The e-waste development cycle – part I, introduction and country status

The development and implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies to manage e‐waste provide multilevel governance frameworks for achieving greater material circularity. However, the roles and responsibilities that are allocated to various stakeholders under these policies, which are crucial for program effectiveness, often vary across jurisdictions, and consensus is lacking about the best types of relationships and collaboration that should govern municipalities' contributions to EPR programs. Against this backdrop, and since this issue is poorly researched, we conducted an empirical investigation to identify the main drivers and barriers influencing municipalities' collaboration with an e‐waste EPR program in a Canadian province where municipalities are free to decide whether or not to engage with the program. Based on our study, we explore policy implications for similar programs in other jurisdictions, and propose questions for further research. Our findings identify key motivations for collaboration, including perceived program legitimacy, program funding, and logistical efficiencies. Conversely, a lack of program transparency, failure to support local employment, a focus on recycling instead of reuse, and limited program scope are identified as disincentives to program participation. Policymaking for e‐waste management and circularity need to consider municipalities' interests and contributions to ensure successful implementation.

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“…Mentioned as an occurrence in Europe, no country specified (Huisman et al, 2007; Kalimo et al, 2015)…”

Section: Literature Review: the Role Of Municipalities In Epr And E‐w...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Example of municipal employees reselling e‐waste to third parties, without specifying jurisdiction (Huisman et al, 2007)…”

Section: Literature Review: the Role Of Municipalities In Epr And E‐w...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Extended producer responsibility: An empirical investigation into municipalities' contributions to and perspectives on e‐waste management

Leclerc

Badami

2023

Env Pol Gov

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“…Nevertheless, e-waste should be considered in well-developed legal and regulatory frameworks on hazardous waste. Yet, in countries without legal and regulatory frameworks, e-waste is treated as municipal waste, which in most cases is dumped in landfills (Iattoni et al 2021).…”

Section: E-waste -A Growing Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Digitalization and the Triple Planetary Crisis in West Asia

2023

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There are three key environmental crises that are uniquely challenging for the West Asia region, these are the climate change crisis, the pollution, and waste crisis, and the biodiversity loss crisis. Digitalization will be crucial to addressing these crises and in achieving the SDGs by 2030. Digital technology has the potential to support countries in West Asia to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report is a call to action for policymakers in West Asia to lean in and embrace the opportunities of digitalization for sustainability. The report provides a state of digitalization in West Asia and details how technology is being used to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and the opportunities to scale these technologies. It outlines rapid digitalization’s negative impacts on the environment. Finally, the report discusses the opportunities to benefit from sustainable digitalization. Finally, it presents ten “Calls to Action” for West Asia to take the lead globally in digitalization for sustainability.

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“…Besides the toxic inhalation of fumes and manual handling of dangerous materials, recycling practices do not adhere to legal regulations, with little regard to specific industrial, technology and classification standards (Huisman et al, 2019). The informal sector running recycling practices without proper licensing pose a major threat to the country's economy.…”

Section: Issues Encountered In Urban Mining In Developing Countriesmentioning

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Issues and solutions of electronic waste urban mining for circular economy transition: An Indian context

Sharma

Joshi

Govindan

2021

Journal of Environmental Management

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The e-waste development cycle – part I, introduction and country status

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Extended producer responsibility: An empirical investigation into municipalities' contributions to and perspectives on e‐waste management

Extended producer responsibility: An empirical investigation into municipalities' contributions to and perspectives on e‐waste management

Sustainable Digitalization and the Triple Planetary Crisis in West Asia

Issues and solutions of electronic waste urban mining for circular economy transition: An Indian context

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