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Electronic Waste Recycling and Disposal: An Overview

In: Assessment and Management of Radioactive and Electronic Wastes

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  • Cristina Lucier
  • Brian Gareau

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Electronic waste, or e-waste, is said to be the fastest growing stream of hazardous waste in the world. E-waste is comprised of a variety of inputs including hazardous materials, potentially valuable and recyclable materials, and other inputs. E-waste follows a range of pathways after disposal, including formal and informal recycling, storage, and dumping, in both developed and less-developed country contexts. Globally, the handling and regulation of e-waste as both a hazardous waste stream and as a source of secondary raw materials has undergone significant changes in the past decade. A growing number of countries have adopted extended producer responsibility laws, which mandate electronics manufacturers to pay for proper recycling and disposal of electronics. The e-waste recycling industry is becoming more formalized as the potential to recover valuable materials has increased, but a range of recent studies have shown that e-waste recycling continues to carry a range of occupational health and environmental risks.

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  • Cristina Lucier & Brian Gareau, 2020. "Electronic Waste Recycling and Disposal: An Overview," Chapters, in: Hosam M. Saleh (ed.), Assessment and Management of Radioactive and Electronic Wastes, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:191396
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85983
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    1. Mohajan, Haradhan, 2021. "Germany is Ahead to Implement Sustainable Circular Economy," MPRA Paper 108566, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Jun 2021.

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    Keywords

    e-waste; waste electrical and electronic equipment; extended producer responsibility; Basel Convention;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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