Estimation of E-waste generation, residential behavior, and disposal practices from major governorates in Jordan
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Estimating the generation of e-waste in governorates is critically needed for sustainable and environmentally sound e-waste management in Jordan. The main objectives of the present study are to quantify and evaluate the annual e-waste generation in all governorates in Jordan and disposal practices. The present study comprises the information of e-waste as classified by the European Union Directive including six main categories (16 United Nations University key items). The survey targeted 15,883 households (12.52% females and 87.48% males), where primary data on e-waste generation and disposal methods were gathered, assessed, and quantified. Subsequently, the survey-based data collected from the study sample have been extrapolated to quantify an e-waste generation inventory for Jordan and the disposal methods using ArcGIS mapping. The study-extrapolated findings reveal that ~8,735,187 e-waste items (13 ktons) had been turned into e-waste and discarded by all households in 2018 in the 12 governorates in Jordan. Moreover, dumping of e-waste is still the dominant disposal method practiced by 58.4% of households in Jordan. The other disposal practices showed that granting of the waste EEE to others has the share of 16.6%; selling (10.7%); delivering the waste EEE for environmentally sound recycling (6.8%); and others practices represented 7.4%. Furthermore, the present study has played a vital role in e-waste awareness dissemination since the findings of the present study have been modeled and shown online by the Department of Statistics, Jordan through the link ( https://arcg.is/1KzvjO ). Finally, the challenges, barriers, and prospects of e-waste management in Jordan have been explored in the present study.
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- Authors
- Hamdan, S., & Saidan, M. N.
- Affiliations
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Corresponding author
- Saidan, Motasem N.
- ORCID
- Saidan, Motasem N.
- Venue
- Environmental Management
- Published
- 2020-07-26
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 884-898
- ISSN
- 0364-152X (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1009
- OpenAlex
- W3045151448
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 2.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
- Keywords
- electronic waste, e-waste generation, household waste behavior, e-waste management, waste dumping, e-waste recycling, e-waste awareness
- MeSH terms
- Family Characteristics, Humans, Jordan, Refuse Disposal, Waste Management, Recycling, Electronic Waste
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