scholarly journals E-waste Management as a Global Challenge (Introductory Chapter)

10.5772/64596 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin-Constatin Mihai ◽  
Maria-Grazia Gnoni
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Global Challenge

Introduction

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felia Allum
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
The Third ◽  
Public Contracts

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the Neapolitan Camorra. The Camorra is the third-largest Italian mafia and is predominately active in Naples and the Campania region. Today, the Camorra has become a powerful criminal force capable of controlling sectors of the European and Italian drug, counterfeit, cigarette, and waste-management markets as well as investing in many legitimate businesses in Naples, Italy, and Europe, and winning many local and national public contracts. Compared to other mafias, the Camorra has always been considered less dangerous because it is more visible, territorial, and amateurish. However, when camorristi move abroad, they become less attached to a specific territory and focus purely on economic activities. They do not migrate as clans but as individuals who manage to “camouflage” themselves so efficiently that it becomes difficult to recognize them as a threat to foreign societies and economies.

The global challenge of electronic waste management

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Ke Qiu Li ◽  
Hui Zhao ◽  
Guang Li ◽  
Fei Yue Fan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Global Challenge

scholarly journals E-waste Management as a Global Challenge (Introductory Chapter)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Constantin MIHAI
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
Electronic Equipment ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Toxic Potential

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment management (E-waste or WEEE) is acrucial issue in the solid waste management sector with globalinterconnections between well-developed, transitional and developingcountries. Consumption society and addiction to technology dictate thedaily life in high and middle-income countries where population consumeslarge amounts of EEE products (electrical and electronic equipment) whichsooner become e-waste. This fraction is a fast-growing waste stream whichneeds special treatment and management due to the toxic potential of publichealth and the environment. On the other hand, the e-wastecontains valuable materials which may be recovered (precious metals, Cu)reused and recycled (metals, plastics) by various industries mitigating theconsumption of natural resources.

scholarly journals Rural waste management at global level (Introductory chapter)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Constantin MIHAI
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Rural Solid Waste ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The One

This chapter intends to draw attention to solid waste management sector toward rural areaswhere bad practices and public health threats could be avoided through traditional and integratedwaste management routes. The expansion of waste collection services across ruralmunicipalities should be a priority for many countries. Agricultural and municipal wastediversion from wild dumps and open burning practices must be avoided through smart solutionsat the local level which are cost-efficient particularly in developing countries. The bookfurther examines, on the one hand, the main challenges in the development of reliable waste management practices across rural regions and, on the other hand, the concrete solutions andthe new opportunities across the world in dealing with rural solid waste.

scholarly journals Two Birds with One Stone: Bioplastics and Food Waste Anaerobic Co-Digestion

Environments ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Sarah Kakadellis ◽  
Po-Heng Lee ◽  
Zoe M. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Global Challenge

Following the BBC’s Blue Planet II nature documentary series on marine ecosystems, plastic packaging has come under public fire, with consumers demanding greener alternatives. The biodegradable properties of some bioplastics have offered a potential solution to the global challenge of plastic pollution, while enabling the capture of food waste through anaerobic digestion as a circular and energy-positive waste treatment strategy. However, despite their increasing popularity, currently bioplastics are being tested in environments that do not reflect real-life waste management scenarios. Bioplastics find their most useful, meaningful and environmentally-sound application in food packaging—why is there so little interest in addressing their anaerobic co-digestion with food waste? Here, we provide a set of recommendations to ensure future studies on bioplastic end-of-life are fit for purpose. This perspective makes the link between the environmental sustainability of bioplastics and the role of food waste anaerobic digestion as we move towards an integrated food–energy–water–waste nexus. It shines light on a novel outlook in the field of bioplastic waste management while uncovering the complexity of a successful path forward. Ultimately, this research strives to ensure that the promotion of bioplastics within a circular economy framework is supported across waste collection and treatment stages.

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