Download or read book E wastes and a global value chain A study on smartphone written by Rasib Afridi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: A, University of Dhaka, course: Business Strategy, language: English, abstract: This paper presents a study on Smartphone generated E-wastes with the primary vision of turning this lethal pollutant into a competitive advantage. It shows a developed A2Z strategic model that will streamline a holistic value proposition for the complete management of Smartphone generated E-wastes. The A2Z strategic model is a three-step guideline across the three core value chain of E-wastes: Assembly, Branding and Zero-Economy. The essence of this strategy is to target parts of the value chain separately and design solutions keeping a sustainable competitive advantage in priority all the time. This model integrates all previous suggested strategies into one whole model and can be replicated to all other electronics industry in Bangladesh. Electronic waste (e-waste) are discarded electrical devices like Smartphones, Laptops, Monitors and other forms of consumer electronics. The government of Bangladesh is trying to impose strict measures to stop the meteoric rise of e-waste, which is projected to amount to 46.2 Lac tons by 2035, mobile handsets being one of the notable contributors. A staggering 135 million units of mobile devices were left unrecycled in 2010 alone. The industry analysis showed a movement towards the controlling of the present situation of E-waste through stringent policies and Government compliance. Technological breakthrough from innovating brands have fast-forwarded the route of the E-waste management strategy. The role of government is significant, and through the porter's diamond model, it is portrayed both as a catalyst and as a challenger. Although governments cannot create competitive industries, it can play an important role in encouraging and push companies to reach higher levels.

Download or read book E Waste Management written by Varsha Bhagat-Ganguly and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an extensive review of e-waste management in India, the world’s third‐largest producer of waste from electrical and electronic equipment. With a focus on the evolution of legalframeworks in India and the world, it presents impacts and outcomes; challenges and opportunities; and management strategies and practices to deal with e-waste. First of its kind, the book examines relevant concepts and issues from across 15 disciplines and six areas of policy making and will serve as a comprehensive knowledge base on electronic waste in India. It links key themes to the global context of Sustainable Development Goals and explores the convergence with technological, infrastructural, and social initiatives in e-waste management. A range of topics are discussed, such as resource efficiency policies; circular economy; toxicity; technicalities and complexities of e-waste management including role of the informal sector and need for recognising social and human costs in policy making. The book deals with the role of statistics; legal trends and reforms; linkages with green Agenda 2030 and UN initiatives; implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR); environmental factors; business prospects; consequences on human health; Life Cycle Impact Assessment; the ‘six Rs’ (Responsible use, Repair, Refurbish, Recycle, Recover and Reuse); recycling practices and problems, material flow and informal sector in trade value chain; fostering partnership between formal-informal sectors; safe disposal; alternatives to landfilling; role of jurisprudence and regulatory bodies; and education and awareness. It also includes a survey of pan-India initiatives and trajectories of law-driven initiatives for effective e-waste management along with responses from industries and producers. Timely and essential, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of environment studies, digital waste management, waste management, development studies, public policy, political ecology, sustainable development, technology and manufacturing, design and instrumentation, environmental and international law, taxation, commerce, electronic industry, economics, business management, metallurgy, and engineering, labour studies, as well as to policymakers, nongovernmental organisations, and interested general readers.

Download or read book Paradigm Shift in E waste Management written by Abhijit Das and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paradigm Shift in E-waste Management: Vision for the Future addresses the challenges in the management of electronic wastes in various forms. The book describes resource-efficient and circular e-waste management processes including valorization amalgamating the sustainable benefits of electronic component recycling, industrial symbiosis, green technology implementation, and efficient supply chain networks with a vision towards year 2025. It further explains e-waste recycling technologies, supply chain aspects, e-waste disposal in IT industries, and trans-boundary movement issues including policy concerns supported by global case studies and benchmark practices. Further, the book illustrates resource recovery from e-waste, sustainability of e-waste recycling, circular economy in e-waste and so forth. Features: Covers intricacies of e-waste management with an outlook towards a checkpoint of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in 2025. Describes the global status of e-waste recycling and management with country-specific contributions. Includes focus on policy tools such as EPR, ARF, policy gaps, and the informal sector activities. Offers detailed information about advanced green and smart technologies for e-waste valorization and management. Explores urban mining, sustainability, and circular economic approaches. This book is of interest to graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering, waste management, urban mining, circular economy, waste processing, electronics and telecommunication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and chemical engineering.

