نتایج جستجو برای: e waste
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The management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), or e-waste for short, has only fairly recently been added to the agendas of organisations responsible for waste management. Experiences around the globe have shown that the usual waste manager, the municipality, is not adequately equipped to handle this complex waste stream. Two new paradigms, however, are the principal drivers...
BACKGROUND Electronic waste (e-waste) is produced in staggering quantities, estimated globally to be 41.8 million tonnes in 2014. Informal e-waste recycling is a source of much-needed income in many low- to middle-income countries. However, its handling and disposal in underdeveloped countries is often unsafe and leads to contaminated environments. Rudimentary and uncontrolled processing method...
Background and Aim: Medical waste is one of the most important environmental issues which have the dangerous factors. Planning of medical waste management is necessary to prevent waste from adverse effects on human and environmental health. The objectives of this study were to determine the quantity of different types of medical waste and waste management in Razi hospital of Torbat-e-Hey...
Electronic waste or e-waste is one of the rapidly growing problems of the world. E-waste comprises of a multitude of components, some containing toxic substances that can have an adverse impact on human health and the environment if not handled properly. In India, e-waste management assumes greater significance not only due to the generation of its own e-waste but also because of the dumping of...
The electronic waste also known as e-waste is a dangerous waste consisting of unwanted electronic and electrical equipment. Developing countries are facing the problem of e-waste management enormously which is either internally generated or are imported from other countries. India is also facing the problem of e-waste management due to lack of awareness among people about dangerous effect of ew...
large volumes of mostly irreparable electronic waste (e-waste) are shipped to africa on a monthly basis, of which nigeria receives the largest share. e-waste management practices in nigeria have remained completely primitive until date; and e-waste workers have little or no occupational safety knowledge and devices. the thousands of chemicals in e-waste have been reported to be toxic to human h...
Electrical and electronic products have become an integral part of the current economy and, with the development of newer technologies, the life span of these products are getting shorter. As a consequence, the volume of electronic waste is increasing drastically around the globe. With the implementation of new rules, regulations, and policies by the government, the landfilling of electronic wa...
This paper explores the business issues affecting the level of implementation of e-procurement in small and medium size enterprises (SME’s). It uses empirical research from 750 organisations to suggest that issues of leadership and waste management are of greater importance to SME’s than development of e-procurement capability to secure competitive advantage. A major barrier is that of people. ...
Electronic waste (e-waste) is increasing rapidly in Malaysia to the effect that e-waste management has now become a major environmental concern in Malaysia, especially Kuala Lumpur. In a step towards remedying this problem, this study seeks to ascertain household awareness, knowledge and risk perception of e-waste and its impact on attitudes and recycling behaviours in Kuala Lumpur. The result ...
Global flows of e-waste from the Global North to the Global South continue to damage local environments and harm human health. Weak e-waste regulations and limited use of safety measures for e-waste workers in Accra, Ghana, foster an exploitative environment within the industry, and pose health risks for those working and living near e-waste processing sites. This paper presents an integrated r...
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