Open AccessE-Waste Management in a Global Digital Economy
Author(s) -
A. A. Fayustov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/459/3/032007
Subject(s) - obsolescence , usable , electronic waste , popularity , electronic equipment , business , raising (metalworking) , digital economy , electronics , waste management , commerce , environmental economics , engineering , computer science , marketing , economics , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , world wide web , psychology , social psychology
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is one of the fastest-growing household waste flows. This is due to the raising popularity of electronic devices and ICT in human life coupled with their rapid obsolescence, which means that not only broken, but also fully intact devices quickly become useless. Electronic devices turn into waste while still usable because they no longer meet consumer requirements.