Download or read book E Waste Management written by Klaus Hieronymi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscape of electronic waste, e-waste, management is changing dramatically. Besides a rapidly increasing world population, globalization is driving the demand for products, resulting in rising prices for many materials. Absolute scarcity looms for some special resources such as indium. Used electronic products and recyclable materials are increasingly crisscrossing the globe. This is creating both - opportunities and challenges for e-waste management. This focuses on the current and future trends, technologies and regulations for reusable and recyclable e-waste worldwide. It compares international e-waste management perspectives and regulations under a view that includes the environmental, social and economic aspects of the different linked systems. It overviews the current macro-economic trends from material demand to international policy to waste scavenging, examines particular materials and product streams in detail and explores the future for e-waste and its’ management considering technology progress, improving end-of-lifecycle designs, policy and sustainability perspectives. To achieve this, the volume has been divided in twelve chapters that cover three major themes: holistic view of the global e-waste situation current reserve supply chain and management of used electronics, including flows, solutions, policies and regulations future perspectives and solutions for a sustainable e-waste management. The emphasis of the book is mainly on the dramatic change of the entire e-waste sector from the cheapest way of getting rid of e-waste in an environmental sound way to how e-waste can help to reduce excavation of new substances and lead to a sustainable economy. It is an ideal resource for policy-makers, waste managers and researchers involved in the design and implementation of e-waste.

Download or read book Technological Advancement in E waste Management written by Biswajit Debnath and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theme of this book is sustainable e-waste management through effective amalgamation of information and communication technologies (ICT) and green recycling technologies to ensure development of intelligent, smart, and sustainable systems. It encompasses multidisciplinary interventions, including recent case studies from OEMs and IT industries as well as e-waste recyclers, and explores interdisciplinary research and industry–academia collaborations towards the development of smart and sustainable systems for e-waste management. Features: Covers the application of smart and intelligent systems for e-waste management. Explores recent advancements from the technological aspect – both recycling and ICT. Reviews supply chain criticalities for e-waste. Aims at cleaner production and intelligent systems for a green digital economy. Includes real-life case studies reflecting industry standards and the current paradigm. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering, waste management, urban mining, circular economy, waste processing, electronics and telecommunication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and chemical engineering.

Download or read book Conversion of Electronic Waste in to Sustainable Products written by Mohammad Jawaid and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an overview of electronic waste (e-waste) management and the latest technological aspects of recycling and disposal of obsolete electronic components while minimizing the environmental impact of toxic chemicals and heavy metals from e-waste. As electronics become more accessible worldwide, this effect generates up to 50 tonnes of e-waste that is only set to increase every year. The chapters in this book explore different strategies through recycling practices, green computing, and eco-friendly approach in handling e-waste through government policies to mitigate the growing side effects of e-waste. This book caters to researchers, policymakers, and industrial practitioners who are interested in more sustainable practices in e-waste management.

