Journal article
Decadal Journey of E‑Waste Recycling: What Has It Achieved?
Environmental science & technology, Vol.56(18), pp.12785-12792
09/20/2022
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01474
Abstract
E-waste recycling has been a hot topic around the world. This Feature revisits the issues raised by our previous Feature 10 years ago, i.e., the environmental, economic, and social benefits of e-waste recycling, using China as an example. The decadal journey of e-waste recycling has witnessed a giant leap from haphazard disposal initially to regulated disassembly presently. Specific successful stories include cleaned environment and reduced human exposure, significant advantages of urban mining over mineral mining, additional employment opportunities, and improved legislation system related to e-waste recycling. Strict legislation systems related to e-waste management based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility are key to the sustainable development of the e-waste recycling sector in China. The experiences and lessons learned in China would provide valuable guidelines for other developing countries.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Decadal Journey of E‑Waste Recycling: What Has It Achieved?
- Creators
- Bingbing Sun - Jinan UniversityJerald L. Schnoor - University of IowaEddy Y. Zeng - Jinan University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, Vol.56(18), pp.12785-12792
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- DOI
- 10.1021/acs.est.2c01474
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- eISSN
- 1520-5851
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/501100002858, name: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, award: 2021M702302; DOI: 10.13039/100011126, name: Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa; DOI: 10.13039/501100001809, name: National Natural Science Foundation of China, award: 21936004
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/20/2022
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984296208902771
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