by Walther Ploos van Amstel
RECYCLE-CIG is an initiative launched by Logista Italia, in collaboration with the Italian Federation of Tobacconists (FIT) and under an agreement with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), to organize the collection, recovery, and recycling of used electronic cigarettes across Italy. Through RECYCLE-CIG, consumers can conveniently dispose of their used electronic cigarettes …
The Netherlands, with a less than 50% collection rate, does not meet European standards for e-waste; there is too little waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) returned by consumers and businesses. Besides better collection and processing of e-waste, reducing use by limiting consumption, extending product lifespan, reuse, and repair is essential for a circular …
Efficient electronic waste (e-waste) management is one of the strategies to save materials, critical minerals, and precious metals with limited global reserves. The e-waste collection issue has gained attention in recent years due to low collection rates of e-waste. Shevchenko et al. (2021) aim to search for solutions in the e-waste collection sphere with close-to-zero transport and …