Rapid evolution in the consumer electronics sector has created new resource and waste
challenges that are inadequately managed in the current linear product system. Circular …

Consumer electronics have caused an unsustainable amount of waste electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE). Organic electronics, by means of eco-design, represent an …

Access to modern energy services (entertainment, food preparation, etc) provided by
consumer goods remains unequal, while growing adoption due to rising incomes in Global …

Technological innovation is widely recognized as an endogenous element of capitalism
driving economic growth and consumption. Although technological innovations have …

Converting the consumer electronic product system from a linear system to a circular one
has a number of key challenges. A mismatch is observed between the rapidly changing …

This study investigated the suitability of mechanical pre-treatment methods (mechanical
abrasion and treatments of heat, laser, and plasma) together with a hydrometallurgical …

In this study, the generation of domestic waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
and waste printed circuit board (WPCB) were estimated, from 2015 to 2030. Based on the …

Excessive demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has increased global e‐
waste generation, posing a serious environmental threat. However, in the global market, e …

Within the response and recovery phases of the disaster management cycle, debris clean-
up is a well-researched topic, around which numerous policies have been developed …

We currently landfill or export approximately 1 million metric tons per year of the plastics that
exist in electronic waste (e-waste) streams in the USA. Recycling these “e-plastics” …