Download or read book Understanding E Waste Reverse Supply Chain and Formalization of Informal E Waste Processors written by T S Krishnan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is facing serious threats to its environment due to inappropriate management of discarded electrical and electronic products (e-waste). E-waste comprises products such as computers, mobile phones, television sets, photocopiers, washing machines, refrigerators, etc. These are primarily made of plastic, glass, metal, and toxic substances. E-waste processors are firms that create value from e-waste through reuse, refurbish, cannibalization, and metal recovery operations. When e-waste is processed and disposed unscientifically to create value (for example, recovering copper, gold, silver, etc.), toxic substances (lead, cadmium, etc.) are emitted into the surrounding environment, thereby polluting air, soil, and ground water. This affects public health and environment, creating negative environmental externalities. Reducing these negative externalities has become a top priority in India's policy circles. E-waste processors in the informal economy (Informal Processors) are not authorized or recognized by the Government and do not pay taxes. Such firms are engaged in unscientific processing and disposal (with low set-up and operating costs) of e-waste, with negative consequences to public health and environment. E-waste processors in the formal economy (Formal Processors) are authorized and recognized by the Government and pay taxes. Such firms are engaged in scientific processing and disposal (better technology with higher costs) of e-waste, without harming public health and environment.India enacted Product Take-Back Legislation for e-waste (specific products in information technology/telecom and consumer electronics) in 2012, mandating manufacturers of electrical and electronic products to collect and process their e-waste. This is called E-waste Management and Handling Rules (EMHR), and is intended to minimize negative environmental externalities by reducing unscientific processing and disposal. EMHR also mandated that e-waste processing should be done only by Formal Processors. EMHR is based on the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility, followed in developed market contexts (like USA, EU, Japan), and do not incorporate the unique issues of emerging market contexts (like India, Africa, Brazil, China). Emerging markets are characterized by a history of poor compliance with environmental legislations, significant presence of e-waste processors in the informal economy, and difficulties in identifying manufacturers due to the presence of non-branded/counterfeit products. To resolve some of these unique issues prevalent in emerging market contexts, this dissertation studies the following question within the context of India: How can e-waste processors in the informal economy be incentivized to adopt safe, scientific methods and become a part of the formal economy? To develop such incentive schemes, one needs to understand the following contextual phenomena: (1) Formalization of Informal Processors: How did some of the Informal Processors become Formal Processors (i.e. Government authorized)? What operational challenges did they face while transitioning from informal to formal? (2) Structure of Reverse Supply Chain: What are the sequence of processes involved in transforming e-waste into revenue generating recyclables? Who are the stakeholders involved in this transformation process and how do they transact?Given the lack of adequate knowledge in published academic literature, an appropriate methodology for this understanding is qualitative case study research. This methodology uses a variety of data sources and investigates a contemporary phenomenon (formalization, reverse supply chain) in-depth within its real-life context (India). We followed the case study research approach advocated by Robert Yin. The case study research design consisted of specifying initial research questions to understand contextual phenomena (formalization, reverse supply chain), developing conceptual framework and propositions, deciding unit of analysis, collecting data from primary and secondary sources (spanning 2 years and interviewing 49 stakeholders across the reverse supply chain), evaluating propositions from field evidence using pattern matching technique, revising propositions and discussing emergent themes. These revised propositions and emergent themes led to interesting findings. The key findings are as follows: (1) Merely formalizing Informal Processors, as per EMHR, does not reduce negative externalities and consequently does not solve the e-waste problem. (2) The simplistic assumption that formalization would help Informal Processors to process more e-waste efficiently due to scale economies, is falsified through this field study. (3) It is important to recognize the contingent characteristics of Informal Processors to understand formalization and e-waste Reverse Supply Chain. (4) Operational configuration (low cost, high flexibility) of Informal Processors is, surprisingly, aligned with the nature of e-waste processing industry (characterized by erratic supply, heterogeneous products with uncertain yield, influence of market forces). E-waste Reverse Supply Chain is market-driven i.e. various market forces (ex: technological change, international commodity markets, economic value of products) influence the flow of products and prices in this reverse supply chain. In the current way of formalization, this alignment is lost when Informal Processors become Formal Processors. (5) E-waste Reverse Supply Chain is path dependent i.e. the existing supply chain is a function of several historical events (centuries-old scrap metal recycling, ancient metallurgical knowledge, significant presence of informal economy in every industry).Product Take-Back Legislation, which is adopted from developed markets with strong institutions and small informal economy, relies on costly enforcement (due to command-and-control approach) and criminalizes the informal economy. Our findings suggest that this legislation may not be appropriate for emerging markets (like India) with weak institutions and large presence of informal economy in every economic activity. Rather than discussing about effective enforcement, monitoring, and compliance of product take-back legislations, we need to discuss alternate policies. Through this research we provide policy recommendations to incentivize Informal Processors as follows: Set-up Recycling Parks to provide infrastructure, eco-system, and ease-of-doing business for processors in the informal economy. Facilitate markets to function by encouraging the industry of commodities (glass, metals, plastic, etc.) recycling and precious metal refining (recovery of precious metals from e-waste). Provide Industry Status (i.e. Government accords an official status of industry) for the e-waste processing industry. This would enable the following: borrow loans from financial institutions at low interest, tax benefits, and reduced cost of borrowing.By outlining these implications for e-waste policy, we do not claim that our recommendations are frictionless. Adopting such market-based approaches comes with its own set of challenges. Our contribution is to reframe the e-waste problem in a different dimension so that efforts to improve policy can be channeled in ways that are aligned with the nature of e-waste processing industry.

