Circular economy and household e-waste management in India: Integration of formal and informal sectors

D Sengupta, I Ilankoon, KD Kang, MN Chong - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
E-waste is considered to be one of the fastest growing solid waste streams in the world.
India, the second most populous country in the world, generated more than 3.23 million …

The generation, impact, and management of e-waste: State of the art

M Premalatha, Tabassum-Abbasi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Even as the world has been unsuccessfully trying to dispose off the rising quantities of its
municipal solid waste (MSW) and hazardous waste (HW) in a clean manner, it has been …

Survey on household awareness and willingness to participate in e-waste management in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

KJ Miner, IT Rampedi, AP Ifegbesan, F Machete - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nearly 290,000 tons of electronic waste was generated in Nigeria during the year 2017,
which is likely to increase further due to high population growth rates, accelerated …

Fuzzy multi-objective approach for optimal selection of suppliers and transportation decisions in an eco-efficient closed loop supply chain network

K Govindan, JD Darbari, V Agarwal, PC Jha - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Establishment of a closed loop supply chain (CLSC) network has attracted immense
significance due to government policies and societal demand for environmental …

Towards improved understanding of reverse logistics–Examining mediating role of return intention

S Dixit, AJ Badgaiyan - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2016 - Elsevier
Considering enormous adverse impact of improper disposal of e-waste on green house
emissions and global climate change, it is imperative to develop improved understanding …

Health risks awareness of electronic waste workers in the informal sector in Nigeria

CM Ohajinwa, PM Van Bodegom, MG Vijver… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Insight into the health risk awareness levels of e-waste workers is important as it may offer
opportunities for better e-waste recycling management strategies to reduce the health effects …

Considering the development levels of countries, contributions of mineral recovery from mining tailings and urban mining wastes to sustainability criteria–a review

TD Yıldız - Resources Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
The need for a sustainable mining waste management/legislation and mineral recovery from
tailings is increasing day by day in the world. There is a need to draw a perspective for …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy and household e-waste management in India. Part II: A case study on informal e-waste collectors (Kabadiwalas) in India

D Sengupta, I Ilankoon, KD Kang, MN Chong - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid advances in electronics and telecommunications technologies have contributed
significantly to making e-waste one of the largest and fastest-growing solid waste streams …

E-waste awareness and management among people engaged in e-waste selling, collecting, dismantling, repairing, and storing activities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

AS Ali, ZK Akalu - Environmental health insights, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Associated with the increasing demand and supply of short life-span electrical devices, e-
waste generation is rapidly increasing. This created a special business for some informal …

Environmentally sustainable Information and Communication Technology usage: awareness and practices of Indian Information and Communication Technology …

R Chugh, S Wibowo, S Grandhi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in the importance of environmental sustainability in every
industry as it can help organizations to achieve significant benefits through sustainable work …