Mobile phones have a high embedded value of interest within a circular economy. With the
number of these devices operating worldwide expected to reach 18bn by 2025 their low …

The growing concern over the management of e-wastes has generated an interest in the
recovery of resources from these wastes under the concept of urban mining and circular …

The number of end-of-life mobile phones is increasing every year, which includes parts that
have high reuse values and various dangerous and toxic compounds. An intellectualized …

Considering the quarterly fluctuation characteristics of global smartphone shipment, a novel
and improved Verhulst model was proposed for forecasting smartphone shipments under …

This paper aims to construct a system dynamic model elucidating the circular economy of
rare earth elements (REE) in smartphones' touch screens within the European waste supply …

Over the last decade, Thailand imported approximately 21 million units of new mobile
phones every year, equivalent to 262 million. While technology changes, consumers want …

Consumption of electronic devices is on the rise, and consequently so is the amount of
waste generated once they need to be disposed. Mobile phones present an even more …

The material footprints (MF) of technologies encounters three challenges: the overall
metabolism of the technological system; the growing material complexity of technologies; …

Bandung City has a high population, which generates a high amount of electronic waste (e-
waste) containing precious and hazardous materials. Due to a low recycling rate and …