E-waste management as a global challenge (introductory chapter)

Collection article | Sammelwerksbeitrag

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment management (E-waste or WEEE) is a crucial issue in the solid waste management sector with global interconnections between well-developed, transitional and developing countries. Consumption society and addiction to technology dictate the daily life in high and middle-income countries where population consumes large amounts of EEE products (electrical and electronic equipment) which sooner become e-waste. This fraction is a fast-growing waste stream which needs special treatment and management due to the toxic potential of public health and environment. On the other hand, the e-waste contains valuable materials which may be recovered (precious metals, Cu) reused and recycled (metals, plastics) by various industries mitigating the consumption of natural resources. The new challenge of e-waste management system is to shift the paradigm from a toxic pollution source to a viable resource in the context of sustainable development.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-953-51-2500-6
• Extent: Seite(n): 1-8
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Wirtschaft ; Ökologie ; Ökologie und Umwelt ; Wirtschaftssektoren ; Elektroindustrie ; nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Elektronik ; Recycling ; Abfallverwertung ; Konsum ; Entsorgung ; Umweltverschmutzung ; gesundheitliche Folgen ; Umweltbelastung ; Kreislaufwirtschaft ; Abfallwirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Mihai, Florin-Constantin ; Gnoni, Maria-Grazie
• Event: Herstellung
• (who): Mihai, Florin-Constantin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Intech
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/64596
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST