Leasing and extended producer responsibility for personal computer component reuse

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 104-126

  Thurston, Deborah L ^a   De La Torre, Jessica P ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Leasing; Multiattribute utility; Personal computer; Product design; Recycling; Reliability; Remanufacturing; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING; RELIABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LEASING; MULTIATTRIBUTE UTILITY; REMANUFACTURING;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

COMPUTER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECYCLING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEASING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROCOMPUTER; RECYCLING; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 34248219907     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2007.012799     Document Type: Article

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