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E-waste Management and Resource Recovery in Vietnam

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E-waste has become an emerging issue in Vietnam due to the rapid increase of generated volume and its harmful effects. It has been estimated that there are 61,000–113,000 tons of e-waste generated in 2010, mainly from households. Resource recovery of e-waste has brought high profits of valuable metals; however, recycling practices are mainly dismantling for refurbishment or recovery of valuable parts, which is implemented by informal sector in craft villages and caused negative impacts on the environment and human health. E-waste has been treated as hazardous waste and is included in the starting extended producers’ responsibility (EPR) system; however, there are still many challenges for a successful implementation. Recommendations have been provided for a better management of e-waste in Vietnam.

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  1. Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), 479 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Trung Thang & Duong Thi Phuong Anh

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

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Thang, N.T., Anh, D.T.P. (2019). E-waste Management and Resource Recovery in Vietnam. In: Ghosh, S. (eds) Waste Management and Resource Efficiency. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7290-1_67

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