Challenges in E‐Waste Management

作者：Himani Bajaj, Anjali Sharma, Deepshi Arora, Mayank Yadav, Devkant Sharma, Prabhjot Singh Bajwa · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1002/9781394166923.ch10 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：Recycling and Waste Management Techniques、Extraction and Separation Processes、Municipal Solid Waste Management

Almost every element of contemporary life has been impacted by information and communications technology (ICT). In this regard, even the most isolated regions of developing countries are seeing a positive impact on human life. The capacity of electronic devices has increased as a result of the swift development of information and communications technology. Electronic devices, such as televisions, smartphones, and refrigerators, have limited useful lives and must therefore be replaced frequently, creating e-waste. E-waste has the fastest rate of growth among municipal solid garbage, producing 20 to 50 million tonnes annually globally. As a result, several nations are currently managing enormous amounts of e-waste. An important issue in handling e-waste is environmental health. Worldwide, nations continue to struggle to increase public awareness and take significant steps to protect the environment from rapid degradation. Because of the aforementioned reasons, effective e-waste management is required constantly. This chapter reveals the issues and difficulties that developing nations face in managing their e-waste.