The accelerated development of technology, the attractiveness of electric and electronic equipment (EEE) due to smart functions, as well as the pleasant design and human necessities to improve the living standards are the main causes of increasing rates of waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE). In the European Union, generated WEEE represents a fast growing category that is expected to increase up to 12 million tons by 2020, and subsequently stringent necessities for a sustainable approach in the collection and treatment of WEEE is required. The main focus of this paper is to compare the sustainability of the waste electrical and electronic equipment management systems in two countries, Italy and Romania, in terms of environmental impacts, expressed as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), calculated for each treatment option (recycling, incineration and landfilling). The selected countries have different economic situations: Italy is classified as major developed economy while Romania as a developing country by the International Monetary Fund, but they have the same situation in the solid waste management efficiency, namely performing under average, based on a European Report released in 2012.

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS RESULTED FROM E-WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN ITALY AND ROMANIA / Daniela, Cailean Gavrilescu; Dumitrita, Ibanescu; Carmen, Teodosiu; Fiore, Silvia. - ELETTRONICO. - unico:(2017), pp. 1-2. (Intervento presentato al convegno ICEEM 09 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management tenutosi a Bologna nel 6-9 settembre 2017).

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS RESULTED FROM E-WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN ITALY AND ROMANIA

FIORE, Silvia
2017

Abstract

The accelerated development of technology, the attractiveness of electric and electronic equipment (EEE) due to smart functions, as well as the pleasant design and human necessities to improve the living standards are the main causes of increasing rates of waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE). In the European Union, generated WEEE represents a fast growing category that is expected to increase up to 12 million tons by 2020, and subsequently stringent necessities for a sustainable approach in the collection and treatment of WEEE is required. The main focus of this paper is to compare the sustainability of the waste electrical and electronic equipment management systems in two countries, Italy and Romania, in terms of environmental impacts, expressed as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), calculated for each treatment option (recycling, incineration and landfilling). The selected countries have different economic situations: Italy is classified as major developed economy while Romania as a developing country by the International Monetary Fund, but they have the same situation in the solid waste management efficiency, namely performing under average, based on a European Report released in 2012.
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