5/29/2023 0 Comments Where to recycle electronics![]() ![]() Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts should be submitted online at by registering and logging in to this website. This Special Issue aims to identify the most recent sustainable e-waste recycling methods, procedures, and technologies. This means that all materials are recovered and reinserted in the production process, with minimal energy consumption through non-polluting technologies, reduced quantities of secondary waste, and minimal environmental impact. Sustainable e-waste recycling requires high-value, integrated recovering systems. The usual and most cost-effective industrial e-waste recycling technologies are mainly based on physical–mechanical and pyro-metallurgic procedures, which require high energy consumption and generate toxic byproducts. ![]() However, although by 2021, at global level, the e-waste quantity was forecasted to 50 Mt (increasing 3–5% yearly), the estimated recycling rate has only reached 15–20%. There is nothing new about the fact that higher concentrations (up to 50 times) of valuable materials can be found in e-waste, compared to mined ores. Retrieving raw materials from electronic waste (e-waste) has already registered a steady increase as a recent alternative, involving lower costs and environmental impact. Finding and extracting new reserves is getting increasingly costly and onerous, with a negative environmental impact. The golden age of raw cheap materials is almost past. ![]()
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