Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States.
Environ Sci Technol. 2022 Sep 20;56(18):12785-12792. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01474. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
E-waste recycling has been a hot topic around the world. This Feature revisits the issues raised by our previous Feature 10 years ago, i.e., the environmental, economic, and social benefits of e-waste recycling, using China as an example. The decadal journey of e-waste recycling has witnessed a giant leap from haphazard disposal initially to regulated disassembly presently. Specific successful stories include cleaned environment and reduced human exposure, significant advantages of urban mining over mineral mining, additional employment opportunities, and improved legislation system related to e-waste recycling. Strict legislation systems related to e-waste management based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility are key to the sustainable development of the e-waste recycling sector in China. The experiences and lessons learned in China would provide valuable guidelines for other developing countries.
电子废物回收一直是全球热议的话题。本期特写以中国为例，重新审视了我们十年前的特写文章中提出的电子废物回收的环境、经济和社会效益等问题。十年来，电子废物回收行业经历了从最初的随意处置到现在的规范拆解的巨大飞跃。具体的成功案例包括清洁的环境和减少人类接触、城市矿山相对于矿产开采的巨大优势、更多的就业机会以及与电子废物回收相关的立法制度的改善。基于生产者责任延伸原则的严格的电子废物管理立法制度是中国电子废物回收行业可持续发展的关键。中国的经验和教训将为其他发展中国家提供宝贵的指导。
