Has the question of e-waste opened a Pandora's box? An overview of unpredictable issues and challenges

B Bakhiyi, S Gravel, D Ceballos, MA Flynn… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite regulatory efforts and position papers, electrical and electronic waste (e-waste)
remains ill-managed as evidenced by the extremely low rates of proper e-waste recycling (e …

E-waste and end-of-life vehicles management and circular economy initiatives in Romania

OC Modoi, FC Mihai - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Ease of disassembly of products to support circular economy strategies

P Vanegas, JR Peeters, D Cattrysse, P Tecchio… - Resources …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Enablers of sustainable supply chain management and its effect on competitive advantage in the Colombian context

JRC Vargas, CEM Mantilla… - Resources, Conservation …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article aims to evaluate whether the enablers top and middle management support and
strategic purchasing facilitate the development of sustainable supply chain practices, as well …

An overview of the potential of eco-friendly hybrid strategy for metal recycling from WEEE

AK Awasthi, J Li - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2017 - Elsevier
Most waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or E-waste) is recycle in the informal
sector, even though—many more sophisticated recycling technologies are available …

Recent developments on recycling end-of-life flat panel displays: A comprehensive review focused on indium

D Fontana, F Forte, M Pietrantonio… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, a review of the most recent technologies for indium recovery from waste flat
panel displays is provided. Differently from the other fractions obtained after primary …

Integrated framework of disassembly line balancing with Green and business objectives using a mixed MCDM

Y Kazancoglu, Y Ozturkoglu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Although the disassembly line balancing problem is one of the intensively studied areas in
manufacturing, there is little research from a green perspective. This study therefore …

Reducing obsolescence practices from a product-oriented PSS perspective: a research agenda

P Munten, J Vanhamme… - Recherche et Applications …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This conceptual article reviews current knowledge across relevant disciplines and proposes
a research agenda related to the capacity of product-oriented product–service systems …

Disassembly time estimation for used smartphones based on Maynard operation sequence technology

X Chu, L Li, F Zhao, JW Sutherland, F Yin - Computers & Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
The disassembly phase plays a crucial role in improving sustainability and circular
performance, in particular when carried out through manual disassembly. At present, the …

Do the main developers of electrical and electronic equipment comply with the precepts of the circular economy concepts? A patent-based approach

NCF Juchneski, AMS Antunes - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unceasing demand for electronic equipment has led to numerous problems, such as
environmental damage and raw material shortages. The adoption of circular production …