NDLI: E-waste projection using life-span and population statistics

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Author	Pant, Deepak
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	E-waste is the most rapidly growing problem throughout the world, which has serious future concerns over its management and recycling. This article proposes a simple approach for future e-waste projection which can be obtained by using life-span data of various electronic items along with incorporation of population statistics.For this purpose, 7-year sales data of electronic items were collected, which is then used to generate various mathematical equations. These mathematical relations are then modified by incorporating life-span and population data.By comparing sales data with their life-span (average) and population statistics, future e-waste can be quantified both in terms of specified area under investigation and proposed estimation area. The following equation is thus proposed: $$ \begin{array}{c}\mathrm{E}-\mathrm{waste}\;\\ {}\left(\mathrm{In}\ \mathrm{terms}\ \mathrm{of}\ \mathrm{quantity}\right)=\left[m\left\{\mathrm{Waste}\;\mathrm{projection}\;\mathrm{year}-\mathrm{Life}-\mathrm{span}\right\}-\mathrm{Initial}\ \mathrm{data}\ \mathrm{collection}\ \mathrm{year}+C\right]\times \frac{\mathrm{Population}\ \mathrm{of}\ \mathrm{estimation}\ \mathrm{area}}{\mathrm{Population}\ \mathrm{of}\ \mathrm{study}\ \mathrm{area}\ }\end{array} $$ Where m and C can be obtained from plotting year-wise sales data over Excel sheet.Local as well as global projection of future e-waste can be possible with the help of final equation.
Starting Page	1465
Ending Page	1469
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09483349
Journal	The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	8
e-ISSN	16147502
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2013-05-23
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	E-waste Life-span data Mathematical modeling Population statistics Projection Environment Environmental Economics Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environmental Chemistry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Science

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