With a little help from EPR? Technological change and innovation in the Norwegian plastic packaging and electronics sectors

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 217-237

  Røine, Kjetil ^a,b,c   Lee, Chin Yu ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c Point Carbon AS   (Norway)

^d NTNU's Industrial Ecology Programme

Author keywords

E scrap; Electrical and electronic equipment; Extended producer responsibility (EPR); Plastic packaging; Product stewardship; Technological change and innovation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

E-SCRAP; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR); PLASTIC PACKAGING; PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

PACKAGING;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION; PLASTIC; RECYCLING;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INNOVATION; PACKAGING; TECHNOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33750631595     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819806775545448     Document Type: Article

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