Resource savings by urban mining: The case of desktop and laptop computers in Belgium

Eygen, Emile Van; Meester, Steven De; Tran, Ha Phuong; Dewulf, Jo

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.10.032

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“…WEEE contains both hazardous and precious components, and is a rapidly growing waste stream [3][4][5]. The responsible collection and recycling of WEEE reduces environmental harm [6,7] and facilitates the recovery of valuable materials [8][9][10], including rare earth elements and other critical raw materials (e.g., indium and gallium) that are of vital importance for modern economies [11][12][13][14]. The recycling of WEEE is a complex task requiring an effective technical infrastructure and managerial framework [15,16], and it has potential to generate significant economic wealth from recovered rare and important metals [12,17,18].…”

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The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region

Kusch

Hills

2017

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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is difficult to sustainably manage. One key issue is the challenge of planning for WEEE flows as current and future quantities of waste are difficult to predict. To address this, WEEE generation and gross domestic product (GDP) data from 50 countries of the pan-European region were assessed. A high economic elasticity was identified, indicating that WEEE and GDP are closely interlinked. More detailed analyses revealed that GDP at purchasing power parity (GDP PPP) is a more meaningful measure when looking at WEEE flows, as a linear dependency between WEEE generation and GDP PPP was identified. This dependency applies to the whole region, regardless of the economic developmental stage of individual countries. In the pan-European region, an increase of 1000 international $ GDP PPP means an additional 0.5 kg WEEE is generated that requires management.

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The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region

Kusch

Hills

2017

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“…Similarly, high percentages of other valuable metals are discarded: 88% of Pd, 89% of Ag, and 89% of Ni [99]. An LCA study by Eygen estimated that recycling desktop and laptop PCs could reduce natural resource consumption by 80 and 87%, respectively, compared with landfilling [100]. Regarding the recovery of metals, the compromise between grade (quality) and recovery (quantity) should be of another concern [101,102].…”

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Waste prevention for sustainable resource and waste management

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“…The energy savings from materials commonly present in e-waste is shown in Table 2. It is suggested that the recycling of desktops and laptops saves 80% and 87% of natural resources, respectively [10]. Table 2.…”

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Electronic Waste and Existing Processing Routes: A Canadian Perspective

Kumar

Holuszko

2016

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Electrical and electronic products have become an integral part of the current economy and, with the development of newer technologies, the life span of these products are getting shorter. As a consequence, the volume of electronic waste is increasing drastically around the globe. With the implementation of new rules, regulations, and policies by the government, the landfilling of electronic waste has been reduced. The presence of valuable metals in the e-waste stream provides a major economic benefit for recycling industries but, due to the presence of hazardous materials, a proper recycling technique is required prior to the disposal of the e-waste. The total e-waste generated in Canada was 725 kt in 2014. There are several organizations currently working in various provinces to deal with the collection and recycling of e-waste. These organizations collected nearly 20% of the total e-waste generated in 2014. The collection rate for e-waste can be boosted by increasing awareness and by creating more centers to collect all kinds of e-waste. The collected e-waste is processed at local processing facilities mostly dealing with dismantling and hazardous material removal processes and then shipping the remaining material to a central location for subsequent processing.

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Resource savings by urban mining: The case of desktop and laptop computers in Belgium

Cited by 114 publications

References 28 publications

The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region

The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region

Waste prevention for sustainable resource and waste management

Electronic Waste and Existing Processing Routes: A Canadian Perspective

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