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efficiency indicator of e-waste is presented in this chapter on cooling appliances
recycling for four European countries.
Chapter 3 discusses some of the most important factors, including legal, statistical, economic and organizational factors that affect the recycling of waste electrical
and electronic equipment or more broadly the recycling of general electronic waste
in Japan and other countries. The policy importance of incorporating manufacturing
supply chains in the design of environmental management of production systems is
emphasized. This chapter puts forward some recommendations that need to be
taken into account in the public policy debate in order to improve the current low
rates.
Chapter 4 discusses the current state of electronic waste management through
technology. It begins by giving the definition and classification of electronic waste
separation and recycling strategies. It is also mentioning the importance of electronic waste management and statistics of the exponential increase of electronic
waste. After that, electronic waste is classified, and the major challenges faced in
electric and electronic waste management and control regulations are discussed.
Finally, the material composition in waste electrical and electronic equipment and
current as well as future electronic waste management technologies are discussed in
details.
Chapter 5 discusses the recycling challenges for the adoption of e-waste reverse
logistics under the perspective of developing countries. It is also pointing out the
categorization of the barriers in financial/economics; environmental; market related;
legal; policy related; management; knowledge related and technical and technological related. The compilation of information related to recycling challenges of
e-waste in developing countries and the identification of some solutions and actions
to overcome these barriers are also discussed which can be useful for practitioners
and researchers.
Chapter 6 explores the systematic methods used for the management of electronic waste. It provides information about electronic waste, plastics in electronic
waste, electronic waste management issues, worldwide electronic waste generation
and issues related to electronic waste and environmental public health. Finally,
energy recovery from electronic waste using methods such as chemical recycling,
mechanochemical treatment, hydrothermal process, pyrolysis, combustion process,
gasification process, integrated process and hydrocracking is discussed.
Chapter 7 contributes to the literature on the management of waste electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE) by comparing the performance of the different
European Union countries according to the targets set in the regulation of the
Union’s environmental policy on WEEE. To this end, the traditional non-parametric
data envelopment analysis is used to measure technical efficiency for the first time
in the literature. A sample of 30 European countries for the year 2014 is used with
the purpose of comparing their performance, ranking the countries and identifying
their level of inefficiency.
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efficiency indicator of e-waste is presented in this chapter on cooling appliances
recycling for four European countries.
Chapter 3 discusses some of the most important factors, including legal, statistical, economic and organizational factors that affect the recycling of waste electrical
and electronic equipment or more broadly the recycling of general electronic waste
in Japan and other countries. The policy importance of incorporating manufacturing
supply chains in the design of environmental management of production systems is
emphasized. This chapter puts forward some recommendations that need to be
taken into account in the public policy debate in order to improve the current low
rates.
Chapter 4 discusses the current state of electronic waste management through
technology. It begins by giving the definition and classification of electronic waste
separation and recycling strategies. It is also mentioning the importance of electronic waste management and statistics of the exponential increase of electronic
waste. After that, electronic waste is classified, and the major challenges faced in
electric and electronic waste management and control regulations are discussed.
Finally, the material composition in waste electrical and electronic equipment and
current as well as future electronic waste management technologies are discussed in
details.
Chapter 5 discusses the recycling challenges for the adoption of e-waste reverse
logistics under the perspective of developing countries. It is also pointing out the
categorization of the barriers in financial/economics; environmental; market related;
legal; policy related; management; knowledge related and technical and technological related. The compilation of information related to recycling challenges of
e-waste in developing countries and the identification of some solutions and actions
to overcome these barriers are also discussed which can be useful for practitioners
and researchers.
Chapter 6 explores the systematic methods used for the management of electronic waste. It provides information about electronic waste, plastics in electronic
waste, electronic waste management issues, worldwide electronic waste generation
and issues related to electronic waste and environmental public health. Finally,
energy recovery from electronic waste using methods such as chemical recycling,
mechanochemical treatment, hydrothermal process, pyrolysis, combustion process,
gasification process, integrated process and hydrocracking is discussed.
Chapter 7 contributes to the literature on the management of waste electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE) by comparing the performance of the different
European Union countries according to the targets set in the regulation of the
Union’s environmental policy on WEEE. To this end, the traditional non-parametric
data envelopment analysis is used to measure technical efficiency for the first time
in the literature. A sample of 30 European countries for the year 2014 is used with
the purpose of comparing their performance, ranking the countries and identifying
their level of inefficiency.
Preface