Strategies for e-waste management: a literature review

Abstract

During the last few decades, with the high-speed upgrade of electronic products, electronic waste (e-waste) has become one of the fastest growing wastes of the waste stream. In this context, more efforts and concerns have already been placed on the treatment and management of this waste. To mitigate their negative influences on the environment and society, it is necessary to establish appropriate strategies for e-waste management. Hence, this paper aims to review and analysis some useful strategies which have been applied in several countries to handle e-waste. Future perspectives one-waste management are also suggested. The key findings found that,to manage e-waste successfully, it is necessary to establish effective reverse supply chains for e-waste, and raise public awareness towards the detrimental impacts of e-waste. The result of the research provides valuable insights to governments, policymakers in establishing e-waste management in a safe and sustainable manner.

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Affiliated Institutions

• Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center US
• Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice US
• Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology CH
• University of New Hampshire US
• Dartmouth College US
• ETH Zurich CH

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