Handbook of Electronic Waste Management: International Best Practices and Case Studies

The management of e-waste is a growing problem for developing countries, placing them at the forefront of creating innovative best practices for their handling, recycling and disposal. The Handbook of Electronic Waste Management: International Best Practices and Case Studies analyses e-waste management practices throughout the product waste lifecycle from generation, collection, and treatment as well as recycling and recovery. The authors present an in-depth discussion of e-waste technologies and management methods which are currently being pioneered in developing nations including but not limited to: China, and India in Asia; Nigeria and Uganda in Africa; Mexico, Colombia and Brazil in Latin and South America. Handbook of Electronic Waste Management: International Best Practices and Case Studies begin with a brief summary of the environmental challenges associated with international e-waste handling practices approaches. The authors also offer a detailed a presentation of e-waste handling methods complete with an example of each method to further demonstrate how they work in the real world. This is followed by data that will reveal the geographies of E-waste flows at global, national and subnational levels. A detailed and comparative presentation of e-waste estimation methods complete with an example of each estimation method to further explain the method. The Handbook also addresses both the handling of e-waste and there hazardous effect on the surrounding environment.