Technological Advancement in E-waste Management: Towards Smart, Sustainable, and Intelligent Systems

by Biswajit Debnath (Editor), Abhijit Das (Editor), Potluri Anil Chowdary (Editor), Siddhartha Bhattacharyya (Editor)

Overview

The theme of this book is sustainable e-waste management through effective amalgamation of information and communication technologies (ICT) and green recycling technologies to ensure development of intelligent, smart, and sustainable systems. It encompasses multidisciplinary interventions, including recent case studies from OEMs and IT industries as well as e-waste recyclers, and explores interdisciplinary research and industry–academia collaborations towards the development of smart and sustainable systems for e-waste management.

Features:

• Covers the application of smart and intelligent systems for e-waste management
• Explores recent advancements from the technological aspect – both recycling and ICT
• Reviews supply chain criticalities for e-waste
• Aims at cleaner production and intelligent systems for a green digital economy
• Includes real-life case studies reflecting industry standards and the current paradigm

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering, waste management, urban mining, circular economy, waste processing, electronics and telecommunication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and chemical engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032328577
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/26/2025
Series:	Intelligent Data-Driven Technology for Sustainability
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Biswajit Debnath is a Senior Research Fellow at the Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University.

Dr Abhijit Das has received his B.Tech. (IT) from the University of Kalyani, M.Tech. (IT) from the University of Calcutta and Ph.D. (Engineering) from the Department of CSE Jadavpur University, India.

Anil Chowdary is Managing Director of Green Waves Environmental Solutions, the only First Authorized E - waste collection and handling unit in Andhra Pradesh (unit in Visakhapatnam) since April 2015.

Dr. Siddhartha Bhattacharyya did his Bachelors in Physics, Bachelors in Optics and Optoelectronics, and Masters in Optics and Optoelectronics from the University of Calcutta, India in 1995, 1998, and 2000 respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Jadavpur University, India in 2008. He is the recipient of the University Gold Medal from the University of Calcutta for his Masters.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 Sustainable Technologies Chapter 2 Application of New Information Technologies for ICT Waste Management Chapter 3 Printed Circuit Board Recycling Part 2 Smart and Intelligent Systems Chapter 4 Decision Tree Approach for Classifying E-waste to Recycle and Reproduce Chapter 5 Possible Data Analytics Approaches for E-waste Management Chapter 6 Sustainability Aspects of E-waste Supply Chain Network Role of New and Emerging Technologies Chapter 7 A Blockchain-Based Solution for Effective E-waste Management in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Supply Chain Perspective Part 3 Industrial Perspective and Resilience for Future Chapter 8 Upcycling of E-waste: A Smart Approach Towards Sustainability Chapter 9 Advanced Green Approaches for E-waste Recycling with Resource Recovery Chapter 10 Conclusion