Waste electrical and electronic equipment or e-waste is any discarded appliance or device containing a battery, circuit or cable. E-equipment requires electric current or an electromagnetic field to operate. Globally, there is no single e-waste classification format, e.g. in the US, white goods are not included in this category.
References:
- Global E-Waste Monitor 2017:
www.itu.int/Climate-Change/Global-E-waste%20Monitor… - Eurostat country recycling rate table:
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-datasets - E-Waste in Transition:
www.researchgate.net/From_Pollution_to_Resource - Assessment of the Removal of Hazardous Substances from Small Electronic Equipment in Austria:
www.researchgate.net/Assessment_of_removal_of_components_containing_hazardous_substances… - Toxic effects of e-waste in Accra, Ghana:
www.citylab.com/used-electronics-e-waste-landfill-ghana-toxic-technology - Holes in the circular economy – e-waste leakage from Europe:
wiki.ban.org/images/f/f4/Holes_in_the_Circular_Economy-_WEEE_Leakage_from_Europe - Global Waste Index:
sensoneo.com/sensoneo-global-waste-index-2019/
