{"id":7062,"date":"2023-09-20T15:05:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisetek.co.uk\/?p=7062"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:19:47","slug":"unveiling-the-circular-economy-a-pathway-to-sustainable-e-waste-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisetek.co.uk\/blog\/unveiling-the-circular-economy-a-pathway-to-sustainable-e-waste-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling the Circular Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable E-waste Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
Circular economy principles are essential for the sustainable management of electronic waste (e-waste) and all efforts must be made by individuals, organisations, and governmental agencies to reduce e-waste globally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The rapid growth of e-waste year over year and the hazardous components found in modern electronics poses a double-pronged threat to the environment that requires innovative solutions. IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) and circular economy principles for IT asset lifecycle management are therefore a must for any organisation to play an active role in mitigating e-waste generation.<\/span><\/p>\n The circular economy is a system in which products and materials are retained within the economy for as long as possible through recycling, re-use, refurbishment or other incentives designed to minimise waste. This differs drastically from \u2018linear economy\u2019 models, whereby \u201ctake, make, waste\u201d is the norm.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Circular economy principles are essential for the sustainable management of electronic waste (e-waste) and all efforts must be made by individuals, organisations, and governmental agencies to reduce e-waste globally.\u00a0 \u00a0The rapid growth of e-waste year over year and the hazardous components found in modern electronics poses a double-pronged threat to the environment that requires innovative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":7066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[32,33,43,44,65,66,69],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Circular Economy Explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n