E-wastes being potential sources of numerous valuable metals are promoted to undergo
recycling and recovery under the umbrella of urban mining and circular economy. Thus, the …

As one of the most widely used scarce metals located at the column of IIIA in the periodic
table, indium has drawn more and more attention due to its semiconductor and …

Circular economy strategies encourage, among others, concrete actions to extend the
product lifetime. Product's repair and reuse, and component harvesting for reuse, all require …

A circular economy will look to chemistry to provide the basis of innovative products, made
from renewable feedstocks and designed to be reused, recycled, or the feedstock renewed …

E-waste and end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) are fast-growing waste streams in the EU and
beyond that require specific collection and treatment activities to avoid environmental …

The aspiration of a circular economy is to shift material flows toward a zero waste and
pollution production system. The process of shifting to a circular economy has been initiated …

In this study, we comprehensively map and estimate the flows of electrical and electronic
equipment (EEE) and the corresponding waste (WEEE) in Denmark. The quantitative …

Current European regulations on producer responsibility provide limited incentives for
ecodesign practices among manufacturers. Additional incentives for 'design for resource …

The amount of electronic waste (e-waste) is rapidly increasing due to economic growth and
the advancement of information technology. End-of-life (EOL) cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs …

The article examines the integration of resource efficiency into the European Ecodesign
Directive. The purpose is to analyse the processes and stakeholder interactions, which …