WEEE recycling in China. Present situation and main obstacles for improvement

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 40-45

  Streicher Porte, Martin ^a   Jianxin, Yang ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Collection costs; e waste management systems; Formal sector; Informal sector; Producer responsible organizations; WEEE

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; FINANCE; HAZARDS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLLECTION COSTS; E-WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FORMAL SECTOR; INFORMAL SECTOR; PRODUCER RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34548733092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2007.369099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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