| Title | A systematic review on sustainable E-waste management: challenges, circular economy practices, and a conceptual framework |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 3438 |
| Authors | Gaur, TS; Yadav, V; Mittal, S; Sharma, MK |
| Title | A systematic review on sustainable E-waste management: challenges, circular economy practices, and a conceptual framework |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Management Of Environmental Quality, 35, 4 |
| Abstract | PurposeWaste generated from electrical and electronic equipment, collectively known as E-waste, remains a persistent environmental, economic and social problem. Sustainable E-waste management (EWM) has numerous benefits, such as preventing electronic waste from entering landfills, reducing the need for virgin materials by recovering valuable materials from recycling and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Circular economy (CE) practices are considered the initial steps toward sustainable EWM, but some hurdles have been reported in the adoption of these practices. Therefore, the current study aims to identify the common CE practices, sustainability of the EWM process and the challenges in EWM, and to develop a conceptual framework for effective EWM.Design/methodology/approachVery few studies have proposed frameworks that acknowledge the challenges and CE practices of EWM. To fill this gap, a systematic literature review (SLR) was performed, and 169 research articles were explored.FindingsA total of seven challenges in the adoption of effective EWM were identified: rules and policy, infrastructure, consumer behaviour, informal sectors, community culture, technology and economy. Eight common CE practices were also found for effective EWM: reuse, recycle, remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair, reduce, recover and repurpose.Originality/valueA conceptual framework guiding sustainable EWM was proposed, which includes solutions for the identified challenges, and CE practices with sustainable benefits. |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
27488
|
Misra, NR; Kumar, S; Jain, A A Review on E-waste: Fostering the Need for Green Electronics(2021) | |
| 20414
|
Shams, H; Molla, AH; Ab Rahman, MN; Hishamuddin, H; Harun, Z; Kumar, NM Exploring Industry-Specific Research Themes on E-Waste: A Literature Review(2023)Sustainability, 15, 16 | |
| 3093
|
He, YF; Kiehbadroudinezhad, M; Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, H; Gupta, VK; Peng, WX; Lam, SS; Tabatabaei, M; Aghbashlo, M Driving sustainable circular economy in electronics: A comprehensive review on environmental life cycle assessment of e-waste recycling(2024) | |
| 33237
|
Seif, R; Salem, FZ; Allam, NK E-waste recycled materials as efficient catalysts for renewable energy technologies and better environmental sustainability(2024)Environment Development And Sustainability, 26.0, 3 | |
| 2625
|
Pan, X; Wong, CWY; Li, CS Circular economy practices in the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) industry: A systematic review and future research agendas(2022) | |
| 5097
|
Pouyamanesh, S; Kowsari, E; Ramakrishna, S; Chinnappan, A A review of various strategies in e-waste management in line with circular economics(2023)Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 30.0, 41 | |
| 4620
|
Sharma, M; Joshi, S; Kumar, A Assessing enablers of e-waste management in circular economy using DEMATEL method: An Indian perspective(2020)Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 27, 12 | |
| 4624
|
Murthy, V; Ramakrishna, S A Review on Global E-Waste Management: Urban Mining towards a Sustainable Future and Circular Economy(2022)Sustainability, 14, 2 | |
| 5729
|
Zhang, Z; Malik, MZ; Khan, A; Ali, N; Malik, S; Bilal, M Environmental impacts of hazardous waste, and management strategies to reconcile circular economy and eco-sustainability(2022) | |
| 3467
|
Albastroiu, I; Bucur, M; Nastase, G Analysis Of The E-Waste Management Practices In The Context Of Circular Economy(2018) |