Balancing the life cycle impacts of notebook computers: Taiwan's experience

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-25

  Lu, Li Teh ^a   Wernick, Iddo K ^b   Hsiao, Teng Yuan ^c   Yu, Yue Hwa ^a   Yang, Ya Mei ^a   Ma, Hwong Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b EKM International   (United States)

^c JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Notebook computers; Recovery; Recycling

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIFE CYCLE; MARKETING; RECOVERY; RECYCLING;

DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING; INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NATIONAL POLICIES;

SOLID WASTES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIFE CYCLE; MARKETING; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

COMPUTER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE; MARKET; MICROCOMPUTER; POLICY; RECYCLING; RESPONSIBILITY; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33744914987     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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