Abstract
Design of a Rules-Based Recommendation System Implemented in Prolog for the Management of Electronic Waste from ICT
Highlights
Electronic waste management has been declared an issue around the world that involves all countries [Egwali and Mouokhome, 2013] given the constant technological development and the high consumption and waste of electronic devices
50 million tons of electronic waste was generated by 2018; in contrast, the limited number of that waste recycling is limited to only 20% [Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas, 2019]
The process of recycling is itself an issue given the potential presence of substances present in an electronic device which may arise to 1000 substances [Jaragh and Boushahri, 2009; Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas, 2019]
Summary
Electronic waste management has been declared an issue around the world that involves all countries [Egwali and Mouokhome, 2013] given the constant technological development and the high consumption and waste of electronic devices. 50 million tons of electronic waste was generated by 2018; in contrast, the limited number of that waste recycling is limited to only 20% [Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas, 2019]. The process of recycling is itself an issue given the potential presence of substances present in an electronic device which may arise to 1000 substances [Jaragh and Boushahri, 2009; Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas, 2019]. Recycling malpractices like plastic burning to recover valuable metals releases gases that pollute the atmosphere with particulate material [Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas, 2019], which leads to respiratory diseases that may cause death [Afsar et al, 2019]. Researches have proven that the practice of burning plastic releases toxic dioxins that raise the ozone presence at the ground level, reducing the crops between 20% and 30% [Plastic Oceans International, 2021]
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