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 …

Research and applications of nanoclays: A review

MN Uddin, MT Hossain, N Mahmud, S Alam… - SPE …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoclays, a specific type of nanomaterial, have emerged as versatile and dynamic
materials, with tremendous potential for advanced functional applications. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] The critical success factors for sustainable resource management in circular economy: Assessment of urban mining maturity level

YA Fatimah, K Govindan, NA Sasongko… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of population, urbanization, and industrialization increase the
consumption of modern products that generate electronic waste (e-waste) globally. Efforts to …

Learning from the past to plan for the future: An historical review of the evolution of waste and resource management 1970–2020 and reflections on priorities 2020 …

DC Wilson - Waste Management & Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Improving waste and resource management (WaRM) around the world can halve the weight
of plastics entering the oceans, significantly mitigate global heating and contribute directly to …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological strategies to recover value from waste

P Kinnunen, S Hedrich - Hydrometallurgy, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand on especially clean energy metals is growing exponentially creating a clear
need to diversify the metals supply. Metal recovery from various waste deposits could be …

Conversion of electronic waste to an electrochemical sensor for dopamine: using MXene-modified liquid crystal display panels

PV Vaishag, SA Mohandas, M Mufeeda… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report a novel sensing platform based on used liquid crystal display (LCD)
as a working electrode in electrochemical sensing applications. This paves the way for the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards environmental sustainability path in Africa: The critical role of ICT, renewable energy sources, agriculturalization, industrialization and institutional …

CS Saba, CRT Djemo, JH Eita, N Ngepah - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
As African countries battles to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13
(that is, climate change mitigation), there is an increasing need to harness information and …

An integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach for evaluating e-waste mitigation strategies

K Karuppiah, B Sankaranarayanan - Applied Soft Computing, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for effective electronic waste (e-waste) management practices has received wide
attention due to increased societal awareness; however, the existence of challenges adds …

[HTML][HTML] Policy pathways to sustainable E-waste management: A global review

SP Grandhi, PP Dagwar, D Dutta - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electronic waste (E-waste) is a critical challenge of today's period, with around 57 million
tons generated in 2021, of which only about 9 million tons were properly recycled, E-waste …

Discarded e-waste/printed circuit boards: a review of their recent methods of disassembly, sorting and environmental implications

EA Oke, H Potgieter - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2024 - Springer
The improper disposal of discarded electronic and electrical equipment raises
environmental and health concerns, spanning air pollution to water and soil contamination …