Download or read book Electronic Waste written by Maria E. Holuszko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-03-21 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the latest technologies in the pursuit of zero-waste solutions in the electronics industry In Electronic Waste: Recycling and Reprocessing for a Sustainable Future, a team of expert sustainability researchers delivers a collection of resources that thoroughly examine methods for extracting value from electronic waste while aiming for a zero-waste scenario in industrial production. The book discusses the manufacturing and use of materials in electronic devices while presenting an overview of separation methods for industrial materials. Readers will also benefit from a global overview of various national and international regulations related to the topic of electronic and electrical waste. A must-read resource for scientists and engineers working in the production and development of electronic devices, the authors provide comprehensive overviews of the benefits of achieving a zero-waste solution in electronic and electrical waste, as well as the risks posed by incorrectly disposed of electronic waste. Readers will enjoy: An introduction to electronic waste, including the opportunities presented by zero-waste technologies and solutions Explorations of e-waste management and practices in developed and developing countries and e-waste transboundary movement regulations in a variety of jurisdictions Practical discussions of approaches for estimating e-waste generation and the materials used in electronic equipment and manufacturing perspectives In-depth treatments of various recycling technologies, including physical separation, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and biohydrometallurgy Perfect for materials scientists, electronic engineers, and metal processing professionals, Electronic Waste: Recycling and Reprocessing for a Sustainable Future will also earn a place in the libraries of industrial chemists and professionals working in organizations that use large amounts of chemicals or produce electronic waste.

Download or read book E waste Recycling and Management written by Anish Khan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives up-to-date information and broad views on e-waste recycling and management using the latest techniques for industrialist and academicians. It describes the problems of e-waste generated by all global living communities and its impact on our ecosystems and discusses recycling techniques in detail to reduce its effect as well as proper management of e-waste to save the environment. It also considers future technological expectations from e-waste recycling and management technologies.

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies written by Antonio López and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-23 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies gathers leading work by critical scholars in this burgeoning field. Redressing the lack of environmental perspectives in the study of media, ecomedia studies asserts that media are in and about the environment, and environments are socially and materially mediated. The book gives form to this new area of study and brings together diverse scholarly contributions to explore and give definition to the field. The Handbook highlights five critical areas of ecomedia scholarship: ecomedia theory, ecomateriality, political ecology, ecocultures, and eco-affects. Within these areas, authors navigate a range of different topics including infrastructures, supply and manufacturing chains, energy, e-waste, labor, ecofeminism, African and Indigenous ecomedia, environmental justice, environmental media governance, ecopolitical satire, and digital ecologies. The result is a holistic volume that provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the current state of the field, as well as future developments. This volume will be an essential resource for students, educators, and scholars of media studies, cultural studies, film, environmental communication, political ecology, science and technology studies, and the environmental humanities.

Download or read book Sustainable Value Chain Management written by Michael D'heur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the integrated management concept of "Sustainable Value Creation", which delivers sustainability ‘inside-out’ from the core business. It is based on the premise that sustainability can provide a platform for growth, if it is implemented in a company’s products, services and supply chains (combined also known as the 'Value Chain'). Managing the Value Chain from the outset with a sustainability mindset subsequently allows profitable economical, ecological and societal growth. It combines the need for increased sustainability and its implementation in the operations of a company. The book addresses the following issues: How do economic, environmental and societal factors impact the value-creation process of a company? What requirements and expectations need to be met to balance economic, ecologic and societal value creation? What are the building blocks and measures that can be utilized on the journey towards building a sustainable value chain? What benefits can be achieved through sustainable value chains? What are the practical examples of sustainable value chains in leading companies that can inspire others to follow? The book includes contributions from the following organisations and companies: Beiersdorf, SAP, Klenk und Hoursch, VAUDE, Infineon Technologies, Independent Capital Management, BASF, Nanogate, the Federal German Council for Sustainable Development, Henkel, Symrise, shared.value.chain, Siemens, Fairphone and Thin Air Factory

Download or read book Untapped Knowledge in India s E Waste Industry written by T. S. Krishnan and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the economic, political, and cultural factors that make up India’s “informal processors,” which are the highly networked, multi-generational systems that reuse, repurpose, and otherwise dispose of 80% of India’s electronic waste. The research includes insight from more than ninety interviews with forty-nine key stakeholders working within India’s e-waste processing industry. This vital resource explores the complexities of the e-waste industry, and it comprehensively explains the importance of developing context-specific solutions that leverage the inherent strengths of informal processors. The resulting resource offers a counterpoint to mainstream arguments that dismiss the value of expertise from informal processors.

