Sustainability assessment of best locations for waste printed circuit boards processing units: The Brazilian case

Q3 Social Sciences

Ambiente e Sociedade Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1809-4422asoc0107r3vu2023l3oa

Marianna Ottoni, Emilio Lèbre La Rovere, Amaro Olimpio Pereira Junior, Lúcia Helena Xavier

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Abstract Waste Printed Circuit Boards (WPCB) are sources of valuable elements. In most developing countries, the WPCBs of formal chains are exported to treatment overseas given the absence of proper recycling plants, transferring the high-added value to developed nations. This study proposed a method to identify the best locations to implement WPCB recycling facilities considering sustainability criteria. The method was applied to the Brazilian case and consisted of state and municipal levels analysis based on 11 indicators related to the three sustainability dimensions, logistics criteria and geoprocessing tools. The results suggested São Paulo state (SP) as the main pole for WPCB processing in Brazil, with an estimated potential of WPCB generation of almost 24 t/d, and São Caetano do Sul and Jundiaí as the main favourable WPCB recycling municipalities. This study demonstrated that sustainable logistics for WPCB value recovery in developing countries is possible and desirable for achieving more circular patterns.

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废弃印刷电路板处理单元最佳地点的可持续性评估:巴西案例

废弃印刷电路板是有价元素的来源。在大多数发展中国家，由于缺乏适当的回收工厂，正规连锁店的wpcb被出口到海外处理，将高附加值转移到发达国家。本研究提出一种方法，以确定最佳地点，以实施可持续性标准的垃圾回收设施。该方法应用于巴西的案例，包括基于与三个可持续性维度、物流标准和地理处理工具相关的11个指标的州和市级分析。结果表明，圣保罗州(SP)是巴西WPCB处理的主要极点，估计WPCB产生的潜力几乎为24吨/天，而南奥卡埃塔诺州和Jundiaí是主要的有利的WPCB回收城市。这项研究表明，可持续物流的WPCB价值回收在发展中国家是可能的和可取的，以实现更多的循环模式。

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