The e-waste development cycle, part III—policy &amp; legislation, business &amp; finance, and technologies &amp; skills

Huisman, Jaco; Stevels, A.; Baldé, Kees; Magalini, Federico; Kuehr, Ruediger

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102158-3.00004-5

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“…The end-processing step may take place at varying destinations depending upon the output content. For instance, ferrous fractions are diverted to steel plants to recover iron, aluminum fractions are sent to aluminum smelters, while copper/lead fractions, circuit boards, and other fractions containing precious metals are sent to integrated metal smelters [102] whereas the hazardous and non-recyclable substances are sent for disposal [54]. Recycling plastics is difficult because e-waste consists of more than 15 different polymers contains BFRs including PBBs/PBDEs [98].…”

Section: Recyclingmentioning

confidence: 99%

E-Wastes: Bridging the Knowledge Gaps in Global Production Budgets, Composition, Recycling and Sustainability Implications

Ghimire

Ariya

2020

Sustainable Chemistry

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Rapid urbanization, advancements in science and technology, and the increase in tech-savviness of consumers have led to an exponential production of a variety of electronic equipment. The global annual growth rate of e-waste volume exceeds the growth rate of the human population. Electronic waste has now become a point of concern globally (53.6 million metric tons, 2019). However, merely 17.4% of all global e-waste is properly collected and recycled. China is the largest contributor to the global production of e-waste (~19%), the second being the United States. Indeed, only 14 countries generated over 65% of global e-waste production in 2019. E-wastes contain a wide range of organic, and inorganic compounds including various metals. Emerging contaminants like plastics are amongst the fastest growing constituents of electronic waste. The current challenges include the lack of reliable data, inadequate identification and quantification of new emerging materials, limited effectiveness of current recycling technologies, need for cutting-edge detection and recycling technologies, and the lack of e-waste management policies and international collaboration. In this review, we strive to integrate the existing data on production rates at different spatial scales, composition, as well as health, economical, and environmental challenges, existing recycling technologies; explore tangible solutions; and encourage further sustainable technology and regulatory policies.

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Section: Recyclingmentioning

confidence: 99%