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E-Waste Management in Developing Countries: Current Practices, Challenges, Disposal, and Impact on Human Health and Environment
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Author(s): Laxmi Kant Bhardwaj (Amity University, Noida, India), Prangya Rath (Amity University, Noida, India)and Rajat Tokas (Amity University, Noida, India)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 13
Source title:
Sustainable Solutions for E-Waste and Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rajesh Kumar K. V. (Woxsen University, India), Hemachandran Kannan (Woxsen University, India), Dmitry Spodarets (Data Phoenix, USA), Parvez Alam Khan (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)and Bikash Kumar Pradhan (Woxsen University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1018-2.ch007
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Abstract
Information and telecommunications technology (ITT) has expanded into many aspects of modern life and has positively affected human life even in the most remote areas of developing countries. The rapid growth in ITT has led to an improvement in the capacity of computers but simultaneously to a decrease in the product's lifetime as a result of which increasingly large quantities of e-waste are generated annually. It contains hazardous components that if it is not properly managed can have adverse environmental and health effects. The management of e-waste poses significant challenges in developing countries. Due to the lack of adequate infrastructure, e-waste is burned or dumped in open areas. Informal and inefficient recycling practices are generally employed which further exacerbate pollution and health risks. So, the implementation of e-waste management, adequate recycling, and waste disposal facilities have become crucial concerns. This chapter reviews the concept of e-waste generation, challenges, disposal, and its impact on human health and environment in detail.
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