Sustainable product lifecycles: a systemic approach to the regulation of e‐waste

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dc.contributor.authorVan Der Velden, Maja
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Mark
dc.contributor.authorOteng‐Ababio, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-22T06:41:23Z
dc.date.available2022-09-22T06:41:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractInternational, regional, and national laws have failed to control the transportation and management of electronic waste. This study focuses on Agbogbloshie, a scrap metal yard in Accra, Ghana, which has received worldwide attention for its unsustainable recycling practices. The social and environmental impacts as a result of these practices are well-documented. This paper proposes a polycentric perspective on regulation, in which the state is not seen as the sole locus of authority. This approach enables a broader perspective on who or what regulates and how these modes of regulation interact. We discuss our systemic approach with the concept of regulatory ecology, in which the interactions between law, social norms, markets, and architecture are explored to provide a better understanding of why unsustainable behavior continues. This approach is explored in the mapping of the regulatory ecology of the burning of cables in Agbogbloshie, a fast and cheap method used for extracting copper. This practice continues even though more sustainable options, such as cablestripping machines, are available in the scrap metal yard. A systemic approach to regulation brings a deeper understanding to regulatory ineffectiveness. We conclude that legislation that doesn’t address the interaction of hazardous waste and marginalization, will fail to deliver the social and environmental gains it pursues.en
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-7983-3125-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/17514
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-16295
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartof10.14279/depositonce-9253
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subject.ddc500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematiken
dc.subject.ddc600 Technik, Technologieen
dc.subject.ddc300 Sozialwissenschaftenen
dc.subject.otherAgbogbloshieen
dc.subject.otherGhanaen
dc.subject.othercable burningen
dc.subject.otherelectronic wasteen
dc.subject.otherregulatory ecologyen
dc.titleSustainable product lifecycles: a systemic approach to the regulation of e‐wasteen
dc.typeConference Objecten
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.editorNissen, Nils F.
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.editorJaeger-Erben, Melanie
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameUniversitätsverlag der TU Berlinen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceBerlinen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend818
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart811
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.proceedingstitlePLATE – Product lifetimes and the environment : 3rd PLATE Conference, September 18–20, 2019 Berlin, Germany
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tub.affiliationFak. 4 Elektrotechnik und Informatik::Inst. Hochfrequenz- und Halbleiter-Systemtechnologien::FG Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in der Elektronik
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 4 Elektrotechnik und Informatik
tub.affiliation.groupFG Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in der Elektronik
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Hochfrequenz- und Halbleiter-Systemtechnologien
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionUniversitätsverlag der TU Berlinen

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