E-waste Management as a Global Challenge (Introductory Chapter)

Florin-Constatin Mihai and Maria-Grazia Gnoni
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Florin-Constatin Mihai: UAIC - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași = Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași
Maria-Grazia Gnoni: Università del Salento = University of Salento [Lecce]

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: waste management; E-waste; Recycling; circular economy; Sustainability; Pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06-29
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Published in E-Waste in Transition - From Pollution to Resource , , 2016, 978-953-51-24993. ⟨10.5772/64596⟩

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DOI: 10.5772/64596

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