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An Overview of Electronic Waste Management, Practices and Impending Challenges

by Munam Ali Shah, Rakhshanda Batool
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 125 - Number 2
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Munam Ali Shah, Rakhshanda Batool
10.5120/ijca2015905841

Munam Ali Shah, Rakhshanda Batool . An Overview of Electronic Waste Management, Practices and Impending Challenges. International Journal of Computer Applications. 125, 2 ( September 2015), 33-38. DOI=10.5120/ijca2015905841

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author = { Munam Ali Shah, Rakhshanda Batool },
title = { An Overview of Electronic Waste Management, Practices and Impending Challenges },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { September 2015 },
volume = { 125 },
number = { 2 },
month = { September },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 33-38 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume125/number2/22407-2015905841/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2015905841 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%A Rakhshanda Batool
%T An Overview of Electronic Waste Management, Practices and Impending Challenges
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 125
%N 2
%P 33-38
%D 2015
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Information and telecommunication technology (ICT) has penetrated deep into the human lives and is affecting human life style in different aspects. The rapid growth in ICT has embarked improvement in computing devices simultaneously decreasing product life and resulting in e-waste. This study examines various issues and challenges being faced by different countries in e-waste management. We will analyse what the legislations for e-waste management are and how they should be implemented in order to eliminate this issue.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Material Flow Analysis (MFA) Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

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