and stages of the cycle of collection and processing of waste in municipalities, forms of organization of work with the population, a formula for calculating the need for the number of necessary vehicles for mobile reception points, has been proposed. It was concluded that at present there is a real opportunity for the implementation in municipalities of a project to create an organization of a waste management system for electronic and electrical equipment, which does not require significant funds from the municipal budget.

Reuse of printed circuit boards substrate in the production of mortars

“…Finding new uses for electronic waste can help to solve some problems related to disposal. Research studies related to electronic waste address various topics such as: waste management [3,4], new techniques and procedures for recycling [5,6], and characterization and recovery of precious metals, such as gold and copper [7][8][9]. It is worth mentioning that informal recycling practices of these residues to recover precious metals are common in Asian and African countries, with damage to the environment and the health of workers [10,11].…”