Towards environmental management of WEEE in Brazil: evaluating the impacts of recycling plastics
ABNER FERNANDES SOUZA DA SILVA·Virgínia Aparecida da Silva Moris·Guilherme Andreazza de Freitas·Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva·Jane Maria Faulstich de Paiva·Juliana Mendes Campolina
Abstract Plastic fractions recovered from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are growing rapidly worldwide, yet their net environmental benefit remains under-quantified—especially in emerging economies such as Brazil, where recycling infrastructure is still maturing. Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene (ABS) and High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) together account for a large share of this stream and offer high material value if efficiently reprocessed. This study applies ISO 14040/14044 li