Essays about: "e-waste management policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words e-waste management policy.

1. 1. Meeting E-Waste Targets in Italy: an evaluation of the national WEEE management system

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Marta Pellegrino; [2016]
   Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; E-waste; WEEE Directive; Italy; WEEE management system; policy evaluation; intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : As volumes of e-waste (WEEE) are increasing worldwide, the environmental and health impacts caused by this waste stream are leading to rising concern over how it is managed and disposed of. In the European Union this has been addressed by the WEEE Directive, a policy requiring all Member States to have a system for managing e-waste. READ MORE

3. 2. E-Waste Prevention in Sweden: Fostering Computer Refurbishment and Reuse

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Markus Scheffel; [2016]
   Keywords : E-waste prevention Sweden; Computer reuse market Sweden; Computer reuse organisations; Barriers to computer reuse organisations; Suppliers to computer reuse organisations; Customers of computer reuse organisations; Computer Refurbishing; IT Equipment Refurbishing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis at hand aims to provide an overview of the reuse market(s) for desktop and laptop computers in Sweden in order to support policy-makers and computer reuse organisations in developing strategies and measures to foster computer reuse and thus reducing the volume of related e-waste as outlined in the national Waste Prevention Plan 2014-2017. Existing types of computer reuse organisations, the barriers they face and their types of suppliers and (receiving) customers were assessed via telephonic in-depth interviews with representatives of nine computer reuse organisations in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. Burn the Wicked Waste! A look into Hungarian waste incineration policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Csilla Katalin Urban; [2015]
   Keywords : policy analysis; waste management; waste incineration; human ecology; Hungary; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : EU targets set by the Waste Framework Directive regarding waste management are soon to be complied and Hungary is still lagging behind. Nearly half of the waste is sent for landfill and the need to move up the waste hierarchy is more pressing than ever. The question is whether the government is willing to go beyond energy recovery, i.e. READ MORE

5. 4. Analysis of Drivers and Barriers for Personal Computer Re-use: A case study of secondary PCs in Taiwan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Ai-Shan Hsieh; [2010]
   Keywords : PC re-use; e-waste; WEEE; secondary PC; computer and environmental impact; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Personal computers (PC) have become an indispensable product in modern life. Along with the growing volume of computers, the environmental burden and impact at the end-of-life phase known as e-waste become significant. READ MORE

6. 5. The producer’s role in managing used mobile phones: the case of China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Zhen Huang; [2009]
   Keywords : used mobile phones; extended producer responsibility EPR ; e-waste management policy; China; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores China’s policies on and practice of e-waste management, especially in the case of used mobile phones, by applying the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). It aims to paint the picture of current policies and implementation pertaining to e-waste management in China, focusing particularly on producer responsibility and on a selected product group (mobile phones). READ MORE