Electronic Waste Management: Global Markets and Technologies

Abstract
Report Scope:

E-waste or electronic waste management technologies and recycling market comprises one of the fastest-growing waste streams in emerging and developed regions. Rapid technology innovations and ever-shortening product life cycles are among the factors contributing to the rapid growth of electronic waste. Electronic waste is an inherently complex problem to manage because of its duality as both a valuable commodity and a source of hazardous waste. This dichotomy drives the constant challenge to utilize a potential economic resource most effectively while sufficiently mitigating environmental and social damage.

Various economic, environmental, and social factors influence electronic waste practices and are influenced by them. The information technology asset disposition (ITAD) industry feels the weight of these changes due to the tremendous volume and scale of electronic waste it processes. This report summarizes commercial end-user and value recovery industry practices for end-of-life management, primarily determined by regulations and industry standards. The report also characterizes those practices' environmental implications and identifies which have the least potential environmental impact.

Regional and country-level markets are segmented and analyzed by recovered materials and applications. The report also covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. The market sizes and estimations are provided regarding revenue, with 2021 as the base year; market forecasts will be given for 2022 to 2027.

Report Includes:

- 49 data tables and 24 additional tables
- An up-to-date overview and industry analysis of the global and regional markets for electronic waste management treatment technologies and recycling markets
- Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue data (sales figures) for 2021, estimates for 2022, forecasts for 2023, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2027
- Estimation of the actual market size and revenue forecast for global electronic waste management and recycling market in USD million terms, and corresponding market share analysis by recycling component, source type, treatment technology, and region
- Highlights of emerging technology trends, opportunities and gaps in the market estimating current and future demand for treatment technologies for electrical and electronic waste management across each region, and identification of major geographies involved market developments
- Review of the legislative and environmental regulatory issues and concerns currently focused on electronic waste management approaches as a basis for projecting demand in the next few years
- A comparative study of value chain analysis and Porter’s Five Forces model considering both micro- and macro- environmental factors prevailing in the electronic waste management technologies and recycling markets
- Review of market and economic opportunities for current industry participants and new entrants
- A relevant patent analysis with data corresponding to number of U.S. patents related to treatment technologies for electrical and electronic waste management
- Updated information on recent industry acquisitions, partnerships, agreements, collaborations, and other strategic alliances in the global electronic waste management and recycling market
- Descriptive company profiles of the market leading players, including ALBA Group, Capital Environment Holdings Limited, Quantum Lifecycle, Sims Lifecycle Services and Waste Management, Inc.

Content
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Study Goals and Objectives
1.3 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.4 What's New in This Update?
1.5 Scope of Report
1.6 Information Sources
1.7 Intended Audience
1.8 Methodology
1.9 Geographic Breakdown
1.10 Analyst's Credentials
1.11 BCC Custom Research
1.12 Related BCC Research Reports
Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
Chapter 3 Market Overview
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Technological Background and Advancements
3.2.1 E-waste Management History
3.2.2 Composition and Hazardous Components of Electronic Waste
3.2.3 Hazardous Compounds of Electronic Waste
3.3 Risks Associated with E-waste Treatment
3.3.1 Collection and Dismantling
3.3.2 Mechanical Shredding and Separation
3.3.3 Pyrometallurgical Processing
3.3.4 Hydrometallurgical Processing
3.3.5 The Incineration of E-waste
3.3.6 Recycling of Plastics
3.4 Electronic Waste Regulation, Legislation, and Policies
3.4.1 U.S.
3.4.2 Canada
3.4.3 European Union
3.4.4 Japan
3.4.5 China
3.4.6 India
3.4.7 Australia
3.4.8 Brazil
3.5 New Developments in Electronic Waste Management and Recycling
3.5.1 Plasma Gasification for Electronic Waste Treatment
3.5.2 Molten Metal Technology
3.5.3 Bio-metallurgy for Metals Recovery from Electronic Waste
3.5.4 Practical Applications of Bioleaching for Electronic Waste Treatment
3.5.5 Thermal Pulsed Plasma Technology for Electronic Waste Treatment
3.6 Value Chain Analysis
3.6.1 Collection
3.6.2 Sorting
3.6.3 Dismantling
3.6.4 Recycling/Refurbishment
3.6.5 Disposal
3.7 Porter's Five Forces Model
3.7.1 Supplier Power
3.7.2 Buyer Power
3.7.3 Threat of New Entrants
3.7.4 Threat of Substitute
3.7.5 Competitive Rivalry
3.8 Impact of COVID-19 and Ukraine-Russia War on Global Market
3.8.1 COVID-19 Impact
3.8.2 Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War
Chapter 4 Global Market Dynamics
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Market Drivers
4.2.1 Electronic Product's Life Cycle Shortening
4.2.2 Awareness of Environmental and Health Conservation
4.2.3 Existence of Valuable Materials in E-waste
4.2.4 Government Policies and Guidelines for the Management of E-waste
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 High Recycling Costs Occurred as a Result of a Lack of Awareness
4.3.2 Absent or Inadequate Legal Frameworks
4.4 Key Challenges in the Electronic Waste Management Market
4.4.1 Illegal Shipments of Electronic Waste
4.4.2 Dual Character of Electronic Waste Creating a Major Challenge
4.4.3 Concern for Environmental Protection Policy
4.5 Market Opportunities
4.5.1 Organizations Receiving Certification from Outside Auditors
4.5.2 E-waste Sector Provides Opportunities for Innovation in the Design and Production of Electronic Products
4.6 Short-Term and Long-Term Impact of Market Dynamics
Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Material Recovered
5.1 Overview
5.2 Metal
5.2.1 Precious Metals Recovery Process
5.3 Plastic
5.3.1 Chemical Process for E-waste Plastics Recycling
5.3.2 Mechanical Process for E-waste Plastics Recycling
5.3.3 Thermal Process for E-waste Plastics Recycling
5.4 Glass
5.4.1 Glass-to-Glass Recycling
5.4.2 Glass-to-Lead Recycling
5.5 Other
Chapter 6 Market Breakdown by Source of Waste
6.1 Overview
6.2 Household Appliances
6.2.1 Major Household Appliances
6.2.2 Small Household Appliances
6.2.3 Other Household Appliances
6.3 Consumer Electronics
6.3.1 Entertainment
6.3.2 Media and Audio Production Systems
6.4 IT and Telecommunication
6.4.1 Information Technologies and Communication Devices
6.5 Others
6.5.1 Lighting Equipment
6.5.2 Toys, Leisure, and Sports Equipment
6.5.3 Medical Devices
6.5.4 Monitoring and Control Instruments
Chapter 7 Market Breakdown by Treatment Technology
7.1 Overview
7.2 Landfilling
7.3 Mechanical Treatment
7.3.1 Manual Dismantling and Sorting
7.3.2 Mechanical Shredding
7.4 Pyrometallurgical Processes
7.5 Hydrometallurgical Processes (Chemical Leaching)
7.6 Incineration Process for E-waste Treatment
Chapter 8 Market Breakdown by Region
8.1 Overview
8.2 North America
8.2.1 United States
8.2.2 Canada
8.2.3 Mexico
8.3 Europe
8.3.1 Russia
8.3.2 Germany
8.3.3 France
8.3.4 United Kingdom
8.3.5 Italy
8.3.6 Spain
8.3.7 Rest of Europe
8.4 Asia-Pacific
8.4.1 China
8.4.2 India
8.4.3 Japan
8.4.4 Indonesia
8.4.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
8.5 Rest of the World
8.5.1 South America
8.5.2 Middle East and Africa
Chapter 9 Patent Analysis
9.1 Overview
9.1.1 Key Patents
Chapter 10 Competitive Landscape
10.1 Overview
10.1.1 Initiatives Taken by Big Players for E-waste Management
10.2 Key Market Developments
10.2.1 Developments in Electronic Waste Management Market
Chapter 11 Company Profiles
11.1 Introduction
ACA INDUSTRY APS
ALBA GROUP
ATTERO RECYCLING PVT. LTD.
AURUBIS AG
BOLIDEN GROUP
CAPITAL ENVIRONMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
CIMELIA RESOURCE RECOVERY PTE. LTD.
ERI
QUANTUM LIFECYCLE PARTNERS
SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD.
SIMS LIFECYCLE SERVICES
TES
TETRONICS ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE TREATMENT
UMICORE
VEOLIA
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
11.2 Other Electronic Waste Companies
Chapter 12 Appendix: Acronyms
12.1 Acronyms Used in This Report

