A framework for evaluating the economic performance of recycling systems: A case study of North American electronics recycling systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 6800-6808

  Gregory, Jeremy R ^a,c   Kirchain, Randolph E ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FINANCE; MANUFACTURE;

ALBERTA; CALIFORNIA; CASE STUDIES; CASH FLOWS; DATA COLLECTIONS; DESCRIPTORS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES; ELECTRONICS RECYCLING; MANAGEMENT COSTS; NORTH AMERICA; PROCESSING COSTS; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; SYSTEM MANAGEMENT;

RECYCLING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; NORTH AMERICA; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ALBERTA; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ALBERTA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; MAINE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51949103569     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702666v     Document Type: Article

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