Global E-waste management: Can WEEE make a difference? A review of e-waste trends, legislation, contemporary issues and future challenges

OS Shittu, ID Williams, PJ Shaw - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) comprises a globally important waste
stream due to the scarcity and value of the materials that it contains; annual generation of …

E-waste in India at a glance: Current trends, regulations, challenges and management strategies

S Arya, S Kumar - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Electronic waste is a secondary source of valuable and precious metals. In recent trends,
urban mining of these metals has received significant attention due to its profitable …

Environmental and health impacts due to e-waste disposal in China–A review

W Li, V Achal - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
E-waste is discarded and shipped mostly to developing countries located in Asian continent
for disposal from other developed countries. Especially 70% of the world's e-waste ends up …

Circular economy and e-waste management in the Americas: Brazilian and Canadian frameworks

LH Xavier, M Ottoni, J Lepawsky - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The significant e-waste generation in the Americas represents an important opportunity to
implement waste recovery systems under the Circular Economy model. This paper conducts …

An assessment of e-waste generation and environmental management of selected countries in Africa, Europe and North America: A systematic review

L Andeobu, S Wibowo, S Grandhi - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste generated from electrical and electronic equipment collectively known as e-waste has
remained a persistent environmental problem. Globally, approximately 53.6 million tons of e …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability outcomes of green processes in relation to industry 4.0 in manufacturing: Systematic review

J Vrchota, M Pech, L Rolinek, J Bednář - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Green processes are very important for the implementation of green technologies in
production to achieve positive sustainability outcomes in the Industry 4.0 era. The scope of …

An exploratory study of e-waste creation and disposal: Upstream considerations

S Shaikh, K Thomas, S Zuhair - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper examines the creation and disposal of e-waste using an ecosystem framework
that invites a critical examination of people (e-waste workers), business owners, consumers …

Content evaluation of different waste PCBs to enhance basic metals recycling

M Arshadi, S Yaghmaei, SM Mousavi - Resources, Conservation and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This research aims to expand the body of information that researchers require before
starting electronic waste (E-waste) recovery experiments. With this purpose, the basic metal …

Challenges for future robotic sorters of mixed industrial waste: A survey

T Kiyokawa, J Takamatsu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To achieve recycling of mixed industrial waste toward an advanced sustainable society,
waste sorting automation through robots is crucial and urgent. For this purpose, a robot is …

A first comprehensive estimate of electronic waste in Canada

K Habib, E Mohammadi, SV Withanage - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Detailed analysis of electronic waste (e-waste) generation and composition is of utmost
importance for the proper management of growing e-waste stream worldwide, containing …