E-Waste Plastics in the Environment: Assessment, Characterisation, and Bioprocessing

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 2122 - 2122

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

The accelerated growth of the electrical and electronic equipment market is a major driver behind increasing e-waste volumes worldwide. Although contains valuable resources, most remain unrecycled or improperly managed. Recycling efforts primarily focus on recovering metals, while plastic constituents overlooked. Furthermore, current recycling approaches have led to environmental contamination by hazardous materials. Recent for valorisation plastics demonstrated potential applications these materials their role in towards implementing more sustainable economy. While impact strategies been recently reviewed, thorough discussion that accounts impact, characterisation strategies, biotechnological treatment options remains lacking. Accordingly, this review addresses gap, discussing recent developments field. It focuses impacts, collection samples characterisation, as well innovative through strategies. Specifically, centred studies directly use derived from e-waste. progress has made contaminants remediation/bioprocessing type waste, challenges remain, including financial barriers, limited research volume compared related fields (e.g., metals), relevance concerns. This identifies need increased research, interdisciplinary collaboration, policy support overcome barriers advance management.

Language: Английский

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Chains of Social Sustainability and the Potential of the DPSIR Framework

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 10, 2025

ABSTRACT For more than 20 years, the Driver‐Pressure‐State‐Impact‐Response (DPSIR) framework has contributed to clarifying causal chains for environmental sustainability issues. This study aims answer question of whether can extend its usefulness structuring social issues, which it not been applied so far. It shows that based on some simple conceptual foundations, is possible distinguish between drivers problems, pressure, states, impacts and responses. Using case child labour, demonstrates how DPSIR pillar structure clarify chains. The findings highlight untapped potential applying

Language: Английский

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Nature in the Crossfire: Unveiling Environmental Destruction in Warfare Through Generative AI-Assisted Assessment

Published: April 3, 2025

Warfare inflicts profound ecological damage that undermines global sustainability, yet the environmental costs of conflict remain critically under-assessed due to fragmented and impractical evaluation frameworks. This study presents a novel AI-powered assessment model integrates Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework with generative AI, satellite data, expert validation systematically quantify impacts in zones. The enables scalable, real-time evaluations both immediate effects—such as deforestation chemical spills—and latent risks like groundwater contamination, even hazardous or inaccessible areas. By providing scientifically rigorous actionable insights, this empowers policymakers prioritize restoration, strengthen accountability, integrate nature-based recovery strategies into post-conflict rebuilding. Positioned at nexus science, artificial intelligence, international governance, work advances transformative approach address conflict-driven degradation, aligning efforts sustainability goals fostering resilient, equitable future.

Language: Английский

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Electronic Waste Recycling in South Asia: Overview of Associated Risks from a Cocktail of Micro-Pollutants and Recommendations for Sustainable E-Waste Management

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100715 - 100715

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The DPSIR (Driver, Pressure, State, Impact, Response) approach in analyzing the case of waste emergencies in Bandung City

Journal of Agrosociology and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: July 30, 2024

Background: As the center of development and education in West Java, city Bandung has faced a waste problem that continues to increase along with increasing population growth. Indeed, there were two tragedies. In 2005 Leuwigajah landfill exploded 2023 Sarimukti was burned. These tragedies became climax Waste Emergency Bandung. Methods: By using DPSIR framework literature research, this study aimed gain better understanding urban by each region, especially Finding: It found government's Response only addresses Pressure State, while Driving Force Impact have not yet been addressed. Conclusion: From these results, it is recommended raise awareness among residents through real appeals persuasions, require manufacturers be responsible for distribution their products. Novelty/Originality Study: The application analyze address management emergencies Bandung, Indonesia. While method applied various contexts, specifically tailored unique challenges region. This approach underscores importance addressing both immediate issues underlying consumer behaviors. provides comprehensive strategy involves engagement government, private sector, community.

Language: Английский

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Improving the recycling of plastic parts in household appliances–a review

Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 200235 - 200235

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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