E-waste management systems - ITU.ppt

E-waste management systems Anna ti, ITUITU Training on “Green ICT Standards”, 11 July 20142E-waste management -waste definition; for regulation and standardization; underlying e-waste policies;-waste management system architecture;; forward. 31. E-waste definition?There is mon definition for e-waste;?E-waste legislations differ in scope;?“Any device that for functional reasons is dependent on electric currents or electro-ic fields in order to work properly. It es e-waste when the holder discards, intends or requires to discard”(Morselli et al., 2009). 2. Scope for regulation and standardization?Dramatic rise of e-waste generation;?Hazardous substances and materials - health and environmental impacts;?Urban mining;?Illegal traffic of e-waste vs digital : Andrew McConnell/Alamy3. Principles for e-waste logistics“Closed loop design through repair, remanufacturing or recycling”, King et al. (2006)“the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal”(Rogers, Ribben-Lembke, 1999). Principles for e-waste hierarchy PreventionReuseRecyclingRecoverFinal disposal Principles for e-waste Producer Responsibility (EPR)Models for Extended Producer Responsibility, Lindhqvist (1992)According to OECD (2001), EPR is an “environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle”. 4. E-waste management system architecture and collective producer responsibility; schemesE-waste management system architecture management of e-waste: take-back systemsDefinition of typical collection mechanisms for various stakeholders, UNU, StEP (2009)E-waste man