Current status and research on E-waste issues in Asia

Atsushi Terazono; Shinsuke Murakami; Naoya Abe; Bulent Inanc; Yuichi Moriguchi; Shin Ichi Sakai; Michikazu Kojima; Aya Yoshida; Jinhui Li; Jianxin Yang; Ming H. Wong; Amit Jain; In Suk Kim; Genandrialine L. Peralta; Chun Chao Lin; Thumrongrut Mungcharoen; Eric Williams

doi:10.1007/s10163-005-0147-0

Current status and research on E-waste issues in Asia

Atsushi Terazono^*
, Shinsuke Murakami
, Naoya Abe
, Bulent Inanc
, Yuichi Moriguchi
, Shin Ichi Sakai
, Michikazu Kojima
, Aya Yoshida
, Jinhui Li
, Jianxin Yang
, Ming H. Wong
, Amit Jain
, In Suk Kim
, Genandrialine L. Peralta
, Chun Chao Lin
, Thumrongrut Mungcharoen
, Eric Williams

^*Corresponding author for this work

National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
Kyoto University
Japan External Trade Organization
The University of Tokyo
Tsinghua University
CAS - Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
Hong Kong Baptist University
IRG Systems South Asia Pvt. Ltd.
LG Environmental Strategy Institute
University of the Philippines
Institute of Environment and Resources
Kasetsart University
Carnegie Mellon University

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Abstract

Rapid economic growth in Asia and the increasing transboundary movement of secondary resources will increasingly require both 3R endeavors (reduce, reuse, recycle) in each country and appropriate control of international material cycles. Recently, managing electrical and electronic waste (E-waste) has become an important target for domestic and international material cycles from the viewpoints of environmental preservation and resource utilization efficiency. To understand the current status of E-waste issues in the context of international material cycles and to discuss the future tasks related to achieving 3R in the region, we organized the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) E-waste Workshop in December 2004. This article reviews past studies on E-waste and briefly describes the topics presented and discussions held at the workshop. The topics at the workshop included E-waste generation, recycling systems, international trade, and environmental impacts. In addition, we discussed various issues such as terminology, current environmental concerns, and possible solutions. Transboundary shipments of E-waste should be conducted taking into consideration the concept of sustainable development. The direction of future research and possible collaborations are also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-005-0147-0
Publication status	Published - Mar 2006
Externally published	Yes

Funding

In this context, Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) launched a research project (Structural Analysis of Material Cycles and Waste Management in Asia) in cooperation with the United Nations University/Institute for Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS, FY2002 to FY2003), the University of Tokyo (FY2003 to FY2004), and the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE/JETRO, FY2004), with funding by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan from FY2002 to FY2004. The objectives were to identify the structure of material cycles in Asia, focusing mainly on material exported from Japan, to understand the current waste management situation in Asia and to identify the tasks needed to improve the situation.

Funders	Funder number
IDE
Institute of Developing Economies
JETRO	FY2004
United Nations University/Institute for Advanced Studies
United Nations University
University of Tokyo	FY2003
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
International AIDS Society	FY2002

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Asia
E-waste
Environmental preservation
Material cycles
Recycling systems

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Terazono, A., Murakami, S., Abe, N., Inanc, B., Moriguchi, Y., Sakai, S. I., Kojima, M., Yoshida, A., Li, J., Yang, J., Wong, M. H., Jain, A., Kim, I. S., Peralta, G. L., Lin, C. C., Mungcharoen, T., & Williams, E. (2006). Current status and research on E-waste issues in Asia. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 8(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-005-0147-0

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