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  • Managing Australia’s electronic waste (e-waste) problem through product stewardship and extended producer responsibility (EPR)

    Author(s)
    Herat, Sunil
    Le, Lennie
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Herat, Sunil S.
    Year published
    2020
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    Electronic and electrical waste or e-waste is the fastest-growing global waste stream with a current generation of around 53 million metric tonnes (Mt) and projected to reach 74 Mt by 2030. Not properly managed, e-waste can cause severe environmental and health impacts. The Australian government has implemented a product stewardship program using the extended producer responsibility (EPR) concept to manage televisions and computers through the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme to reach an 80% recycling rate by 2027. The paper provides an overview of how the Australian government and industry deal with the ...
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    Electronic and electrical waste or e-waste is the fastest-growing global waste stream with a current generation of around 53 million metric tonnes (Mt) and projected to reach 74 Mt by 2030. Not properly managed, e-waste can cause severe environmental and health impacts. The Australian government has implemented a product stewardship program using the extended producer responsibility (EPR) concept to manage televisions and computers through the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme to reach an 80% recycling rate by 2027. The paper provides an overview of how the Australian government and industry deal with the e-waste problem.
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    Journal Title
    Environment and Ecology
    Volume
    38
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    https://www.environmentandecology.com/volume-382020/
    Subject
    Environmental Science and Management
    Environmental Engineering
    e-waste; extended producer responsibility; product stewardship; recycling; Australia
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/400596
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