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Current Status of Electronic Waste in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and its Environmental Management

Kamal Miyalal Alaskar1 * , Sanjay Akaram Jadhav2 , Shabana Abdul Khaliq Memon2 , Vaibhava Vasantrao Desai2 , Ramchandra Dadu Patil3 and Firoj Allauddin Tamboli4

1 Department of Computer Application, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Institute of Management Kolhapur, Maharashtra India

2 Department of Management, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Institute of Management Kolhapur, Maharashtra India

3 Department of Management (Off Campus), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra India

4 Department of Pharmacognosy, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur, Maharashtra India

Corresponding author Email: Kamal.Alaskar@bharatividyapeeth.edu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.17.3.28

The production of electronic devices in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has seen a massive increase in the past few decades due to changes in the lifestyle of individuals across the globe. The Covid-19 pandemic has been like a catalyst in this process, where the demand has reached its peak due to work-from-home activities. A huge amount of electronic waste generated is by the ICT sector which is not efficiently managed and ultimately risks human health and the environment. The challenges arise in the pathway of efficient and sustainable recycling of electronic waste due to improper defined rules and regulations, unskilled personnel handling electronic waste, high cost of recycling, poor coordination between manufacturers, customers, and government bodies, and the prevailing of informal sector. The present review investigates the current scenario of electronic waste around the globe, strategies developed to manage the electronic waste and methods to be adopted for achieving sustainable goals in managing waste from the ICT sector. An attempt is also made to cover the data related to the approaches made by manufacturers to overcome the issue of electronic waste management.

Environment Concern; Electronic Waste; Information Communication Technology Sector; Recycling; Sustainability

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Alaskar K. M, Jadhav S. A, Memon S. A. K, Desai V. V, Patil R. D, Tamboli F. A. Current Status of Electronic Waste in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and its Environmental Management. Curr World Environ 2022;17(3). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.17.3.28

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Alaskar K. M, Jadhav S. A, Memon S. A. K, Desai V. V, Patil R. D, Tamboli F. A. Current Status of Electronic Waste in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and its Environmental Management. Curr World Environ 2022;17(3).

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