Global E-waste management: Can WEEE make a difference? A review of e-waste trends, legislation, contemporary issues and future challenges

OS Shittu, ID Williams, PJ Shaw - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) comprises a globally important waste
stream due to the scarcity and value of the materials that it contains; annual generation of …

Pathways to a healthy net-zero future: report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission

S Whitmee, R Green, K Belesova, S Hassan, S Cuevas… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Deep, rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to limit future
global temperature increases to 1· 5 C above pre-industrial levels, but current progress is …

Sustainable minerals and metals for a low-carbon future

BK Sovacool, SH Ali, M Bazilian, B Radley, B Nemery… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Climate change mitigation will create new natural resource and supply chain opportunities
and dilemmas, because substantial amounts of raw materials will be required to build new …

[HTML][HTML] The decarbonisation divide: Contextualizing landscapes of low-carbon exploitation and toxicity in Africa

BK Sovacool, A Hook, M Martiskainen, A Brock… - Global Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Much academic research on low-carbon transitions focuses on the diffusion or use of
innovations such as electric vehicles or solar panels, but overlooks or obscures downstream …

Informal E-waste recycling practices and environmental pollution in Africa: What is the way forward?

L Andeobu, S Wibowo, S Grandhi - International journal of hygiene and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, e-waste is the fastest growing and most valuable waste-stream. While countries
worldwide are increasingly acknowledging the e-waste problem and introducing policies …

Smart cities and urban energy planning: an advanced review of promises and challenges

S Esfandi, S Tayebi, J Byrne, J Taminiau, G Giyahchi… - Smart Cities, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review explores the relationship between urban energy planning and smart city
evolution, addressing three primary questions: How has research on smart cities and urban …

E-waste it wisely: lessons from Africa

T Maes, F Preston-Whyte - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
E-waste is the world's fastest growing and most valuable domestic waste stream. The
increasing production of e-waste is driving elevated levels of export from developed to …

[HTML][HTML] E-waste in Africa: a serious threat to the health of children

TS Lebbie, OD Moyebi, KA Asante, J Fobil… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Waste electronic and electrical equipment (e-waste) consists of used and discarded
electrical and electronic items ranging from refrigerators to cell phones and printed circuit …

A comprehensive review of used electrical and electronic equipment management with a focus on the circular economy-based policy-making

ZA Cheshmeh, Z Bigverdi, M Eqbalpour… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, technological advancements have resulted in a proliferation of electrical and
electronic equipment (EEE), accompanied by a rising massive amount of used electrical and …