When it comes to recycling, electronics are not the first thing that springs to mind. However, as the fastest growing global waste stream, the environmental impact of electronics manufacturing is a critical issue that must be addressed.
According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (widely known as WEEE or e-waste) in Europe alone is over 10 million tonnes per year. Of that approximately only 40% of is currently collected for recycling (Huisman et al., 2017). The figures are similar in the elsewhere in the world. Of…
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