E-waste Management in Portugal: Legislation, Practices and Recommendations

Célio Gonçalo Marques; Vasco Gestosa da Silva

doi:10.20897/jisem.201722

E-waste Management in Portugal: Legislation, Practices and Recommendations

Célio Gonçalo Marques ¹ ² ³ ^* , Vasco Gestosa da Silva ¹

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¹ ICT Department, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, PORTUGAL
² CAPP, University of Lisbon, PORTUGAL
³ LabTE, University of Coimbra, PORTUGAL
^* Corresponding Author

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Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 2017 - Volume 2 Issue 4, Article No: 22
https://doi.org/10.20897/jisem.201722

Published Online: 30 Aug 2017

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Reference: Marques, C. G., & da Silva, V. G. (2017). E-waste Management in Portugal: Legislation, Practices and Recommendations. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 2(4), 22. https://doi.org/10.20897/jisem.201722

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ABSTRACT

The use of electrical and electronic devices has grown exponentially in the last years thanks to technological advances and its wide dissemination. Consequently, the number of obsolete equipment (electronic waste or e-waste) has also increased significantly, becoming a major problem for society. This paper deals with electronic waste and explains the concept and risks for the particular case of Portugal. Measures to reduce the problem such as legislation, education production R&D and social responsibility are also discussed. And finally, a survey is presented which was carried out in two Portuguese Higher Education institutions with a view to determining students' awareness, attitudes and opinions on this matter.

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ICT management e-waste Portugal higher education legislation environment sustainability

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