 Electronic waste: The local government perspective in Queensland, AustraliaG. Davis and S. Herat Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2008, vol. 52, issue 8, 1031-1039 Abstract: The term e-waste is unilaterally used to describe both electronic and electrical wastes, that is, any items which rely on an electric current or electromagnetic fields in order to operate and contain a hard-drive or significant electronic components and/or a printed circuit board. According to UNEP, waste from electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) is becoming a significant component of the waste stream, increasing at a rate of 3–5% per annum, outstripping the general growth of the municipal waste stream. The advances in both hardware and software leading to rapid obsolescence have fuelled this growth. This means that electronic and electrical wastes are a significant proportion of the Local Government's waste management role and budget. Increasingly, smaller and cheaper electronic items are being all too easily disposed of in municipal waste systems and this, coupled with an increase in the number of, and turnover of manufacturers and suppliers to the market, may see Local Governments assuming a key role in the future of e-waste management. Keywords: E-waste; Local government; Councils; Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:recore:v:52:y:2008:i:8:p:1031-1039 DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.04.001 Access Statistics for this article Resources, Conservation & Recycling is currently edited by Ming Xu More articles in Resources, Conservation & Recycling from Elsevier |
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