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Life cycle assessment of e-waste management system in Australia: Case of waste printed circuit board (PCB)

Islam, Md Tasbirul, Iyer-Raniga, Usha·2023·Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138082
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Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing waste streams globally. Recycling is one of the environment-friendly waste management strategies that creates a net environmental gain in recovering valuable materials. In some countries, downstream recycling (high-value material recovery) is done overseas, and Australia is one of them. Waste printed circuit board (PCB) is a critical component of various electronic equipment, and it contains metals such as copper, tin, gold, aluminium, iron, silver, and others. Waste PCB, as apart of e-waste is mainly recycled overseas in Australia. However, the overall environmental impacts of recycling the waste stream overseas have yet to be investigated. The benefits of recovering the material in Australia have yet to be extensively understood from a supply chain perspective. This study aims to develop multiple scenarios using lifecycle assessment (LCA) methodology to identify the best possible solution for waste PCB disposal (final sink) derived from e-waste. Using SimaPro and Ecoinvent databases, four scenarios have been developed, along with a baseline scenario where waste PCB is recycled overseas. Receipe 2016 impact assessment methodology was utilized for the analysis, and results of the study showed that Scenario 2 (integrated material and energy recovery) is the best approach for waste PCB recycling in Australia, while landfill and direct incineration were the identified two worst scenarios in terms of final disposal option.…

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Authors
Islam, M. T., & Iyer-Raniga, U.
Venue
Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-09
Volume
418
Pages
138082
ISSN
0959-6526
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138082
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47
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  • International Olympic Committee (2022a)
  • RMIT University

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