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Estimation of E-waste generation, residential behavior, and disposal practices from major governorates in Jordan

Hamdan, Sudki, Saidan, Motasem N.·2020·Environmental Management

Abstract

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.
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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