Electrical and Electronic Waste – a Threat and a Challenge for a Human
Purpose:
The purpose of the paper is to present the electrical and electronic waste and also problems caused by these waste. The electrical and electronic waste (shorter e-waste) is one of the fastest growing global problem we have to confront with. Our intent is to introduce a quite unknown area of the e-waste to a reader.
Design:
An analysis of the primary and secondary sources, including a short review of international and national regulations regarding the management of electrical and electronic waste, was used in the paper.
Findings:
E-waste is multilayered problem, concerning many actors involved in e-waste circle. E-waste toxicity has a negative impact on human and nature. Regardless this fact the enormous quantities of e-waste are improperly recycled in order to recover valuable metals. On other hand, e-waste is a challenge for countries because it unites and connects them into networks, which fight against the growing quantities of e-waste and its criminality.
Practical Implications:
The analysis of electrical and electronic waste presents the basis for further more in-depth research of studied problem, which is a threat to human and nature. This is the main reason we have to confront this problem effectively.
Originality/Value:
The paper structurally presents the area of electrical and electronic waste. It offers a short insight into understanding of the e-waste problem, its threats and challenges. The paper deals with a topic that is poorly known and researched in Slovenia.
UDC: 628.477.6:504
Keywords: electrical waste, electronic waste, e-waste, threats, challenges