E-Waste Recycling and Management: Challenges and Solutions

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E-Waste Recycling and Management: Challenges and Solutions Editors: Kiran, Kartika Sharma Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Illustrations and other contents: Approx. 400 p. Language: English ISBN: 9783032477200 Categories: , ,

This contributed volume examines the full lifecycle of electronic waste, from production and use to disposal and recycling, with a focus on the environmental and health consequences of improper handling. It details the composition of e-waste streams, including heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants, and explains how processes such as burning and informal dismantling generate toxic compounds that affect ecosystems and human health. The volume analyzes current e-waste management systems and identifies points of failure in collection, treatment, and recycling chains. It presents approaches for improving material recovery and reducing hazardous exposure through safer processing methods and structured waste handling practices. Attention is given to sustainable product design principles that reduce waste generation at the source and support longer product life cycles. Regulatory and policy frameworks are reviewed, with discussion of how different jurisdictions structure e-waste governance and enforcement. The book also includes global case studies that illustrate both effective practices and ongoing challenges in managing electronic waste streams. Circular economy strategies are examined as part of broader efforts to redesign production and consumption systems.

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Author Biography

Dr. Kiran is Assistant Professor at Department of Agricultural Science, RK University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India. She completed her doctoral degree in chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Haryana University, Haryana, India in 2023. Her specialization is detection of pollutants in the environment and its remediation and environmental chemistry. She has published 2 books and more than 12 research articles in leading international and journals having high impact factors. She has received many awards and fellowships from different government organizations. She is involved in teaching and research and her area of research is environmental soil chemistry, and heavy metal bioremediation. She is an active reviewer for journals, including Journal of hazardous Materials, PLoS One, Chemosphere, Science of Total Environment etc.  Dr. Kartika Sharma is Assistant Professor, Department of Science, Rai University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Dr. Sharma completed her doctoral degree in Environmental Biology from Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand in 2023. Her specialization is genetic improvement of field crop plants and interaction of agricultural practices with the environment. She has published more than 21 research articles in leading international and journals having high impact factors. She has received many awards and fellowships from different government organizations. She is involved in teaching and research and her area of research is plant and microbial biotechnology. She is an active reviewer for journals, including 3 Biotech, Industrial Crops and Products, Gene, Current Science etc.