Recycling and Processing of Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Waste and Recycling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 1659
Special Issue Editors
Interests: recycling; circular economy; ESG; sustainable development
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: recycling technologies and solutions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
WEEE-related research and policies have been continuously developed to solve the problems of e-waste pollution in many regions and countries, especially since the introduction of the EU WEEE Directive almost two decades ago. More recently, the introduction of the EU Circular Economy Package is another wave of promoting WEEE recycling. At the same time, in spite of the COVID-19 situation, climate change issues are of even more concern than before for all human societies and present two major problems to be solved: green energy solutions and circular economy, which lead to the booming green new deals and green policies around the world.
Given the current status of the global environment, the philosophy of WEEE management has to evolve to catch up with other sustainability purposes, such as approaching the status of circular economy and net-zero emissions. Therefore, in this Special Issue, the updates and new meanings of WEEE research are the topic of interest, including, but not limited to, the following sub-topics:
- Reviews and cost–benefit analysis on the WEEE policies in particular countries and regions;
- Updated processing solutions and management schemes for WEEE recycling;
- Analysis on the connection of WEEE recycling with circular economy and net-zero emissions;
- The new directions and future needs of WEEE research and management in the post-COVID-19 era;
- Green finance mechanisms in WEEE management.
Dr. Chun-hsu Lin
Prof. Dr. Tien-chin Chang
Dr. Lihchyi Wen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- WEEE
- recycling
- circular economy
- net-zero emissions
