Sustainable Management and Advanced Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
A special issue of Recycling (ISSN 2313-4321).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 206
Editor
Interests: minerals and materials characterization; mineral processing; urban mining; recovery of value from waste; e-waste recycling, including WEEE management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
WEEE is considered the fastest growing waste, with 3–4% annual growth and a collection rate of only 22%, while almost 80% of WEEE is unaccounted for globally. WEEE management faces unprecedented challenges in terms of the transboundary movement of WEEE from developed to developing countries. This is where improper recycling practices are used, mostly in countries with no structured management systems of reverse logistics and proper recycling to recover critical metals. On the other hand, recycling complex and very heterogeneous post-life electronics, even in developed countries, presents a grand challenge. This is why WEEE management and recycling systems have to become a more reliable source of recycled material feeding into the supply chain, providing secondary raw materials for electronics and other critical and strategic industries. The development of efficient recycling methods for the recovery of critical metals from WEEE is interesting and technologically challenging. At the same time, it provides enormous opportunities to develop cutting-edge and eco-friendly technologies to meet these challenges. This Special Issue is devoted to showcasing the innovative approaches in improving WEEE management and recycling, the design of new green and recyclable electronics and progress on the circular economy in electronics. It will also provide an overview of the current state of WEEE management systems and recycling in different parts of the world, with the hope of presenting fresh ideas for developing innovative practices to facilitate sustainability in the electronics industry.
Dr. Maria Holuszko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- WEEE management
- circularity in electronics
- LCA in WEEE recycling
- social and environmental aspects of WEEE
- hydrometallurgy
- pyrometallurgy
- biohydrometallurgy
- sorting and physical separation in WEEE recycling
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