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  1. 1. An Analysis of E-Waste Collection Across Countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Felix Liljhagen; Aron Rehnberg; [2024-02-12]
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    Abstract : In line with technological development, electronic waste has become the world's fastest-growing waste category, increasing three times faster than the world's population. Although e-waste legislation covers about 66% of the world's population, the global recycling rate for e-waste is only 20%. READ MORE

  3. 2. Transforming Consumption Practices: A Social Practice Theory Analysis of Repairability and Lifetime Extension of Smartphones

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Ester Ósk Gestsdóttir Waage; Marite Putna; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: smartphones; sustainable consumption; social practice theory; degrowth; environmental impact; repair; lifetime extension.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The lifetime extension of smartphones is seen as a prominent way to reduce the environmental impacts caused during the production of the devices. Smartphones may be small devices, but their impact is no longer small as for the past years e-waste has been the largest growing waste generated globally. READ MORE

  4. 3. Management of Electronic waste(E-waste) & it´s role on circular economy : Case Study on Bangladesh E-waste Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : shiva sai reddy chirra; MERAJ AHMED MD; [2023]
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    Abstract : The usage of electronic items and microchips in home appliances, transportation systems, office equipment, industrial instruments, and other devices has increased dramatically during the past few decades. As a result, it is becoming difficult to safely dispose of the enormous volume of E-waste globally. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effect of increased vertical stress on the state of grains in tailings

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

    Author : Shane Aulestia; [2023]
    Keywords : Tailings; Tailings dams; Breakage; Oedometer; Image acquisition analysis; Avfall; Avfallsdammar; Brytning; Ödometer; Bildinsamling och analys;

    Abstract : Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) serve as structures for storing tailings, i.e., waste materials generated by the mining industry. READ MORE

  6. 5. The barriers of circular public procurement for ICTs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Laila Adelson; [2023]
    Keywords : circularity; circular economy; circular public procurement; ICT; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The EU procured for roughly 202000 MEUR (14% of the EU GDP) during 2021 in the public sector. The majority of these contracts are traditional, linear business model purchases. READ MORE