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A META-ANALYSIS TO ASSESS SMARTPHONE DISPOSAL DESTINATIONS: THE CHALLENGES OF INCREASING VALUE RECOVERY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2023

Monique Sonego ,
Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste  and
Manoela Conte
Monique Sonego
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
Manoela Conte*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
*
Conte, Manoela, UFRGS, Brazil, manooelac@gmail.com

Abstract

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Providing the correct destination at the end of the product's use phase is essential for value recovery and to reduce the environmental impact at this lifecycle stage. To understand the e-waste recycling behavior among users, this article aims to identify the most common destinations given to smartphones when they are no longer used. A systematic literature review was carried out, and 13 studies were selected for a meta-analysis. The variable is the selection of the most common destinations for e-waste: reuse and recycling (recovered value), storage and informal collection (missed value), and household waste (destroyed value). The results present a summarized measure with the combined proportion of the studies for each category. Studies were weighted by the precision of confidence interval estimates presented in Forest Plots. The main results point out common problems and demonstrate how the strategies and policies adopted in each country can influence the chosen methods of disposal. These specificities require unique strategies to deal with local problems. As a secondary contribution, this study proposes guidelines to reduce e-waste generation and to create awareness and infrastructure to increase value recovery.

Keywords

SmartphoneDisposalSocial responsibilitySustainabilityCircular economy
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 3: ICED23 , July 2023 , pp. 241 - 250
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