A review on global E-waste management: urban mining towards a sustainable future and circular economy

V Murthy, S Ramakrishna - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The trending need for smarter electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is surging globally
by the year and is giving rise to huge amounts of outdated EEE going into landfills. This has …

Waste management through composting: Challenges and potentials

MS Ayilara, OS Olanrewaju, OO Babalola, O Odeyemi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Composting is the controlled conversion of degradable organic products and wastes into
stable products with the aid of microorganisms. Composting is a long-used technology …

[图书][B] Children and digital dumpsites: e-waste exposure and child health

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
The burgeoning global market in electronic and electrical devices, combined with shorter
device life expectancies, is fuelling an unprecedented health crisis for children in the …

The fourth industrial revolution and environmental efficiency: The role of fintech industry

S Muhammad, Y Pan, C Magazzino, Y Luo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the recent years, fintech industry of the fourth industrial revolution has grown multifold,
which raised the concerns of scholars over the excessive usage of electricity. This paper …

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 …

Thermochemical conversion of waste printed circuit boards: Thermal behavior, reaction kinetics, pollutant evolution and corresponding controlling strategies

Z Yao, M Reinmöller, N Ortuño, H Zhou, M Jin… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of the global electronics industry, waste printed circuit boards
(WPCBs) has become one of the world's fastest growing waste streams. Exploring an …

Concepts of circular economy for sustainable management of electronic wastes: challenges and management options

AL Srivastav, Markandeya, N Patel, M Pandey… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The electronic and electrical industrial sector is exponentially growing throughout the globe,
and sometimes, these wastes are being disposed of and discarded with a faster rate in …

Towards blockchain-based hospital waste management systems; applications and future trends

SMH Bamakan, P Malekinejad, M Ziaeian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective hospital waste management (HWM) has become a significant environmental and
green healthcare domain issue. In this regard, recent outstanding technological advances in …

Challenges and opportunities in the management of electronic waste and its impact on human health and environment

ST Ghulam, H Abushammala - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing class of waste because of the remarkable
demand for various electronic gadgets such as mobiles and laptops. Moreover, its improper …

Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: an updated systematic review

SM Parvez, F Jahan, MN Brune, JF Gorman… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Electronic waste (e-waste) contains numerous chemicals harmful to human and ecological
health. To update a 2013 review assessing adverse human health consequences of …