List of Tables
Summary Table : Global Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Region, Through 2027
Table 1 : Possible Hazardous Components in Electronic Waste
Table 2 : Impact of Market Drivers on the Global Market
Table 3 : Impact of Restraints on the Global Market
Table 4 : Impact of Challenges on the Global Market
Table 5 : Impact of Opportunity on the Global Market
Table 6 : Global Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 7 : Global Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 8 : Category and Types of Electronic Waste
Table 9 : Global Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 10 : Global Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 11 : Global Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 12 : Global Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 13 : Global Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Region, Through 2027
Table 14 : Global Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Region, Through 2027
Table 15 : North American Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 16 : North American Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 17 : North American Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 18 : North American Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 19 : North American Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 20 : North American Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 21 : North American Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 22 : North American Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 23 : European Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 24 : European Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 25 : European Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 26 : European Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 27 : European Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 28 : European Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 29 : European Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 30 : European Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 31 : Asia-Pacific Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 32 : Asia-Pacific Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 33 : Asia-Pacific Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 34 : Asia-Pacific Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 35 : Asia-Pacific Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 36 : Asia-Pacific Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 37 : Asia-Pacific Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 38 : Asia-Pacific Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 39 : Rest of the World Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 40 : Rest of the World Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Country, Through 2027
Table 41 : Rest of the World Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 42 : Rest of the World Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Material Recovered, Through 2027
Table 43 : Rest of the World Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 44 : Rest of the World Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Source of Waste, Through 2027
Table 45 : Rest of the World Market for Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 46 : Rest of the World Market Volume of Electronic Waste Management, by Treatment Technology, Through 2027
Table 47 : Developments in the Electronic Waste Management Market, August 2021 to March 2023
Table 48 : ACA Industry APS: Product Offering
Table 49 : ALBA Group: Product Offering
Table 50 : Attero Recycling Pvt. Ltd.: Product Offering
Table 51 : Aurubis AG: Product Offering
Table 52 : Aurubis AG: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 53 : Boliden Group: Product Offering
Table 54 : Boliden Group: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 55 : Capital Environment Holdings Limited: Product Offering
Table 56 : Capital Environment Holdings Limited: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 57 : Cimelia Resource Recovery: Product Offering
Table 58 : ERI: Product Offering
Table 59 : Quantum Lifecycle Partners: Product Offering
Table 60 : Sembcorp Industries Ltd.: Product Offering
Table 61 : Sembcorp Industries Ltd.: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 62 : Sims Lifecycle Services: Product Offering
Table 63 : TES: Product Offering
Table 64 : Tetronics Environmental Waste Treatment: Product Offering
Table 65 : Umicore: Product Offering
Table 66 : Umicore: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 67 : Veolia: Product Offering
Table 68 : Veolia: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 69 : Waste Management, Inc.: Product Offering
Table 70 : Waste Management, Inc.: Net Revenue, 2019-2021
Table 71 : Other Electronic Waste Companies
Table 72 : Acronyms Used in This Report