Rethinking of recycling and reuse options of obsolete personal computers in China

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Yang, Jianxin ^a   Lu, Bin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Obsolete computer; Recycling; Reuse

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COPPER; LIGHT METALS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CHINA; ECONOMIC VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HIGH RATES; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; MATERIAL RECOVERY; MATERIALS FLOW; OBSOLETE COMPUTER; POWER SUPPLIES; RECYCLERS; RECYCLING PATHWAYS; REUSE; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; TOXIC SUBSTANCES;

REUSABILITY;

EID: 51849092258     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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