A model using home appliance ownership data to evaluate recycling policy performance

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1322-1328

  Lin, Chun hsu ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Collection rate; Due recycled waste; Recycling performance indicators

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTIMATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PUBLIC POLICY; RECYCLING;

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; COLLECTION RATE; DUE-RECYCLED WASTE; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; LIFE SPANS; MASS BALANCING; RECYCLERS; RECYCLING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; RECYCLING POLICIES; RELIABLE METHOD; SALES DATA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

SALVAGING;

EQUIPMENT; OWNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CAR; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; GOVERNMENT; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 53049083869     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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