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11.6 Electronic-Waste Management
In minimizing the negative effects on the environment and human health as well as
to increase the recycling of Electronic-waste, Electronic-waste legislation is followed in 90 jurisdictions. European Union, Japan, and South Korea have enlightened legislation and controls, which are implemented, and some developing
countries like China, India, and Brazil are taking initiating steps in implementing
Electronic-waste legislation. In many countries, no regulations are followed since
(Li et al. 2015). Since 2002 European Union has established some of the legislation
directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and restriction of hazardous
substances such as directive on registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemical substances, and Japan also established some of the legislation like
waste management and public cleansing law, home appliance recycling law, and
small appliance recycling. In China, they have enacted environmental protection
law of the People’s Republic of China, Law of the People’s Republic of China on
Circular Economy Promotion, Law of the People’s Republic of China on cleaner
production promotion, etc. Moreover, in terms of Electronic- waste, they have
enacted management regulation on the recycling of waste electrical and electronic
products, opinions on strengthening the prevention and control of pollution from
electronic-waste, and administrative measures for the prevention and control of
environmental pollution from Electronic-waste (Zhou and Xu 2012). Developed
countries are found to be different from developing countries in terms of Electronicwaste usage and disposal. The issues in developing countries are as follows (Heeks
et al. 2015, Osibanjo and Nnorom 2007):
• Inadequate handling threats
• Lack of formal recycling systems
• Absence of or improper recycling legislation
• Rapid development and their Electronic-waste quantities in the information and
communication sector
• The tremendous increasing rate of Electronic-waste generation
• Management issues found in component handling in Electronic-waste
• The negative impact of present Electronic-waste management strategies
11.7 Conclusion
Electronic-waste is found to be a serious issue at both local and global scales.
Electronic-waste-related problems initially started in developed countries, and now
it has extended to developing countries across the world. Rapid change in consumer
technologies and innovations moves current technologies to extinction. If the endof- life management of electrical and electronic equipment is not managed properly,
it will result to release of toxic substances, which can contaminate our environment
and threaten human health. Many studies from Electronic-waste recycling plant
K. Grace Pavithra et al.
11.6 Electronic-Waste Management
In minimizing the negative effects on the environment and human health as well as
to increase the recycling of Electronic-waste, Electronic-waste legislation is followed in 90 jurisdictions. European Union, Japan, and South Korea have enlightened legislation and controls, which are implemented, and some developing
countries like China, India, and Brazil are taking initiating steps in implementing
Electronic-waste legislation. In many countries, no regulations are followed since
(Li et al. 2015). Since 2002 European Union has established some of the legislation
directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and restriction of hazardous
substances such as directive on registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemical substances, and Japan also established some of the legislation like
waste management and public cleansing law, home appliance recycling law, and
small appliance recycling. In China, they have enacted environmental protection
law of the People’s Republic of China, Law of the People’s Republic of China on
Circular Economy Promotion, Law of the People’s Republic of China on cleaner
production promotion, etc. Moreover, in terms of Electronic- waste, they have
enacted management regulation on the recycling of waste electrical and electronic
products, opinions on strengthening the prevention and control of pollution from
electronic-waste, and administrative measures for the prevention and control of
environmental pollution from Electronic-waste (Zhou and Xu 2012). Developed
countries are found to be different from developing countries in terms of Electronicwaste usage and disposal. The issues in developing countries are as follows (Heeks
et al. 2015, Osibanjo and Nnorom 2007):
• Inadequate handling threats
• Lack of formal recycling systems
• Absence of or improper recycling legislation
• Rapid development and their Electronic-waste quantities in the information and
communication sector
• The tremendous increasing rate of Electronic-waste generation
• Management issues found in component handling in Electronic-waste
• The negative impact of present Electronic-waste management strategies
11.7 Conclusion
Electronic-waste is found to be a serious issue at both local and global scales.
Electronic-waste-related problems initially started in developed countries, and now
it has extended to developing countries across the world. Rapid change in consumer
technologies and innovations moves current technologies to extinction. If the endof- life management of electrical and electronic equipment is not managed properly,
it will result to release of toxic substances, which can contaminate our environment
and threaten human health. Many studies from Electronic-waste recycling plant
K. Grace Pavithra et al.