The Paradigm of Circular Economy and an Effective Electronic Waste Management

Saidia Ali and Farid Shirazi ()
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Saidia Ali: Environmental Applied Science Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
Farid Shirazi: Ted Rogers School of Information Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: Zero waste management is a holistic concept that recognizes waste both as a resource and a measure of the inefficiency of our modern society. While the traditional waste management system considers waste an ‘end-of-life’ product consumption, zero waste challenges this notion by recognizing that waste transforms resources in the intermediate stage of the resource consumption process. In this context, the most critical aspect of creating a zero-waste city is shifting from a linear economic model to a circular economy. According to a recent study, only 9 percent of the global economy is circular (reused or recycled into products). The other 91 percent follows a linear model of making and taking waste. This study investigates the role of effective e-waste management as a crucial part of a circular economy. Accordingly, this study offers insights into the role of the circular economy by presenting a successful implementation of the circular economy.

Keywords: circular economy; e-waste management; urban mining; extended producer responsibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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