Electronic waste management : design, analysis and application / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
Material type: TextSeries: Issues in environmental science and technology ; 27Publication details: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009.Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ; casedISBN:- 9780854041121
- 9780854041121:
- Recycling (Waste, etc.)
- Waste electronic apparatus and appliances -- Environmental aspects
- Waste management ; Hazardous waste treatment & disposal
- Chemistry, Industrial & Technical -- Environmental aspects
- Industrial Engineering -- Environmental aspects
- Waste electronic apparatus and appliances
- Environment and Ecology
- Waste management
- Waste treatment & disposal
- Chemistry
- Environmental science, engineering & technology
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and overview -- Materials Used in Manufacturing Electrical and Electronic Products / Gary C. Stevens & Martin Goosey -- Dumping, Burning and Landfill / Ian Holmes -- Recycling and Recovery / Darren Kell -- Integrated Approach to e-Waste Recycling / Rod Kellner -- European Recycling Platform (ERP): a Pan-European Solution to WEEE Compliance / Scott Butler -- Liquid Crystal Displays: from Devices to Recycling / Avtar S. Matharu and Yanbing Wu -- The Role of Collective versus Individual Producer Responsibility in e-Waste Management: Key Learnings from Around the World / Mark Dempsey & Kirstie McIntyre -- Rapid Assessment of Electronics Enclosure Plastics / Patrick J. Baird et al.
Electronic waste management includes computers, mobile phones and entertainment equipment: items which are simply discarded as new technologies become available. Electronic waste contains toxic and carcinogenic compounds, which can pose a risk to the environment. However, if handled correctly, electronic waste presents a valuable source of secondary raw materials. The European Union has implemented the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE Directive) to tackle this growing problem. This book discusses the directive and examines current legislation in the USA and other parts of the world, considering the opportunities and threat posed by this form of waste.