Download or read book Development in E waste Management written by Biswajit Debnath and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerns the developments in the field of e-waste management with a particular focus on urban mining, sustainability, and circular economy aspects. It explains e-waste recycling technologies, supply chain aspects, and e-waste disposal in IT industries, including health and environmental effects of e-waste recycling processes, and associated issues, challenges, and solutions. Further, it describes the economic potential of resource recovery from e-waste. Features: Covers recent developments in e-waste management Explores technological advances, such as nanotech from e-waste, MREW, fungal biotech, and so forth Reviews electronic component recycling aspects Discusses the implementation of circular economy in the e-waste sector Includes urban mining and sustainability aspects of e-waste This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering, waste management, urban mining, circular economy, waste processing, electronics, and telecommunication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and chemical engineering.

Download or read book The Ethics of Drone Design written by Dylan Cawthorne and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a holistic approach to the design and use of drones. It argues that this powerful technology requires high levels of ethical analysis and responsibility – our moral progress must keep pace with our technological progress. Drone technologies support and diminish the flourishing of certain human values, impact power relations between individuals and groups, and add an additional element to the complex network of humans and objects in modern society. The book begins by introducing four prototype drones designed and built by the author: the healthcare drone, the search and rescue drone, the educational drone, and the spiritual drone. These drones have been developed using a value-sensitive design approach – with values such as human welfare, privacy, trust, environmental sustainability, and justice at the forefront. Ethical analyses and social impacts are taken as design inputs, leading to the creation of better, more responsible drone designs. The book then showcases additional methods used to develop the prototype drones from the fields of engineering, ethics, and art, including ethical frameworks, ethics standards, capability caution, and speculative design. The holistic approach reveals a more subtle and nuanced view of drones than the currently polarized characterization of "the good drone" or "the killer drone". The book concludes with recommendations for drone engineers, companies, lawmakers, and citizens on how to support ethics in drone design. The Ethics of Drone Design is an essential resource for scholars, advanced students, engineers, and designers interested in the ethics of technology.

Download or read book The Dark Side of Innovation written by Alex Coad and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a reaction to popular assumptions that innovation is always a force for good. While the popular press and politicians often take the view that "the more innovation, the better", the chapters in this edited volume reflect on the harmful effects of innovation on society and the environment. The book begins with a broad discussion of the dark side of innovation, followed by contributions by various experts in the area. It is a critical reply to the innovation optimists, complementing the list of indicators that show steady human progress with a list of indicators that show sustained deterioration (largely due to innovation). The volume outlines some relevant dimensions of harmful innovation, before distinguishing between the types of harm brought on by innovation. The various contributed chapters focus on the following themes: a bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on the harmful consequences of innovation; harmful side-effects from solar photovoltaic waste; harmful consequences of process innovations on working practices in areas such as accountancy; the difficulties of transferring innovations from research to practice in clinical healthcare; and the harmful consequences of social innovations. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Industry and Innovation.

Download or read book Global Risk Based Management of Chemical Additives I written by Bernd Bilitewski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior were investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. The results are presented in two volumes, Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I: Production, Usage and Environmental Occurrence and Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives II: Risk-Based Assessment and Management Strategies. This book is the first of the two volumes and contains two main parts. The chapters of the first part provide a thorough review of the chemical additives used in the textile, plastics, lubricants, paper, leather and electronics industries, and describe the effect of each additive on the properties of the product. In the second part international case studies on the global trade of these chemicals and their impact on human health and the environment are presented. This volume is an invaluable source of information for scientists and governmental agencies dealing with the risk assessment of chemicals on a global scale.

Download or read book World Development Report 2020 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an unprecedented economic convergence: poor countries grew rapidly and began to catch up with richer countries. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, however, the growth of trade has been sluggish and the expansion of GVCs has stalled. Meanwhile, serious threats have emerged to the model of trade-led growth. New technologies could draw production closer to the consumer and reduce the demand for labor. And trade conflicts among large countries could lead to a retrenchment or a segmentation of GVCs. World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains examines whether there is still a path to development through GVCs and trade. It concludes that technological change is, at this stage, more a boon than a curse. GVCs can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty provided that developing countries implement deeper reforms to promote GVC participation; industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies; and all countries revive multilateral cooperation.