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- Title
The Link between e-Waste and GDP--New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region.
- Authors
Kusch, Sigrid; Hills, Colin D.
- Abstract
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is difficult to sustainably manage. One key issue is the challenge of planning for WEEE flows as current and future quantities of waste are difficult to predict. To address this, WEEE generation and gross domestic product (GDP) data from 50 countries of the pan-European region were assessed. A high economic elasticity was identified, indicating that WEEE and GDP are closely interlinked. More detailed analyses revealed that GDP at purchasing power parity (GDP PPP) is a more meaningful measure when looking at WEEE flows, as a linear dependency between WEEE generation and GDP PPP was identified. This dependency applies to the whole region, regardless of the economic developmental stage of individual countries. In the pan-European region, an increase of 1000 international $ GDP PPP means an additional 0.5 kg WEEE is generated that requires management.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC waste management; GROSS domestic product; PURCHASING power parity; ELECTRONIC waste; ELECTRONIC waste disposal
- Publication
Resources (2079-9276), 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2, p15
- ISSN
2079-9276
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/resources6020015