Abstract

Digital waste or electronic waste (e-waste) has become one of the most important environmental problems all over the world as technology grows so quickly. E-waste is the most rapidly expanding waste stream, surpassing both population growth and urbanization. From this total e-waste production, it is also reported that only 22.3% was formally collected and recycled in 2022. Due to Indonesia's archipelagic nature and vast area of 1,905 million km², which is divided into 38 provinces, managing electronic waste efficiently using traditional methods is challenging. However, this disposal process from source to destination can be streamlined if there is a platform to manage the disposal, from collection to disposal. This integration and unification of systems can be achieved through an e-waste application. Disposers can place their e-waste on the application, and collectors or those benefiting from the waste can immediately meet with the disposers at a designated location. Additionally, what may attract consumers to use this system is the calculation of the value of the discarded items, and collectors can also determine the price and benefits of the e-waste items. There is limited research that examines this in detail or develops a specific method for assessing the valuation process of ewaste. If the valuation of each e-waste component is precise, it can be mapped into the e-waste application. Given the existing e-waste issues, researchers attempted to develop an e-waste management application and successfully created an alpha prototype. However, before commercialization is carried out, the economic potential of the e-waste must first be calculated, both the value of the e-waste itself and the value obtained if the e-waste can be managed using the developed application This study synthesizes previous research to fill this gap and improve the development of an innovative e-waste management application. Moreover, the TCCM framework and mapping theme through VOSviewer are applied to examine theoretical foundations, contextual factors, content, and methodologies, refining the valuation process and supporting robust digital solutions before full commercialization. This study found that issues need to be explored in the dimension of e-waste analysis valuation. Research is still dominated by material valuation analysis, but few studies calculate the monetary value of e-waste disposal from upstream to downstream. We propose two models for future research contributions: 1) exploring hybrid models that integrate social preferences with economic valuation, particularly in urban mining and contingent valuation, and 2) integrating carbon pricing with the valuation analysis of e-waste. This study also contributes to academics, businesses, and policymakers analysing monetary valuation for e-waste, so that its disposal contributes not only less to environmental damage but also provides economic value to all actors.

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