Rapid technological development and modernization lead to increased production and
consumption of electronic equipment as well as plastic commodities. This results in a large …

Waste electronic and electrical equipment (e-waste) consists of used and discarded
electrical and electronic items ranging from refrigerators to cell phones and printed circuit …

Globally, e-waste is the fastest growing and most valuable waste-stream. While countries
worldwide are increasingly acknowledging the e-waste problem and introducing policies …

Informal electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) handling activities constitute a potentially
important source of halogenated (HFRs) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) to …

The rate of access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is just 42%. The private market
for household-scale off-grid solar (OGS) products (pico solar and solar home systems) is …

Emerging pollutants represent a group of synthetic or naturally occurring compounds that
are not normally monitored within the environment but can enter into the environment and …

The developing world has become the primary destination for used electrical and electronic
equipment (EEE) exported by the developed world, making e-waste management critical …

Abstract Purpose of Review Population aging is occurring worldwide, particularly in
developed countries such as the United States (US). However, in the US, the population is …

Purpose In recent years, electronic waste has become the fastest growing waste stream
globally with potential deleterious environmental and public health effects from its …

Countries globally trade with tons of waste materials every year, some of which are highly
hazardous. This trade admits a network representation of the world-wide waste web, with …