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A Mini‐Review of E‐Waste Management in Brazil: Perspectives and Challenges
Author(s) -
Oliveira Neto José Francisco,
Silva Maisa Mendonça,
Machado Santos Simone
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clean – soil, air, water
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1863-0669
pISSN - 1863-0650
DOI - 10.1002/clen.201900152
Subject(s) - electronic waste , business , extended producer responsibility , electronic equipment , solid waste management , municipal solid waste , production (economics) , waste management , cleaner production , environmental economics , engineering , economics , electrical engineering , macroeconomics
The accelerated production and replacement of new electrical and electronic equipment demonstrates a tendency for the proportional increase in the generation of e‐waste. Developing countries experience similar social and environmental consequences from this trend, which compounds the other challenges associated with the already poor solid waste management in these regions. Moreover, the dangerous composition of some e‐waste amplifies the problems related to managing these materials. This mini‐review presents a brief overview of e‐waste management in Brazil, including technical aspects, scientific studies, and the challenges ahead. With the Brazilian National Policy of Solid Waste already in place, technical and scientific studies endorse measures that range from incorporating the informal recycling sector into the e‐waste management sector to encouraging the expansion of the recycling industry. All such actions, combined with an intensified commitment of electronic equipment manufacturers to reverse logistics, can improve e‐waste management in Brazil.