e-Waste Guide South AfricaC. L.African Book Publishing Record
Waste Management, Strategies and Situation in South Africa: An Overview This paper highlights some interesting facts on SouthAfrican's waste situation and management strategies, in particular theIntegrated Waste Management. South Africa supports a wastehierarchy by promoting cleaner production, waste minimis...
Globally, there are many different initiatives moving towards the environmentally sound management of e-waste. Many countries in Africa arepioneering ways of reducing e-waste with policies, regulations and legislation. ITU provides an e-waste policy support programme to help countries balance economic a...
E-waste regulations tailored to each country’s current situations should be enacted, recognising the lessons learned from more developed and experienced nations such as Japan, Switzerland, and South Korea; Extended producer responsibility (EPR) and 3Rs strategy should be implemented in EEE manufacturi...
Synthetic wasteis described by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Definitions, the board practices, and consistency are portrayed out in 40 Code of Federal Regulations and theDelaware Rules Governing Hazardous Was...
This study employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to explore the dynamics of e-waste management within the circular economy framework in Taiwan. It investigates how various factors such as risk perception, learning ability, source reduction, and practical actions influence the effectiveness of e-wa...
new products. However, in the United States, only15% of e-waste is recycled, despite being the second-largest global producer of e-waste. This discrepancy underscores the need for improved e-waste recycling practices in the US, especially in regions without established e-waste regulations. ...
4.2.1. Growing global e-waste burden4.2.2. Shortened lifecycle of smartphones4.2.3. Government regulations for e-waste management4.2.4. Increase in consumer awareness for environment protection4.3. Opportunities4.3.1. Initiatives for e-waste management4.4. Challenges4.4.1. Lack of proper disposable...
E-waste or electronic waste is simply the discarded or not in use electronic or electrical gadgets or their parts. Increased use of electronics in the modern era has led to a huge increase in e-waste produced by each passing hour of the day. The growing e-waste is not out of the list...
South African consumers are not yet in the habit of recycling their unwanted electrical and electronic items, as the country is a few years behind other countries with the implementation of the so-called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations. The EPR regulations in South Africa require...