She is the leader of the Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Science at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, Visiting Associate Research Professor, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka and an Adjunct Associate Research Professor at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Dr. Vithanage’s research approach builds on enabling measurements of concentrations and reaction rates in environmental samples for key/emerging pollutants in the environment in order to assess their fate and transport to discover solutions to remediate those using different geo/bio/nano materials. Dr. Vithanage is particularly interested in elucidating the mechanistic understanding of release/remediation of pollutants with contrasting physical and chemical properties that can be used to obtain insights into environmental partitioning, chemical persistence and ultimate accumulation in biota. To this end, her current research interests are focused on monitoring atmospheric deposition, landfill leachate, water and soil for pollutants, develop and enhance the properties of biochar, nano/geo substances and composites as material for environmental remediation. She has received several awards from,TWAS-NSF Award for the Young Scientist, American Geophysical Union, Presidential Awards for Publications, Awards for science popularization and for post graduate supervision by the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka. She is a Young Affiliate of the Third World Academy of Sciences. She was the Chairperson of the Young Scientists Forum on the National Science and Technology Commission of Sri Lanka in 2017. Currently, she is the President of the Engineering, Architecture, Surveying Section of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. She has contributed more than 80 Science Citation Indexed journal articles and 25 book chapters. Her citation record is now passed 2300 with an H index of 24. Dr. Anwesha Borthakur is a research fellow at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has an M.Phil and PhD in Science Policy Studies. The area of her both M.Phil and PhD studies was waste management and policy implications in India. She has published more than 30 papers/chapters in international peer-reviewed journals and books. Presently working as a Post Doctoral Fellow. Dr. Prasad is Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (India). He has made outstanding contributions to the fields of bioremediation, bioresources, biomass energy sources, bioeconomy, and to the broad field of environmental biotechnology, all of which are his main areas of expertise. Dr. Prasad has served the Government of India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change as a member of various advisory committees on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, pollution control and abatement, environmental information systems and bioremediation of contaminated sites. He is an active visiting scientist for several international universities.

• Part 1 Thematic 1 An overview of treatment technologies of e-wastes Peeranart Kiddee, Jatindra Kumar Pradhan, Sanchita Mandal, Jayanta Kumar Biswas and Binoy Sarkar2 Urban mining of e-waste: treasure hunting for precious nanometals Sammani Ramanayaka, S. Keerthanan and Meththika Vithanage3 Biochemical hazards associated with unsafe disposal of electrical and electronic items Kalyani Korla and Chanchal K. Mitra4 Policy issues for efficient management of e-waste in developing countries Rajiv Ranjan Srivastava and Pankaj Pathak5 E-waste as a challenge for public and ecosystem health Lakshika Weerasundara, Kushani Mahatantila and Meththika Vithanage6 Electrochemical enhanced metal extraction from e-waste Ahamed Ashiq, Asitha Cooray, Srikanth Chakravartula Srivatsa and Meththika Vithanage7 Phytoremediation for e-waste contaminated sites Viraj Gunarathne, Sameera R. Gunatilake, Sachithra T. Wanasinghe, Thilakshani Atugoda, Prabuddhi Wijekoon, Jayanta Kumar Biswas and Meththika Vithanage8 Organic pollutants from e-waste and their electrokinetic remediation Don Liyanage and Janitha Walpita9 Mapping the emergence of research activities on “e-waste”: a scientometric analysis and an in-depth review Anwesha Borthakur and Pardeep SinghPart 2 Case studies 10 Waste electrical and electronic equipment in India: diversity, flows, and resource recovery approaches M.N.V. Prasad11 Socio-technological challenges in formalization of e-waste recycling in India Pooja Pandey12 Electrical and electronic waste in Pakistan: the management practices and perspectives Sadia Ilyas, Rajiv R. Srivastava and Zaigham Abbas13 Challenges in e-waste management in Sri Lanka Wilka Wayanthi Ranasinghe and Bandunee C.L. Athapattu14 Electronic waste management practices in Nigeria I.C. Nnorom and O.A. Odeyingbo15 e-Waste recycling slum in the heart of Accra, Ghana: the dirty secrets Martin Oteng-Ababio16 E-waste situation and current practices in Brazil Ricardo Gabbay Souza17 The impact of waste of electrical and electronic equipment public police in Latin America: analysis of the physical, economical, and information flow Luz Ange´lica Rodrı´guez-Bello and Enrique Estupin˜a´n-Escalante18 Environmental pollution of e-waste: generation, collection, legislation, and recycling practices in Mexico Claudia Estela Saldan˜a Dura´n, Gerardo Bernache Pe´rez, Sara Ojeda-Benitez and Samantha E. Cruz-Sotelo19 Improving sustainability of e-waste management through the systemic design of solutions: the cases of Colombia and Ecuador S. Me´ndez-Fajardo, H. Bo¨ni, P. Vanegas and D Sucozhanay20 e-Waste management in Ecuador, current situation and perspectives Paul Vanegas, Andre´s Martı´nez-Moscoso, Dolores Sucozhanay, Pablo Pano, Andre´s Tello, Adriana Abril, Ismael Izquierdo, Gustavo Pacheco and Marc Craps21 The Chilean regulation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): some of the challenges and opportunities to incorporate informal e-waste recyclers Uca Silva and Gloria Baigorrotegui22 Electronic waste management in Romania: pathways for sustainable practices Florin-Constantin Mihai23 e-Waste management practices in Australia Md Tasbirul Islam and Nazmul Huda24 E-waste policies in the United States: minimalistic federal action and fragmented subnational activities Katja Biedenkopf