Sustainable Resource Utilization and Management of Electronic Waste: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Waste and Recycling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 869
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solid waste management; waste valorization; biomass waste; resource recovery; circular economy; zero waste; electric and electronic waste; electric vehicle waste batteries; photovoltaic waste; sustainable resource utilization of solid waste; recycling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to the upcoming Special Issue, “Sustainable Resource Utilization and Management of Electronic Waste: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions”, of Sustainability. This Special Issue will consider the challenges related to managing electronic waste or e-waste, one of the fastest growing waste streams. As the global demand for electronic products continues to grow, addressing complex issues regarding e-waste management through sustainable strategies has become an urgent priority. E-waste management can have a significant positive economic impact, as it reduces production costs, generates profits from recycling and reusing valuable materials and components, reduces disposal costs, avoids fines, and promotes resource sustainability.
This Special Issue will explore innovative approaches to e-waste recycling, materials recovery, circular economy models, and policy frameworks that promote environmental sustainability and sustainable resource recovery. We welcome original research articles, review articles, and case studies that highlight advances in this subject.
Dr. Eleni Kastanaki
Dr. Giin Yu Amy Tan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging e-waste recycling technologies
- reuse of e-waste
- advanced technologies for e-waste management
- life cycle assessment and environmental impact of e-waste management
- circular economy practices in e-waste management
- remanufacturing e-waste
- policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable e-waste management
- socio-economic impacts of e-waste recycling
- innovations in design for dismantling and reuse
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