Managing Electronic Waste: A Comprehensive Review of Current State and Challenges

Abstract

This research study examines e-waste management methods and suggests sustainable solutions. Growing e-waste and its hazardous components demand robust management solutions to reduce environmental and health dangers. This report reviews the literature and analyses current processes to summarise e-waste management’s key issues. The article covers policy, regulation, collection and recycling infrastructure, technology, and public awareness. Policies and regulations shape e-waste management. EPR programs, recycling targets, and import/export laws are covered. These policies are assessed to promote responsible e-waste disposal and producer accountability. E-waste collection and recycling require effective infrastructure. Municipal collection facilities, store take-back, and recycling partnerships are compared. E-waste recycling technologies like mechanical and hydrometallurgical processes are evaluated for efficiency, environmental effect, and resource recovery. The study also evaluates how public awareness campaigns promote e-waste disposal. Effective educational, communal, and digital venues for e-waste recycling are assessed. According to the analysis, e-waste management could be improved. Policy frameworks, stakeholder participation, collecting infrastructure, sustainable recycling technologies, and public awareness are improved. This study paper helps policymakers, industry stakeholders, and researchers understand e-waste management systems and find ways to lessen their environmental and health impacts.