The development of sustainable IoT E-waste management guideline for households

Marym Mohamad Razip; K S Savita; Khairul Shafee Kalid; Mohammad Nazir Ahmad; Maryam Zaffar; Eidia Erriany Abdul Rahim; Dumitru Baleanu; Ali Ahmadian

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134767

The development of sustainable IoT E-waste management guideline for households

Chemosphere. 2022 Sep;303(Pt 1):134767. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134767. Epub 2022 May 5.

Authors

Marym Mohamad Razip¹, K S Savita², Khairul Shafee Kalid¹, Mohammad Nazir Ahmad³, Maryam Zaffar⁴, Eidia Erriany Abdul Rahim⁵, Dumitru Baleanu⁶, Ali Ahmadian⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Positive Computing, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia.
² Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Positive Computing, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: savitasugathan@utp.edu.my.
³ Institute of IR4.0, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁴ Faculty Of Computer Science, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.
⁵ POIS Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.
⁶ Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey; Lebanese American University,11022801, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: dumitru@cankaya.edu.tr.
⁷ School of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, China; Department of Mathematics, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC, Mersin, 10, Turkey.

PMID: 35526685
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134767

Abstract

The introduction of new technology, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), entails a growth in digital devices, which could ultimately result in a high amount of electronic trash (e-waste) production if they are not appropriately managed. Apart from that, the regulation on possible "IoT E-waste" generation is yet to be regulated, probably due to the new development and implementation of IoT globally. Hence, this paper proposed a Sustainable IoT E-waste Management guideline for households. This guideline could assist government agencies and policymakers in their strategies, planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable household IoT e-waste management initiatives in Malaysia. This study is an exploratory study that adopts a qualitative case study research method. The guideline was developed based on the Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) Model. This guideline contributes to Malaysia's sustainability agenda in reducing carbon emissions intensity towards 2030 by 45 percent.

Keywords: E-Waste; Guideline; Household; Internet-of-Things; Policymakers; Society; Sustainable.

MeSH terms

Carbon
Electronic Waste*
Electronics
Garbage*
Waste Management* / methods

Substances

Carbon