Environmental product attributes in end-of-life management in the UK. Part I: An end-of-life eco-declaration for waste IT and office equipment

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-125

  Hume, A ^a   Grimes, S ^a   Boyce, J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco declarations; End of life management; Environmental product attributes; Materials recycling; Producer responsibility; Reuse waste from electrical and electronic equipment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OFFICE EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 0036404915     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2002.000699     Document Type: Article

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