Towards intelligent recycling: A proposal to link bar codes to recycling information

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-22

  Saar, Steven ^a   Stutz, Markus ^b   Thomas, Valerie M ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Motorola GmbH   (Germany)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bar codes; Cell phone; Electronics; Mobile phone; Recycling

Indexed keywords

BAR CODES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

DISMANTLEMENT;

RECYCLING;

RECYCLING;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; EUROPE; INFORMATION; INTELLIGENCE; MOBILE PHONE; READING; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 1842478377     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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