Electronic waste management in Romania: pathways for sustainable practices

Abstract: This chapter aims to examine the current challenges in electronic waste (e-waste) management in a new EU Member State like Romania. The chapter analyses the route from unsound disposal practices (e.g. illegal dumping) towards sustainable practices of e-waste under EU targets and objectives. This e-waste stream is toxic for the environment and public health, thus, proper collection, treatment, and recycling facilities are required. The waste management infrastructure must be completed by a comprehensive e-waste statistic database, reliable monitoring, and law enforcement activities. The chapter reveals the current gaps in e-waste management activities in Romania while highlighting the best practices in this sector. The chapter identifies the specific pathways for sustainable practices associated with electronic waste management. The role of different actors involved in e-waste flows is examined such as public institutions, private sector, NGOs or local community. This emerging e-was

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 533-551 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Preprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Prasad, Majeti Narasimha Vara (Hg.), Vithanage, Meththika (Hg.), Borthakur, Anwesha (Hg.): Handbook of Electronic Waste Management: International Best Practices and Case Studies. 2019. S. 533-551. ISBN 978-0-12-817030-4

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wer): SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
• (wann): 2019
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): San Diego
• (wer): Elsevier Science & Technology
• (wann): 2019
• Urheber: Mihai, Florin-Constantin
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Prasad, Majeti Narasimha Vara ; Vithanage, Meththika ; Borthakur, Anwesha

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817030-4.00024-3
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-67568-1
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:45 MEZ