The advancement of technology and development of new electronic and electrical
equipment with a reduced life cycle has increased the need for the disposal of them (called …

The increasing quantity of electronic waste is a societal problem due to the imminent risk of
eco-system contamination from harmful substances present in these products. Therefore …

Brazil, the largest producer of e-waste in Latin America, recently enacted a new law for the
reverse logistics of this waste. The implementation of the new regulation will require the …

This study investigates the post-regulation scenario of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (e-waste) reverse logistics in Florianópolis, an island in southern Brazil, following …

The accelerated production and replacement of new electrical and electronic equipment
demonstrates a tendency for the proportional increase in the generation of e‐waste …

Brazil is a country with huge territory and a population of approximately 200 million people. It
is considered the largest E-waste producer in Latin-America, with estimated 7 kg E-waste …

Not recovering the material embedded in solid waste means wasting resources and thus
reinforcing the pressure to further extract natural resources for the manufacturing of new …

Little is known about the perceptions and practices of institutional users (IUs) and technical
assistances (TAs) of electronic equipment, which participate in the WEEE stream as much as …

Environmental issues have been at the center of society's concerns for a long time. Recently,
this kind of concern is growing even more due to the damage caused to the environment by …

Electronic waste (e-waste or WEEE) is one of the most critical categories regarding the
decision-making for waste management. Brazil is the second major e-waste producer in …